South Africa

It’s all systems go for the Voter Registration Weekend on 18 and 19 November, the Electoral Commission in the Western Cape says.

The prosecutorial bodies of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations have committed to promoting good relations and to fight, amongst others, transnational crimes.

The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Michael Masiapato, has issued a stern warning to criminals engaging in unlawful activities and attempting to cross borders with illicit and stolen goods.

South Africa has joined the international community in expressing serious concern following the Israeli bombing near the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza on Wednesday.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has expressed concern about increasing incidents of harassment by the public of Cape fur seals along the coast.

Further expansion of Value Added Tax (VAT) free – or zero rated – products is currently not on the cards for South Africa. However, government has implemented more targeted policies to benefit the poor.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in strong, damaging winds and possible large amounts of small hail.

It’s all systems go for this weekend’s Voter Registration Weekend. The Electoral Commission announced the 18-19 weekend as the Voter Registration Weekend.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says it is proud to have been named one of the 2023 United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Champions of the Earth for its contribution to the fight against plastic pollution. 

South Africa can expect warmer than normal conditions with a high chance of the occurrence of heat waves over the interior during the summer season of 2023-2024.

Plans are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials required by the Wilmar Palm Oil refinery plant in Richards Bay. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Qatari counterpart His Highness Sheik Tamim bin Hamad al Thani have agreed to expand the scope of economic relations between their two countries. 

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, has assured that the avian influenza outbreak is under control, with 70% of farms not infected by the disease and continuing to produce eggs and chickens.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s position on the conflict in the Middle East, revealing that the country has taken steps towards laying a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Israeli government for the “war crimes” in Gaza, Palestine.

By utilising pedagogical techniques that influence attitudes and behaviours, teaching can directly impact the reduction of gender-based violence acts, writes Angie Mots