South Africa

South Africa has recorded 7 999 new COVID-19 cases while a 170 more people lost their lives, bringing the country’s total tally to 860 964 and the COVID-19 death toll to 23 276.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the South African public to once again use Reconciliation Day to reflect on how far the country has come in advancing national reconciliation.

The High Court in Pretoria has set aside the decision to rewrite the Mathematics Paper 2 and Physical Sciences exams, following a leak of the exams papers.

Eskom’s coffers will this month be bolstered after the power utility struck a deal to recoup over R1.56 billion irregularly paid to service provider ABB.

KwaZulu-Natal will take a zero-tolerance stance against COVID-19 lockdown regulation transgressors as the province anticipates an influx of visitors ahead of the festive season, says Premier Sihle Zikalala.

Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo has condemned a shooting that injured five people with one of them being in a critical condition.

Despite the 16 Days campaign having officially ended on Thursday, the Department of Social Development will keep the momentum going to turn the tide on GBV.

The National Development Agency (NDA) has set aside R32 million for 200 civil society organisations to stimulate local economic development.

Government has gazetted the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill 2020 in an effort to provide an ombud service that will assist small enterprises with legal issues.

An amount of R13.5 billion has been disbursed through the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to more than six million eligible beneficiaries.

Government has reiterated its commitment to participate in all COVID-19 vaccine initiatives to make sure South Africa also benefits.

While the better-than-expected latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures indicate that more people became employed in the third quarter of 2020, this does not mean that South Africa is out of the woods, says the Department of Employment and Labour.

New COVID-19 cases have grown by 53.4% in the Western Cape in the past seven days, says Premier Alan Winde.

South Africa is grappling with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases after recording 8 166 more infections, bringing the total number to 836 764 since the outbreak.

When South Africa assumed the Chair of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa made an undertaking that the continent’s women’s financial and economic inclusion will be high on the agenda.