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The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 187 977. There were also more than 10,000 cases in a single day for the first time. Gauteng accounted for more than 5,000 of these cases. A further 74 COVID-19 related deaths were reported - 31 from Eastern Cape,…
Summary of Latest Developments. The WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality. Spain's Catalonia region has placed restrictions on 200,000 people amid surge in new coronavirus cases. People…
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng recommended that a tribunal be established to investigate gross misconduct claims against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe. A counter-complaint made against Goliath by Hlophe was dismissed. These are the claims against the Judge President that Mogoeng recommended be investigated. In her complaint, Goliath charged that…
Photo Credit:Stock Photo. South Africa marks 100 days of lockdown and so far there have been significant changes to many aspects of daily life. Lockdown has also given us the chance to meet our neighbours – whether it’s saying “hello” over the garden fence, going into the street to clap…
Photo Credit:Delwyn Verasamy. Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development Tasneem Motara has tested positive for the coronavirus. Motara received her results on Friday after testing on Wednesday. She will now be in isolation for 14 days, in accordance with the World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols. The Gauteng Executive Council, led by…
Summary of Latest Developments. The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries hit by serious coronavirus outbreaks to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering, and to "take control" of the pandemic. Brazil passed 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, as cities reopen bars, restaurants and gyms sparking…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 177 124. This is the first time that daily confirmed cases have breached the 9 000 mark, and also the first time that daily deaths have climbed by more than 100 in a single day. A further 108 COVID-19…
A screengrab from a video taken on 1 July 2020 in which Cape Town law enforcement officials evict a naked man from his Empolweni home in Khayelitsha. City of Cape Town and South African Human Rights Commission are briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs over evictions…
The Competition Tribunal has been clamping down on companies that have been hiking prices of sanitisers and masks since the COVID-19 outbreak. On Friday, the Tribunal said it had confirmed two consent agreements relating to COVID-19 exorbitant pricing complaints, bringing the total to 20 since April. “All of these agreements…
Photo Credit:Ashraf Hendicks. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) says the time for rhetoric talk has come and gone. But, it is calling for decisive action to be taken to bring justice to the families who have lost their loved ones due to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). “Those that…
The Department of Employment and Labour has provisionally closed the biggest Labour Centre in Pretoria situated at 239 Concilium Building at Nana Sita Street and the Brits Labour Centre in the North West. The Pretoria Labour Centre is among the two Labour Centres in Gauteng to provisionally shut doors on…
Photo Credit:GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is not considering returning to a hard lockdown. Ramaphosa clarified government’s stance during his oversight visit to Mpumalanga on Friday where he assessed the province’s state of readiness for the COVID-19 pandemic. “Another hard lockdown is not being considered for now, the issue…
Photo Credit:GCIS. Mpumalanga’s COVID-19 response plan, which seeks to target cases at a ward level and drive awareness, has received approval from President Cyril Ramaphosa. The President visited the province on Friday to assess its state of readiness for the COVID-19 pandemic. Accompanied by Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize; Minister…
Photo Credit:David_Makhura. Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the Provincial Coronavirus Command Council is consulting with various sectors about the need to reinstate some of the drastic measures that will ensure that the pandemic is contained. Makhura said that the province will also, among the key interventions, make a representation to…
File Photo. Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the wildlife department said, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact. The landlocked southern African country has the world's largest elephant population, estimated to be around 130,000. "We have had a report of 356 dead…
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has confirmed it will continue to accept and process COVID-19 TERS claims submitted for April, May and June. However, the Fund will not be accepting and processing claims for July and onwards, said Fund Commissioner, Tebogo Maruping, in a statement. The three-month relief was introduced…
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it has been working on innovations to improve the disbursement of students’ allowances to eliminate all third parties from the disbursement chain. For the 2021 academic year, NSFAS will be migrating students from all public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)…
Oromo youth outside the home of Jawad Mohammed, the founder of an independent media network in Ethiopia, on Wednesday. Photo Credit...Tiksa Negeri. More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after a popular singer was shot dead this week, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. Hachalu Hundessa…
Photo Credit:GCIS. Summary of Latest Developments. Brazil surpasses 60,000 deaths from the virus after recording more than 1,000 fatalities over the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said. The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an "immediate cessation of hostilities" for at least 90 days…
Mncedisi Ndlovu and Sedumedi Attorneys (MNS) has welcomed a Press Council ruling that City Press newspaper committed multiple breaches of the Press Code in an article about the firm on 5 January 2020. The newspaper had claimed MNS was involved in a "bribery scandal" relating to its forensic and legal…
