South Africa

Cabinet has wished the 1 058 699 million Grade 12 learners good luck as they begin preparing for the final examinations, due to start on 5 November 2020 and end on 15 December 2020.

It is all hands on deck as Cabinet approves the setting up of the National Economic Recovery Council that will ensure the implementation of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu says government is fast-tracking the implementation of the revised Rural Safety Strategy to respond to the security needs of rural communities and support socio-economic development.

Cabinet has urged South Africans to guard against complacency with regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and continue to wear their masks to prevent the spread of infections.

African Union (AU) Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa will today chair the second mid-year coordination meeting between the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs) and Member States.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Ntuli, has called on motorists to exercise extra caution on the roads.

The cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is now 708 359, with 85 more COVID-19 related deaths reported.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the implementation of South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan has begun in earnest and the focus should now shift to implementation.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has urged the public to take precautions to avoid a possible resurgence of high COVID-19 infections in the country.

The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has maintained that it will oversee the speedy implementation of water infrastructure projects across the province.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has warned the public of fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job seekers.

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula, has vowed to root out criminal elements soiling the badge in the province.

Thirteen people have tragically lost their lives in yet another fatal road accident in KwaZulu-Natal.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished the matric class of 2020 the best of luck as they prepare to sit for their final exams next month.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has assigned a team of environmentalists to work with Transnet after a pipeline theft incident resulted in the spillage of crude oil in the Bellair Area in Durban.