Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has outlined a plan to enhance South Africa's electricity transmission infrastructure, with a focus on Gauteng, the North West and the Northern Cape.

Two Kenyan police officers in Haiti have been seriously injured in clashes with gangs over the past week, three officers told Reuters, adding to the mission's growing list of casualties as it comes under increasingly frequent attack.

“The police service has been a family to me, very supportive."

Five suspects appeared in the Emalahleni magistrate’s court on Tuesday on charges of fraud, corruption, forgery, uttering and money laundering.

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is seeking to increase its stake in primary steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (Amsa), after injecting a R1.683bn to delay the wind down of Amsa's long steel business by at least six months.

The SAPS is ramping up efforts to investigate the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in Matatiele, with National Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola tasking the national office's family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit with overseeing the investigation.

South Africa collected a net R1.855-trillion of tax in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, more than 6% higher than the previous year, preliminary figures showed on Tuesday.

However, the sector remains below the expansion threshold.

Toyota maintains a strong lead but Volkswagen has been knocked off its throne as South Africa's second most popular brand