Photo Credit:Stock Photo. Gauteng education department reported that a total of 589 schools were affected by positive cases of Covid-19. MEC Panyaza Lesufi announced during provincial command council weekly update. Lesufi said 184 learners and 428 teachers tested positive for Covid-19 while 71 schools were closed as a result of…
Photo Credit:Robbie Tshabalala. The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) facilitation meeting at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) has been postponed to 16 July. The meeting is part of the public broadcaster’s retrenchment process. SABC employees will have to wait for another two weeks for the CCMA process…
Photo Credit:Gallo Images. Four South African Airways unions and staff representatives have expressed an intention to sign voluntary severance packages (VSPs) offered as part of the airline’s business rescue and restructuring process. This was on Thursday revealed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), which said the process was a…
Photo Credit:Shutterstock. Only Grades 6, Grade 11 and Grade R will now be returning to school on 6 July 2020, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) said on Thursday. “The decision affects all provinces. The other grades will be phased in during July in a differentiated approach within the stipulated…
Photo Credit:Getty Images. An explosion on Thursday at Astron Energy's South African refinery in Cape Town has killed at least two people and injured several others. Astron Energy South Africa confirmed in a statement that the incident occurred at its Milnerton refinery at approximately 4am. "Astron Energy immediately activated its…
Photo Credit:Gallo Images. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) cautioned South African Airways (SAA) employees, labour unions and creditors that the liquidation of the airline will lead to financial hardship for employees and substantial undervaluation of assets. In a statement issued on Thursday, the department said SAA stakeholders should realise…
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has called for the suspension of law enforcement officers involved in the eviction of a naked man in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, with immediate effect. This comes after a video was circulated on social media of a naked man in Thembeni informal…
Photo Credit:Stock Photo. The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has welcomed the Basic Education Department’s state of readiness and plans as more learners are scheduled to return to school under level 3 of the COVID-19 enforced lockdown. The Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, and…
Photo Credit:Shutterstock. The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Cybercrimes Bill, Civil Union Amendment Bill and the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill during its sitting on Wednesday. The Cybercrimes Bill was initially introduced as the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill in 2017, and was referred to the fifth…
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that children are less likely to die of COVID-19, while the disease is usually mild among school-going kids, aged between five and 18. Even though Coronavirus may be less severe in children compared to adults, the newly published NICD report has…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens not to be complacent and adhere to the regulations put in place. “We have all seen images and this is the worrying part, of people having parties and social gatherings, attending funerals where sometimes the limited number is not adhered to and without masks.…
File Photo. If you’ve been waiting a long time for a parcel from the Post Office, the State-owned postal service said it is experiencing hold-ups due to COVID-19 restrictions. “The SA Post Office would like to advise its customers that mail processing does not take place at the normal rate…
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, said government has signed off 12 properties in Gauteng and the Western Cape to be used as shelters for victims of gender-based violence. The Minister said this when she participated in a debate on gender-based violence in the National Assembly’s hybrid sitting…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 159 333 with 8 124 new cases reported. The majority of the new cases were in Gauteng,Also KwaZulu-Natal became the fourth province - after the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng - to pass the 10,000 mark for confirmed…
Photo Credit:Alon Skuy. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is briefed the media on the outcomes of the party's national executive committee meeting that took place over the weekend. The ANC has resolved that two of its officials who were suspended over allegations that they looted VBS, should be reinstated. Speaking at…
Photo Credit:Courtney Africa. The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s application for direct access in challenging the constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act and lockdown regulations. The court has ruled that it's not in the interests of justice to hear the matter. The DA argued to court that…
Photo Credit:GCIS. As the country’s COVID-19 cases surpasses the 150 000 mark, President Cyril Ramaphosa will host a virtual Presidential Imbizo on Coronavirus where you can engage him. By calling the community radio toll free line on 0800 142 446 or using #PresidentialImbizo on social media, citizens across the country…
File Photo. The arrest warrant issued against National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise was cancelled after the Potchefstroom regional court found she did not show contempt of court by failing to appear for her animal cruelty trial. Modise said she could not make it to court on March 24 because of…
Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has welcomed the Pretoria High Court decision to dissolve the Mamelodi Amalgamated Taxi Association (MATA) executive committee. The Pretoria High Court granted an order dissolving the current MATA executive committee following the breakout of violence, unrest and instability in Mamelodi, east…
Photo Credit:Dudu Zitha. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled that the removal of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at Unisa was unlawful and unconstitutional. AfriForum approached the SCA to appeal against an earlier ruling by the high court that supported a council and senate resolution to approve the…
