South Africa

South Africa has recorded 710 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 979 836.

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has hailed Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for the “significant progress” made in repairs to its Durban Rail and Ports following the heavy rains and flooding in that area in April.

While South Africa is seen as a reference point for development from which other African States can learn, the country itself has few areas of concern that it needs to address.

Young South African entrepreneurs eager to export their products and services have been encouraged to take up the various avenues of business support available to them from government agencies as well as the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended for government to explore a possible ‘Disaster Fund’ managed by an independent multi-sectoral body/structure, with strong participation from civil society as well as business.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) says it has recorded a total of 701 227 calls on the Case Management System (CMS) of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) for alleged corruption as at 31 March 2022.

Government has allocated R22 billion for the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) in the current financial year to assist the insurer in settling claims and guaranteeing that it has adequate capital to fulfil regulatory requirements.

Over R3.6 million has been donated through a dedicated bank account opened by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government towards the rebuilding process following the floods.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says substantial progress has been made in restoring water and power supply in areas affected by the recent floods.

As the construction of Temporary Residential Units (TRUs) continues, KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says the provincial government’s focus is to accommodate more than 4 396 families that were accommodated in halls, churches and schools following heavy rains in the province.

A total of 85 280 people have been affected by floods which wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal, leaving thousands of people in five districts and eThekwini Municipality homeless, and 461 fatalities.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported at least 536 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24-hour reporting period, at a positivity rate of some 5.6%.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the country’s Youth Day commemoration in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

The World Bank has approved a €454.4 million (R7.6 billion) loan to South Africa for the country's COVID-19 Emergency Response Project.

The National Treasury has gazetted the Regulations on the Domestic Reverse Charge Relating to Valuable Metal.