Make use of vaccination pop-ups, urges Committee
Portfolio Committee on Transport Chairperson, Mosebenzi Zwane, has called on long-distance drivers and travellers to make use of vaccination sites that will be placed next to roadblocks.
Portfolio Committee on Transport Chairperson, Mosebenzi Zwane, has called on long-distance drivers and travellers to make use of vaccination sites that will be placed next to roadblocks.
The Department of Basic Education says it is confident that the damage caused by storm at a marking centre in Thaba Nchu, Free State, will not impact adversely on the finalisation and release of results in the province.
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has urged people to take the COVID-19 jab in their numbers during the festive season after announcing that vaccination sites will remain open over the holiday period.
The European Union says it is looking forward to exploring further areas of collaboration with the Coega Development Corporation in the future, specifically around green hydrogen.
National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi says security measures must be tightened around judicial officials following the murder of KwaZulu-Natal regional prosecutor Lonwabo Booi.
Former SABC Chief Operations Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been ordered to pay back at least R11.5 million “success fee” paid to him by the broadcaster’s Governance and Nominations Committee in 2016.
Police Minister General Bheki Cele has urged police to utilise use all available resources at their disposal to root out violent crime, which is anticipated to increase during the festive season.
South Africa registered 24 785 new COVID-19 cases, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.
The South African government, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), has signed an agreement with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to donate 2 030 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, valued at R288.6 million, to African countries.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed deep sadness at the death of 23 initiates in the Eastern Cape.
Government has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB-’ and revise the outlook from negative to stable.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has warned the communities next to Komati River to be extra cautious, as water levels at Maguga Dam in Eswatini may increase due to dam overflowing and spilling caused by continuous rainfall.
Efforts to intensify national reconciliation as a way to heal divisions of the past need to continue says Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
There can be no real reconciliation nor can South Africa be a nation at peace with itself, if the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continues.
Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele has welcomed the newly appointed members of the third National Planning Commission (NPC).