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Steenhuisen insists on tight foot-and-mouth vaccine control
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says access to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines must remain tightly controlled, as some farmers head to court seeking to use doses independently. The Department of Agriculture was
Read MoreSeven arrested in Klerksdorp over planned ATM bombing
The Hawks Tactical response Unit and the SAPS Special Task Force have arrested seven suspects in Klerksdorp, North West who were planning to bomb an ATM earlier on Tuesday. Hawks
Read MoreRamaphosa forms IMC for Foot and Mouth disease
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to look into the regional approach to combating the Foot and Mouth disease (FMD)
Read MoreDIRCO urges SA citizens in Middle East Region to contact embassies
The South African government has urged all its citizens currently in the Middle East Region to contact the respective embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they
Read MoreMiddle East airspace closure leaves South Africans in limbo
South Africans stranded in the Middle East and the Gulf will have to wait for airspace across the region to open in order to return home. Department of International Relations
Read MoreSSA to probe ‘internal spying’ allegations within Public Works Dept
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure says Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the State Security Agency’s (SSA) involvement in investigating allegations of the unlawful interception of sensitive information within the department.
Read MoreIntimate partner violence the primary driver of femicide: GBV expert
In 2020/21 intimate partners were responsible for 60.1% of femicides in South Africa, this is according to a 2025 study published by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). Gender-based
Read MorePresident Ramaphosa urges restraint following Middle East escalation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern regarding the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, saying these developments pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
Read MoreMashatile reaffirms government’s commitment to B-BBEE
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) will not be scrapped, as it continues to advance economic empowerment and the marginalised. Mashatile was addressing delegates at the
Read MoreCachalia defends decision to deploy SANDF to support SAPS
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has defended the deployment of members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the South African police Service (SAPS). He says it
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