Police Minister Bheki Cele says the rape of 10 000 people in three months in South Africa is a “deeply disturbing disgrace”.This comes as the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics released on Friday revealed that 9 556 people were raped between July and…
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.The SAMRC’s Wastewater Surveillance Programme operates a wastewater researc…
A total of 6 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.The revelation is contained in the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics released on Friday.With 1 056 more people killed, this represen…
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the announcement that the Teenage Pregnancy Policy will be implemented from January 2022.The policy, which was recently approved by Cabinet, will allow female learners who are pregnant to continue w…
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 associated with his …
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has committed the province to continue to support new developments that help reduce the carbon footprint, while simultaneously ensuring that people are adequately skilled to be at the forefront of the new green indu…
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has called for enhanced collaborative efforts towards water sustainability across the globe.Mahlobo made a call during the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) Water Ministers’ virtua…
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.He was speaking during a …