More than 2,000 new SAPS recruits have been deployed nationwide and are already supporting the Safer Festive Season Operations, alongside general law enforcement duties.
Engagements are underway between South Africa and Mozambique regarding the post-election protests that have disrupted trade and movement at the Lebombo border. Professor Adriano Nuvunga of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights shared his thoughts with eNCA.
It seems the protests in Mozambique are set to intensify. For now, though, the post-election unrest has been temporarily paused as the country mourns those killed in Cyclone Chido and in the protests.
Rand Water's 86-hour maintenance programme has been completed. However, for many of Johannesburg residents, that means nothing. Several suburbs are still battling dry taps and some have been for weeks now, fearing a bleak festive season.