South Africa

Health Deputy Minister, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, says government may have to consider tightening tobacco regulations in South Africa.

Government says it has noted with concern various incidences of child abuse which have been reported in the media.

From being born with a visual impairment to fighting against homelessness and family abuse, Marco Hartse recently won first prize as part of a national COVID-19 vaccine awareness art competition for young people.

An Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspector at the Department of Labour has closed a school following a proactive inspection that took place on Friday at Sigonde Primary School in Musina, Limpopo.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has prioritised more than R42 million of its budget to procure waste management fleets for local municipalities.

North West Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Desbo Mohono says her department will continue to provide support and resources to needy and deserving communities in a bid to fight poverty and hunger through the department’s food and nutrition programmes.

The Constitutional Court on Monday confirmed that the suspension of the declaration of the order of invalidity of the 2017 Preferential Procurement Regulations is still valid for 12 months.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported a COVID-19 positivity rate of below 10%.

Special Investigating Unit head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, has hailed a new partnership between the corruption-busting unit, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund (TEUF), and the North-West University (NWU) as a strong move towards ensuring that the SIU is well capacitated in the future.

The Department of Higher Education and Training will host the fourth WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) Biennial National Competition at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.

Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 5pm to 10pm this evening.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched a new province-wide app that allows road users to report poor road conditions and other road maintenance issues that require attention.

The Gauteng Health Department says at least 18 people and a corpse have been evacuated at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital after a fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning.

South Africa has administered a total of 3 255 COVID-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of vaccines to 36 020 076 to date.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Black Economic Empowerment remains a pivotal part of government’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan as the country recovers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.