South Africa

The establishment of South Africa's hydrogen valley, which has the potential to create up to 32 000 jobs per year by 2030, is inching closer to reality.

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has called for private collaboration to unlock the country’s investment potential, particularly within the context of a stretched government budget and increasing infrastructure needs.

National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on humanity should encourage world parliaments to vigorously perform their oversight functions, so that agreements adopted at different multilateral platforms are realised.

A Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team in Germiston has swooped on three company directors who allegedly defrauded the COVID-19 Temporary Relief Scheme Fund (TERS) of about R10 million last year.

South Africans can now download their digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate following the official launch by the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla.

A former Northern Cape Health Department head and two company directors have been charged on allegations of fraud and contravention of the Public Finance Management and Private Security Industry Regulation acts.

With South Africa having exited the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reproductive rate of the virus is standing at 0.67% indicating that the country is entering stable territory, the Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla said on Friday.

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, has emphasised the need for an urgent turnaround strategy towards improving performance and timeously meeting housing delivery targets in Limpopo.

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the United Kingdom (UK) government’s decision to remove South Africa from it’s red list.

South Africa has administered over 200 000 COVID-19 jabs for two days in a row, which pushes the total number of distributed vaccines to 18 735 127.

Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, has urged all parties to resolve their industrial issues urgently through social dialogue especially in this sensitive period of massive unemployment and retrenchments.

A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report has identified significant weaknesses in parts of the anti-money laundering, counter financing of terrorism and counter financing of proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) systems.

Eskom is expected to resume stage two load shedding on Friday night until the early hours of Saturday morning.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Pinky Kekana, has commended the role played by the taxi industry in encouraging commuters and the general public to vaccinate.

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council says it is satisfied with the province’s readiness to hold the Local Government Elections on 01 November 2021.