Stories from South Africa

Yellow level one warnings have been issued for damaging winds and waves in the Richards Bay area. The weather conditions are expected to cause difficulty in navigation and damage to coastal infrastructure. Localized disruptions to beachfront activities are also anticipated.

Acting Police Minister Professor Firas Kachalia announced the deployment of soldiers to certain provinces. The South African government has deployed the South African National Police Force (SNPF) to improve policing against organized crime.

South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition will utilize zero-tariff policies starting May 1. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, described the zero-tariff policy as a major opportunity.

The Eastern Cape Transport Department is working to resolve outstanding scholar transport payments. The issue arose after taxi operators from the Taxi Council and Sintaco downed tools over the delayed payments.

Statistics South Africa (StatSSA) data indicates the country has lost millions of jobs due to load shedding. Data from StatSSA indicates that millions of jobs have been lost due to load shedding in South Africa.

Johannesburg officials reported seven gun-related incidents involving eleven suspects in the past week. City data indicates that only a fraction of these arrests result in convictions.

A South African court ordered the expulsion of Bellarmine Chathunga Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, on Wednesday. The ruling follows an incident in Johannesburg where a gardener was injured by a bullet during an altercation at Mugabe's residence. The court's decision comes after the incident involving the gardener. Bellarmine Mugabe has been in detention since February following an altercation that resulted in a gardener being shot at his Johannesburg residence. His cousin, Tobias Mugabe, is also a co-accused in the case. The specific nature of the involvement was not detailed in the report. Belarmine Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Mugabe, have been in detention since February following an alleged attempted murder related to the incident in the Hyde Park UP district.

A female driver died following a multiple vehicle collision on the M7 Road in Durban. A truck believed to be carrying copper plates lost control and struck approximately four other vehicles, according to emergency services.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence expert Rendar Niembuwa stated that errors in the South African AI ethics draft can be quickly corrected.

Pan-African influencer Kimi Seba remains under provisional detention in South Africa after being arrested two weeks ago. The court has postponed the examination of his request for bail. Seba was reportedly attempting to leave the country at the time of his arrest. Beninese influencer Kemi Seba remains in detention in South Africa following a court hearing. The prosecutor's office detailed the specific charges against the individual during the hearing held yesterday.