[RFI] A traditional initiation rite in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has left 23 Xhosa teenagers dead. Provincial premier Oscar Mabuyane has called for those responsible to be charged with murder.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa conducted 50 377 COVID-19 tests on Sunday, with 15 465 new cases detected.

[GroundUp] A selection of photos we took this year

[SAnews.gov.za] With increased traffic on the roads during the festive season, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on motorists to be vigilant and obey the rules of the road at all times.

[DW] Africans are getting around their continent in greater numbers these days. But the poor treatment many receive in some countries casts a shadow over the prospects for intergration, experts say.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education says it is confident that the damage caused by storm at a marking centre in Thaba Nchu, Free State, will not impact adversely on the finalisation and release of results in the province.

[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says COVID-19 infections during the fourth wave have exceeded the previous peaks reached in the previous resurgences.

[SAnews.gov.za] All branches of the South African Post Office (Sapo) will remain open on weekdays and Saturday mornings throughout the festive season.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa is making good progress in his recovery from COVID-19 while continuing treatment for mild symptoms.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is continuing his recovery from mild symptoms of COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus on Sunday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Portfolio Committee on Transport Chairperson, Mosebenzi Zwane, has called on long-distance drivers and travellers to make use of vaccination sites that will be placed next to roadblocks.

[New Frame] Sociopolitical conflict persists in the area because mining operations go hand in hand with filthy lucre that divides communities while devastating their natural environment.

[SAnews.gov.za] Former SABC Chief Operations Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been ordered to pay back at least R11.5 million "success fee" paid to him by the broadcaster's Governance and Nominations Committee in 2016.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has noted Fitch's decision to affirm South Africa's long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and revise the outlook from negative to stable.

[New Frame] The Premier Soccer League keeps on stumbling from one blunder to the next. And while its leaders can be replaced, the question is whether the damage they are causing can be fixed.

[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister General Bheki Cele has urged police to utilise use all available resources at their disposal to root out violent crime, which is anticipated to increase during the festive season.

[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has urged people to take the COVID-19 jab in their numbers during the festive season after announcing that vaccination sites will remain open over the holiday period.

[GroundUp] Call for compensation for small-scale fishers

[SAnews.gov.za] National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi says security measures must be tightened around judicial officials following the murder of KwaZulu-Natal regional prosecutor Lonwabo Booi.

[SAnews.gov.za] The European Union says it is looking forward to exploring further areas of collaboration with the Coega Development Corporation in the future, specifically around green hydrogen.

[SAnews.gov.za] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed deep sadness at the death of 23 initiates in the Eastern Cape.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has warned the communities next to Komati River to be extra cautious, as water levels at Maguga Dam in Eswatini may increase due to dam overflowing and spilling caused by continuous rainfal...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa registered 24 785 new COVID-19 cases, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.

[Govt of SA] The government notes Fitch's decision to affirm South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and revise the outlook to stable from negative.

[New Frame] The documentary Mutant presents a portrait of the rapper that, while unmuted, is strangely silent about many questions of coloured identity and his version of it.

[Daily Maverick] CSA's hierarchy should carefully consider how, and if, it will implement any recommendations from the SJN report, after it was branded as flawed today by lawyers representing several respondents in the recently completed process.

[Daily Maverick] Public safety guidelines for Covid-19 are long overdue for review as we learn to live with infection. And as protocols shift to personal risk assessment and personal responsibility, a divided society is in for reality checks too.

[Govt of SA] Premier Maape urges communities to play an active role in helping government address service delivery concerns

[SAnews.gov.za] As the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) retains the lockdown restrictions at Adjusted Alert Level 1, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has called for responsible behaviour and stronger compliance with COVID-19 prevention and t...

[SAnews.gov.za] There can be no real reconciliation nor can South Africa be a nation at peace with itself, if the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continues.