[UCT] Training a pool of neurologists in sub-Saharan Africa is an important step towards Africanising the vital discipline of neuroscience on the continent. In addition, it will help to facilitate inter- and cross-disciplinary research and accelerate...

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza said while government is not in possession of any empirical evidence linking low voter turnout in the recent local government elections to service delivery, he said leaders must listen and respond to issu...

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says the July civil unrests, which saw violence and looting break out in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, are an indication that leaders across the political divide should work together to roll-out ant...

[SAnews.gov.za] While the crime picture remains grim and not ideal, Police Minister Bheki Cele says it is certainly getting better.

[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister Bheki Cele says the rape of 10 000 people in three months in South Africa is a "deeply disturbing disgrace".

[SAnews.gov.za] Government's localisation strategy is bearing fruit, and by the end of October, the Rural and Township Entrepreneurship Programme that was approved by Cabinet eight months ago had resulted in 289 products - manufactured by 45 small bu...

[SAnews.gov.za] A total of 6 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says talks are underway to determine if Eskom will be moved to fall under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for better alignment and oversight.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has flagged an increasing "volatility" in the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in wastewater samples in recent weeks.

[Govt of SA] Speaking notes delivered by Police Minister General Bheki Cele (Mp) at the occasion of the release of the Quarter Two Crime Statistics 2021/2022

[SAnews.gov.za] The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the announcement that the Teenage Pregnancy Policy will be implemented from January 2022.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will be removing return daily flights from Maputo, Mozambique, from its schedule at the beginning of December.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa now has 328 771 children who are vaccinated after 8 310 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board of Control has placed its Group CEO Zolani Matthews on precautionary suspension to investigate an alleged sensitive matter of security breach and other contractual obligations as...

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says the country could have been plunged into Stage 6 load shedding or worse had alleged saboteurs succeeded in an apparent plan to shut down some of the units at the Lethabo Power Station.

[GroundUp] Villagers from Flag Boshielo West in Limpopo are demanding uninterrupted running water in their communities.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Employment and Labour in the Northern Cape is set to conduct an integrated blitz inspection focusing on the agricultural sector from 22 November 2021 to 3 December 2021 in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in Upington.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- South Africa has granted market access to avocado produced in Tanzania, ending 10 years of a standoff over the matter.

[Daily Maverick] For the first time, Eskom has pinned the blame of load-shedding on sabotage -- the latest at Lethabo power station in the Free State.

[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) cervical cancer researcher Professor Lynette Denny will receive the Order of the Baobab (Silver) from President Cyril Ramaphosa at an investiture ceremony hosted by the presidency on 18 November.

[New Frame] The government sticking doggedly to its path of austerity is not working. If South Africa increases GDP growth, public debt will take care of itself.

[allAfrica] Speaking to the portfolio committee on police in Parliament, Police Minister Bheki Cele has said that the unrest that followed former president Jacob Zuma's arrest and imprisonment had an impact on increased crime statistics, IOL reports....

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Game rangers, vets, casino staff, construction and transport industry workers, as well as customs and other government officials, have been identified as role-players in the ecosystem of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife...

[allAfrica] Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity

[GroundUp] Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu's multi-purpose community centre

[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) cervical cancer researcher Professor Lynette Denny will receive the Order of the Baobab (Silver) from President Cyril Ramaphosa at an investiture ceremony hosted by the presidency on 18 November.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa now has 16 102 982 or 40.46% of its adult population who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the inoculation programme.

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom says it expects to lift load shedding from 9pm this evening with the utility moving to implement Stage 1 on Friday morning.

[SAnews.gov.za] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the online booking system for drivers licences that was initially introduced in Gauteng has provided a basis for it to be rolled out nationally to deal with the license renewal backlog.

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says Eskom management must take strong disciplinary action against employees at the power utility who "undermine" its work.