Domestic

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in the Eastern Cape has denounced the deaths of initiates despite what MEC Zolile Williams said is government's rigorous efforts towards their safe passage to manhood. Williams was commenting on the latest update of the summer initiation season which started in November.

Three of the five company directors of the specialist engineering group Consulmet have been arrested. The Hawks launched a manhunt for the directors on Friday on allegations of fraud and the contravention of the Companies Act.

With South Africa's tourist season near its peak, guides worry about taking hikers onto one of Africa's major draws at dawn and dusk because of the risk. Cape Town authorities say there have been more than 80 attacks on the mountain paths this year, most since August.

Two people are in police custody after counterfeit money worth nearly R2 million was found in their flat in Upington in the Northern Cape. Police spokesperson Sergeant Omphile Masegela says they received a tip-off on Monday and immediately took the necessary steps to search the premises.

The Cabinet has considered and approved for publication of a freight logistics road map to improve logistics at the ports and rail.

The Cabinet has welcomed the recommendation of Gazprom Bank Africa as PetroSA's preferred investment partner for its Mossel Bay refinery.

In April ministers, G4S representatives and top police and prison officials were grilled by Parliament about Thabo Bester’s escape from Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022. Eight months have passed but very little has happened to hold any of the responsible government and private sector officials to account despite numerous failures on their part.

Two foreign nationals busted with fraudulent visas in Cape Town are expected to appear in the Kleinvlei Magistrates Court on Monday. An Indian and Bangladeshi national were arrested at the Eersterivier Shopping Complex last week.

The controversial leader of the Rivers of Living Waters Ministries Church who is currently on trial for rape, has been arrested yet again on similar charges. Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Lumka Mahanjana says 57-year-old Archbishop Stephen Bafana Zondo appeared in the Sebokeng Regional Court on Friday on five new charges of rape and three counts of sexual assault.