Pretoria: The South African Police Service (SAPS) has uncovered a drug syndicate selling steroids, scheduled medicine, stimulants, and other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) online. Six suspects, three men and three women, have been arrested at various locations in Pretoria. They face multiple charges related to the contravention of the Drugs and

Harare: The Department of Social Development has successfully repatriated a young South African boy from Zimbabwe who has been missing for almost two years. The child, identified as Mzi*, was just 11 years old when he disappeared from his home in May 2023 and boarded a bus to Zimbabwe, where

Cape Town: Social Development Deputy Minister Ganief Henricks addressed the portfolio committee on Social Development, emphasizing the global challenge of substance and drug abuse, with a particular focus on South Africa’s struggles. The Deputy Minister highlighted the impact of drug abuse on South African society while presenting the 2023/2024 Central

Hazyview: The Department of Social Development has urged students at Mthimba Campus of Ehlanzeni TVET College, near Hazyview, Mpumalanga, to take their studies seriously and stay away from drugs. According to South African Government News Agency, the department was addressing 300 students, mostly in their first year at the TVET

Pretoria: The National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced the renewal of its partnership with the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF), aimed at deepening transformation in the country’s academic cohort. The Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP) is designed to support the development of Black South African academics and academics with disabilities to

Cape Town: President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a call to action, urging political parties, civil society groups, and citizens to unite and support the government in building an inclusive, equal, and fair South Africa. The President was responding to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Debate held in Parliament