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SA records 2 093 new COVID-19 cases

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South Africa has recorded 2 093 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 973 086.

Alternative energy generation explored to curb load shedding

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Deputy President David Mabuza says government is exploring alternative energy generation avenues that will ensure not only stability is brought to the country’s power grid but that there is a just energy transition onto a lower carbon footprint.

SADC Ministers review gender, development programmes' progress

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Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States, responsible for gender and women affairs, will on Friday converge in Lilongwe, Malawi, to review progress on the implementation of gender and development programmes in the region.

Government to invest in climate-proof infrastructure

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Deputy President David Mabuza says government will invest in climate-resilient infrastructure following the recent devastating floods that caused loss of life and devastated roads and drainage systems.

SANDF supports flood victims

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The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya, says SANDF -- as the last line of defence in the Republic -- has exerted itself to support the people of KwaZulu-Natal following the recent floods that ravaged the province.

SARS, dtic donate seized clothing to flood victims

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The South African Revenue Services (SARS) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) have joined forces to donate tonnes of seized clothing, blankets and footwear to flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, North West, and the Free State.

Mpumalanga COGTA HOD arrested

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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Department head Samkelo Ngubane.

Small business urged to comment on master plan

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As the deadline for comments on the draft National Integrated Small Enterprise Development (NISED) Masterplan draws near, SAnews takes a closer look at the strategy which seeks to increase the participation of small enterprises in the formal economy, eliminate red tape and promote the ease of doing business, particularly for small entrepreneurs.

Bogus TERS payments to be returned to UIF

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The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (NPA AFU) has been granted an order in the Eastern Cape High Court to recoup at least R35 million in bogus Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) applications.

CPA Africa Region calls for change in corporate status

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The Southern Africa sub-region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region says it is displeased with the United Kingdom’s hesitancy to legislate the change of the association’s corporate status into an international organisation.