Photo Credit:GCIS. Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the Western Cape and Gauteng are two out of the nine provinces that developed characteristics of good governance. Makwetu said this when he released his report on the audit outcomes of municipalities on Wednesday. “Just looking at the map at a glance, you will…
Photo Credit:GCIS. Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says government cannot afford to lose money because of neglect, inefficiencies or poor decision making. Makwetu said this when he released the report on the audit outcomes for municipalities for the financial year that ended in March 2019. “The levels of fruitless and wasteful expenditure…
Photo Credit:GCIS. Tabling his final audit report on municipalities of his seven-year term of office, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says there is not much to go by in terms of audit outcomes. Makwetu said this when he released the report on the municipal audit outcomes for the period 2018-19. Releasing the…
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has issued a stern warning to those planning to or people who have already invaded properties - to desist from the unlawful acts. “The department has noticed incidents in which people illegally occupy places of land, buildings and houses. Recent cases have…
File Photo. The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA) today resumes limited operations after a COVID-19 enforced lockdown saw its operations ground to a halt in March. In a statement, the agency uurged commuters to arrive at stations earlier than usual to accommodate time for screening and hand sanitisation on…
The Department of Health has condemned the dumping of medical waste next to the road between Mdantsane and East London in the Eastern Cape. “The inappropriate dumping of medical waste is dangerous for public health. It can lead to infectious diseases,” the department said in a statement. The department said…
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is reassessing rejected applications for the COVID-19 R350 grant, which is meant to help those who are unemployed and receiving no other assistance. The agency believes it is wise to reassess applications before subjecting them to an appeal process, which comes at a…
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has urged the elderly and those living with comorbidities to take extra precaution, avoid leaving home and ensure their chronic conditions are managed. Citing the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ report released on 21 June, Mkhize said it confirmed that these population groups are most…
File Photo. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says 4 138 low risk offenders have been released on parole to ease prison population figures to minimise the risk of Coronavirus spreading in correctional centres. Lamola said this when Ministers in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster fielded questions…
Summary of Latest Developments. The US recorded more than 47,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as data showed cases in 14 states more than doubled last month. Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned the country could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day and a "disturbing" number…
File Photo: ANC Birthday Celebrations. The economic impact of Covid-19 has hit the ANC's coffers hard, with salaries for staff members delayed for the second time. ANC general manager Febe Potgieter wrote to staff to say their June salaries will only be paid on 6 July. "We regret to inform…
Photo Credit:Stock Photo. The world looks very different today compared to when the Matric Class of 2020 entered their final year of school six months ago. Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown have caused much upheaval for this year's Matrics, not least in terms of the way their educational journey has…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 151 209 with 6 945 new cases reported. A further 128 COVID-19 related deaths were reported- 4 from Mpumalanga, 25 from Eastern Cape, 36 from Gauteng, 11 from KwaZulu Natal and 52 from Western Cape. This brings the total…
Photo Credit: Ashraf Hendricks. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the justice system is making a concerted contribution to combatting gender-based violence and femicide. Lamola said this when the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster fielded questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday at a time…
Photo Credit:Getty Images. The Presidency has dismissed a report by online news service, Daily Maverick, which reported that a planned Ministerial visit to Botswana was linked to developments between the neighbouring country and South African businesswoman Bridgette Radebe. “The Presidency wishes to draw attention to a false report by online…
File Photo. Prasa trains are expected to resume operations on Wednesday after nearly three months of lockdown. The trains will be transporting people at a 15 percent capacity. Earlier this month, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula indicated that Metrorail services were projected to resume on 1 July. Metrorail said once…
Photo Credit:BP. Motorists will be paying R1.72 per litre more for the most popular grade of petrol from Wednesday. Prices for diesel and illuminating paraffin are also set to increase. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, released the schedule of new fuel prices on Tuesday and they will…
The Gauteng SAPS has announced the temporary closure of the Diepsloot police station after one of its members tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the provincial head office said during this period, the station’s Community Service Centre would operate from the metro police department office, opposite the station. “The…
Pic123rf. South Africa’s COVID-19 cases are on a sharp and steady increase with 6 130 new cases reported on Monday, bringing the total number to 144 264. A further 73 COVID-19 related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 2 529. Of the 73 new deaths reported, 1 was from…
