South Africa

Robust containment and control activities can significantly slow the spread of the Coronavirus, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize is expected engage the community of the Umngungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal on the Coronavirus.

Government is in the process of identifying facilities that will accommodate South Africans who will be repatriated from China, says Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed South Africa’s second case of the Coronavirus while also calling for calm.

South Africa’s first confirmed coronavirus patient is in a stable condition at Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he is being treated.

South Africa’s reindustrialisation programme is set to come into sharp focus at the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) meeting held at the Union Buildings on Friday.

Inspectors from the Department of Employment and Labour have prohibited learners at Saul Ridge High School in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, from using eight classrooms and toilets due to the facilities not complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Coronavirus affected countries to work with speed in dealing with the virus.

The Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, has commended the Hawks and the Special Task Force rapid response team that arrested five cash heist suspects, who also allegedly shot and killed two officers in Mahikeng, North West.

Even though the generation system remains constrained, Eskom does not expect to implement load shedding this weekend.

Gauteng public consultation sessions on the draft electoral wards will commence on 12 March.

Government has dismissed reports contained in a Mail & Guardian article that South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers are not willing to travel to Wuhan, China, to repatriate citizens.

A 52-year-old parolee has appeared before the Witbank Magistrate Court on a charge of dealing in drugs.

Eskom is set to institute liquidation proceedings against Trillian Management Consulting and Trillian Capital Partners.

The newly launched Eastern Cape Film Hub is expected to stimulate economic activity, drive transformation, and create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.