South Africa

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the arrest of a 17-year-old minor for allegedly raping a Grade 7 learner in Bulwer, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday.

As of Tuesday, South Africa had 215 855 COVID-19 cases of which 10 134 were reported in the last 24 hours.

The National Joint Operational Structure (NatJoints), consisting of various government departments has issued directives to law enforcement agencies to activate contingency plans ahead of a national truck shutdown.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called for a speedy resolution to protest action at the King Cetshwayo District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says they are reaching a point where tough decisions will have to be made regarding funerals, in order to try to control the spread of Coronavirus.

Four employees from the National Department of Health have tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced on Tuesday.

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has studied and welcomed the Gauteng High Court judgment on the reopening of early childhood development (ECDs) programmes.

The Competition Tribunal has slapped pharmacy group, Dis-Chem, with a R1.2 million fine for excessively overpricing surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

No company should ever think it can operate in South Africa and not comply with the labour laws that have been designed to protect both workers and employers.

Two more police stations have been shutdown due to members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) testing positive for COVID-19.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA) has appointed Willie Mathebula the acting Group Chief Procurement Officer (GCPO) with immediate effect.

The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements has extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of the late North West Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs MEC, Gordon Kegakilwe.

While millions of learners in Grades R, 6 and 11 went back to school across the country on Monday, their peers in the Eastern Cape remained at home.

Eskom interim Chairman, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, has been appointed to serve on the 12-member expert panel of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board for the first COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has called on unions to convene their own bilateral meetings to finalise the South African Airways (SAA) restructuring plan.