Photo Credit:Stock Photo. Plans are underway to welcome back more pupils to schools across the country as the Basic Education Department continues with its phased reopening of schools amid COVID-19. In just five days, pupils in Grades R, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10 and 11 are set to return to…
Photo Credit:Gallo Images. Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the case in which soldiers are accused of brutality in an incident that led to the death of Alexandra resident Collins Khosa during lockdown is still receiving attention from several law enforcement entities. The Minister said this when Ministers…
The South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 2.0% in the first quarter of 2020, Statistics SA has revealed. Releasing the data on Tuesday, Stats SA said the contraction was due to decreases in several key sectors. “The mining and quarrying industry decreased by 21.5% and contributed 1.7 percentage…
Photo Credit:Shutterstock. Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for human trials, making it India's first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government's drug regulator as cases surge in a country with more than 1.3 billion people. The Drug Controller General of India has approved the company's…
Photo Credit:GCIS. In an effort to tighten government’s grip on the impending surge of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa is deploying Ministers and Deputy Ministers to every district of the country to support the work of provincial health authorities. Ramaphosa revealed this in his weekly newsletter to the nation. This,…
Photo Credit:Istock. The number of people who have died following a bus crash on the R532 road between Graskop and Ohrigstad in Mpumalanga has risen to nine. Two more people have died in hospital. Earlier it was reported that seven people died on the scene and over 40 were rushed…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 144 264. This is an increase of 6,130 cases from 138,134 cases reported on Sunday. A further 73 COVID-19 related deaths were reported- 1 from Mpumalanga, 5 from Limpopo, 2 from North West, 6 from Gauteng, 10 from Eastern…
Pic123rf. Summary of Latest Developments. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned the pandemic is "not even close to being over" and that while there had been some progress initially, the pandemic was "actually speeding up". States in the US are pausing reopening plans amid a surge in…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 144 264. This is an increase of 6,130 cases from 138,134 cases reported on Sunday. A further 73 COVID-19 related deaths were reported- 1 from Mpumalanga, 5 from Limpopo, 2 from North West, 6 from Gauteng, 10 from Eastern…
The World Health Organization warns that the pandemic 'is not even close to being over', as the number of deaths worldwide exceeds 500,000. "Six months ago, none of us could have imagined how our world -- and our lives -- would be thrown into turmoil by this new virus," WHO…
Former Passenger Rail Association of SA (Prasa) chairperson Popo Molefe has accused the then ANC top six of failing to act against widespread corruption within the organisation. Molefe revisited evidence he gave in March about a meeting with the ANC top six at the time to alert them to corruption…
World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference Monday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has now infected more than 10 million people across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Last week, WHO officials said coronavirus outbreaks in the Americas, which includes North, South…
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein has dismissed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal the scathing Estina dairy farm judgment. "The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs on the grounds that there is no reasonable prospects of success in an appeal and there…
Tongaat Hulett has worked with local government, traditional leaders and non-governmental organisations to distribute food hampers to 3 500 households experiencing undue hardship during the lockdown in South Africa. “We’ve worked for decades with the communities where we trade. We support one another, and we couldn’t turn a blind eye…
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) leadership to reconsider their decision to incite lawlessness, and place their drivers and passengers on a collision course with law enforcement authorities. This comes after Santaco announced that it has taken a decision to revert to…
Photo Credit:Shutterstock. The Department of Basic Education has urged school principals to ensure all health protocols on the management of COVID-19 are strictly followed. This comes after the department successfully opened schools earlier this month in a new and unfamiliar environment. The department said while it is facing rising records…
Photo Credit:Gallo Images. While international passenger flights remain prohibited, with the exception of those authorised by the Transport Minister, seven more airports are set to resume operations on 1 July 2020. At an aviation industry briefing on Monday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said in addition to the airports (OR Tambo,…
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said we are going to see a rapid rise in the cumulative number of positive COVID-19 cases indicating that, as we had expected, we are approaching a surge during the latter winter months of July and August. It is anticipated that while every province will…
Photo Credit:Istock. Seven people were killed when the bus they were travelling in overturned on the R532 between Graskop and Ohrigstad on Sunday. The bus they were travelling in overturned on the R532 Highway. Department of Community Safety in Mpumalanga spokesperson Moeti Mmusi said all seven died at the scene.…
South Africa has recorded 6,334 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours. This brings the number of confirmed cases to 138,134. A further 43 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported bringing the total to 2456. The recoveries stand at 68 925. Case Data: Province Total cases for 28 June…
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) confirmed that from Monday taxis will load at 100 percent capacity. This was announced at a press conference by the council on Sunday. The taxi association has also resolved that long-distance operators must resume work without permits. Santaco’s resolution goes against government’s COVID-19…
