A $13 million funding package has been approved to strengthen efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and boost preparedness in neighbouring South Sudan and Uganda. The emergency funding will be used to improve disease surveillance, expand laboratory capacity and strengthen infection prevention measures. It will also enhance cross-border
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Bantu Holomisa has called for a new approach to strengthening South Africa’s defence capability, saying government should work more closely with the private sector to modernise military infrastructure and address years of underinvestment. Addressing the Defence Industry Lekgotla today, Holomisa said the Department of Defence could no longer
The High Court in Johannesburg has ordered the forfeiture of assets worth about R326 million linked to the alleged Maumela syndicate in the Tembisa Hospital corruption case. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit secured the final order after obtaining a preservation order over the assets in August 2025. The forfeited assets include luxury homes