South Africa

Cabinet has been briefed on the progress made by the consultative task team on the transformation of the country’s heritage landscape.

The steep contraction of South Africa’s Quarter 2 Gross Domestic Product to record levels of 16.4% annualised to 51.2% as a result of COVID-19, raises the risk of reaching the Supplementary Budget forecast of -7.2% growth in 2020.

Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission, at its ordinary meeting this week.

As the world scrambles to find a cure for the novel Coronavirus, once developed, the vaccine should be equally distributed to all countries in need and not just the wealthy, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chief Whip Seiso Mohai has called for the urgent development of mechanism that will ensure integrated service delivery in local government.

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on all South Africans, Africans and the entire world to rally behind Caster Semenya in their quest to defeat injustice against women in sport, particularly African women.

The Department of Home Affairs has concluded the deportation process for Zivanai Katikiti, a manager for financial control and reporting at Rand West City Municipality in Gauteng.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has invited the public to nominate people to serve on a statutory council that will advance transformation in the Marketing, Advertising and Communications (MAC) sector.

The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape has closed the Oudtshoorn Magistrate Court for not complying with COVID-19 regulations.

Eskom says the possibility of load shedding has increased, as a belt that feeds the Medupi units snapped on Wednesday.

The African Development Bank board has approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union’s efforts to mobilise a continental response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Limpopo COVID-19 Command Council has urged law enforcement and social workers to play their part in helping to prevent gender-based violence.

National Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya has welcomed the arrested of three suspects found transporting heroin worth R87.5 million in Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.

The African Union Chair and President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will today co-chair the World Health Organisation’s first high-level meeting of the Facilitation Council of the “Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator” (ACT-A).

The number of confirmed Coronavirus infections has risen to 642 431 after 1 990 new cases were recorded on Wednesday, said Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.