In this file photo taken on May 18, 2019 opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader and presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera (L) waves to the crowd as he arrives at the last campaign rally, in Lilongwe, ahead of general elections.Photo Credit:AFP. Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday was declared the…
Gauteng, is now recording more Covid-19 cases every day than at any point during the Western Cape's outbreak. So far, the Western Cape has been the hardest-hit province. As of Saturday, 27 June, the Western Cape has 16 753 active cases of Covid-19, with a total of 58 925 confirmed…
Summary of Latest Developments. Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. More than five million have recovered. Italy has registered…
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 131 800, with 7 210 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. A further 73 COVID-19 related deaths were reported- 3 from KwaZulu Natal, 13 from Eastern Cape, 17 from Gauteng Province and 40 from Western Cape. This…
Photo Credit:@Magda_Wierzycka. Magda Wierzycka, CEO of JSE listed company Sygnia, has filed a defamation lawsuit for an article published on IOL which, she said, attacks her personally and professionally. Included in the lawsuit is Independent Online,Independent Media and the author of the article, Adri Senekal De Wet. According to court…
Several companies have been forced to reassess their products and branding following the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests across the globe.(Photo Credit:Reuters). French cosmetics giant L’Oreal announced that it was removing words like “whitening” from its products, against the backdrop of global anti-racism protests. “The L’Oréal Group has decided to remove…
File Photo. The Global Goal: Unite for Our Future campaign is calling on world leaders to commit the billions of dollars needed to deliver COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines equally for everyone. Global Citizen and the European Commission have teamed up to bring Global Goal: Unite for Our Future —…
Blue Nile River in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Photo courtesy:Wikimedia Commons. The leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt agreed that Ethiopia will delay filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile and return to talks aimed at reaching an accord on use of the river's waters, according to statements from Cairo and…
Photo Courtesy of the United Nations. Malawi's opposition candidate Lazarus Chakwera has claimed victory in the rerun of last year's presidential election. Early results have put him ahead of the incumbent, Peter Mutharika. Official results for Tuesday's poll have not yet been declared by Malawi's electoral commission. But state broadcaster…
Summary of Latest Developments. The European Union plans to bar travellers from the United States, Brazil and Russia due to a continued surge in coronavirus infections in the three countries, diplomats said. Sixteen NBA players in the US have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first wave of…
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi (Image source: Wits.ac.za). Wits University announced that professor Zeblon Vilakazi will take over from Adam Habib from January 1 2021, as the 15th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand Habib announced his resignation from Wits in February. This after he was offered the position…
The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture will resume its hearings on Monday. The inquiry is expected to hear evidence into allegations of corruption at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for the most part of the week, spokesperson Mbuyiselo Stemela said in a statement.…
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 124 590, with the Western Cape at 46% of the overall figure, followed by Gauteng (25.2%) and the Eastern Cape (17.6%). There were 6,215 new infections. A further 48 Covid-19-related deaths were reported – eight from Eastern Cape and…
Photo Credit:Ashraf Hendricks. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called on all South Africans to join hands in the fight against the scourge of Gender-Based Violence. “I implore all South Africans wherever you are, whatever language you speak, whatever your religious persuasion and whatever your political affiliation, let us join…
The Gauteng High Court has dismissed the case brought by fair trade association Fita to try and lift the ban on the sale of cigarettes in the country. Fita had taken the government to court, challenging the ongoing ban on tobacco and related products. The government had opposed the court…
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has issued a warning about a scam that is doing the rounds, where fraudsters use personal details of the department’s staff members to con the public and service providers. “These fraudsters have been lying low for some time and have just started…
Photo Credit: Adobe Stock. The Competition Commission has welcomed the decision for MTN to slash its data costs after reaching a settlement agreement on Wednesday. The agreement follows the Data Services Market Inquiry (DSMI) report released last year, which found that data in South Africa was excessively expensive, and that…
The African National Congress (ANC) said it was concerned about sentiments attributed to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng expressing his apparent support for “apartheid Israel”. In a statement issued on Thursday, ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe said Mogoeng had entered the arena of political commentary which might make him vulnerable should…
File Photo. Ratings agency Moody’s has expressed scepticism that SA could achieve its debt stabilisation aims outlined in finance minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget. In a statement late on Thursday evening Moody's said that “stabilising debt by 2023 in line with the government's target laid out in this budget will…
File Photo. Cinemas, restaurants, theatres and casinos can start operating again, albeit under strict conditions, after having closed for three months in the COVID-19 enforced lockdown. This comes after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Thursday signed and gazetted an amendment to the regulations…