South Africa

Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla says the department will deploy Outbreak Response Teams in Gauteng and the Western Cape to address the typhoid outbreak.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says the sector is in continuous engagement with other role players and parents to strengthen the prevention of early and unintended pregnancy.

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla says various departments are “working on alternative measures” to replace regulations related to the National State of Disaster which could be presented to the National Coronavirus Council (NCCC) as early as next week.

The Department of Human Settlements will digitise the allocation of houses to allow the public to view their status via the platform at any time.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has established an Inter-Ministerial Task Team to respond to issues raised over the years by traditional leaders.

Deputy President David Mabuza says the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders remains an embodiment of South Africa’s collective history, heritage and the common thread of national identity.

Government is making strides in concluding the disposal of 51% of its shares in South African Airways (SAA) to strategic partner Takatso Consortium.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been granted a commercial licence to run the People’s Train (new blue electric trains) on the Southern Line in Cape Town.

Cabinet has reminded all within the borders of South Africa that law enforcement and other relevant agencies are mandated to deal with issues of migration and undocumented foreign nationals.

Cabinet has, at its meeting in Cape Town on Wednesday, commended the multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement agencies that intercepted a gang of heavily armed suspects in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, on Monday.

Cabinet has welcomed the 2022 National Budget tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, saying it demonstrates government’s commitment to fiscal discipline.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the power utility has decreased its debt by at least 15% over the past financial year and predicts that it will half its net loss from R18 billion last year to some R9.1 billion this year.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has ordered Kromdraai Mine to take accountability for discharging acid mine water into the Kromdraai River.

South Africa has recorded 3 118 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 665 149.

The City of Ekurhuleni has dismissed as false ongoing claims of enteric fever, commonly known as typhoid fever, being linked to the municipal water supply.