South Africa

Gauteng public healthcare facilities delivered 203 New Year babies on Wednesday.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has announced that it will step in to strengthen efforts to reduce road crashes and fatalities in the Eastern Cape as holidaymakers prepare to return to the cities and workplaces in the coming days.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to rally together for a better future for all in the New Year.

Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will join mothers in celebrating the arrival of their newly born bundles of joy and officially open the newly expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli on Monday joined the Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala to hand over building materials to households affected by the recent fires in the City of Cape Town.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has urged all road users to exercise vigilance in high-risk areas affected by the vandalism of streetlights and traffic signals.

Deputy Minister of Police, Polly Boshielo, has condemned as a “heinous crime” the alleged statutory rape and subsequent impregnation of a 13-year-old child in Limpopo.

The City of Cape Town says it expects some 35 000 people to make their way to Waterfront in Cape Town for the New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration tonight.

Residents of Johannesburg have been warned to use fireworks responsibly as they usher in the New Year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described former United States of America President Jimmy Carter as a compassionate leader and a champion of human rights following his passing at the weekend.

The National Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has called on motorists to drive with caution and respect the rules of the road as the new year approaches.

Police in the Northern Cape have arrested some 429 suspects during the weekly Safer Festive Season operations - a continuation of Operation Shanela.

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane will today oversee the delivery of building materials to communities affected by fires in Cape Town.

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) are stepping up efforts to clamp down on crime on the N1, following a surge in spiking incidents on that stretch of road.

Twenty-two motorists are set appear in court in the new year on charges of bribery and corruption.