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The Presidency has announced that Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, will assume responsibility for the State Security Agency (SSA) with Deputy Minister Zizi Kodwa expected to continue as his deputy. “This is in line with [President Ramaphosa's] announcement of 5 August 2021 that the Ministry of State Security would be d... See more- The Free State Department of Education has called on learners and teachers in the province to exercise extreme caution amid heavy rains in QwaQwa. The department has suspended schooling today in Qwa Qwa due to the heavy downpour that damaged a large part of the region, limiting the movement of residents, including learners and teachers.... See more
- The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has expressed sadness at the passing of former Executive Mayor of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Zibonele Dumzela. Dumzela passed away on 15 January 2022. In a statement, SALGA said the death of the former mayor represented a significant loss for the local government communi... See more
- A Department of Correctional Services official has been arrested together with another person after attempting to smuggle a large consignment of contraband into the Durban Correctional Centre. According to the department, the two were caught separately during the early hours of Saturday morning. “When a motor-vehicle with two occupants... See more
- Following the decision to stop the practice of publishing National Senior Certificate results on media platforms, the Department of Basic Education says it has received representations from a vast array of organisations and individuals as well as an urgent court application on the matter. In a statement on Sunday, the department said it... See more
- South Africa recorded 2 597 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 3 559 230 since the outbreak. The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape after 721 people tested positive, followed by 602 in Gauteng, 547 in KwaZulu-Natal, 167 in the Eastern Cape, 129 in the Northern Cape... See more
- State power utility Eskom says it will be switching off Unit Two of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station on Monday for a five-month period for refuelling and maintenance. The unit generates at least 920MW of power for the country, with its last successful outage successfully completed in October 2020. Eskom’s Chief Nuclear Officer, Riedew... See more
- Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, will today join a delegation from Sasol, Infrastructure South Africa and the Northern Cape Provincial Government in Port Nolloth for a stakeholders’ engagement and site visit to Boegebaai. In a statement, the Presidency said the meeting and site visit will serve as an important interaction b... See more
- [Read] KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has condemned what he has termed "an economic sabotage" after police seized over R1 billion worth of fake goods during law enforcement operations in the province @kzngov @sziks https://tinyurl.com/2p8ukfun
- [Read] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has Gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15 February 2022 @NationalCoGTA https://tinyurl.com/2p86adms
