South Africa

South Africa’s recent R11 billion loan from the World Bank is an above board credit facility with favourable conditions, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

The Western Cape is decommissioning the Mitchells Plain Hospital of Hope, one of the province's dedicated COVID-19 field hospitals.

The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation, China Dodovu, says the political killings in KwaZulu-Natal has long reached crisis proportions and require a multifaceted approach to be stopped.

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has congratulated Nkosikazi Nosandi Mhlauli for being elected as the first woman Chairperson of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is expected to hold interviews for the position of Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court from today.

The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has expressed sadness at the fire that ravaged the historic Komani (Queenstown) Town Hall in the Enoch Mgijima Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province at the weekend.

South Africa detected 1 366 new COVID-19 cases, representing an 8.1% positivity rate, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed the judgment handed down by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for former Chief Engineer, Daniel Mthimkhulu, who was found guilty on three counts of fraud.

The Mpumalanga Department of Education has condemned a bullying incident involving two learners from Elukhanyisweni Secondary School in Emalahleni.

Cabinet has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations as South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally.

Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) head of engineering services, Daniel Mthimkhulu, has been convicted of fraud in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

South African motorists are expected to feel the pain at the pumps from Wednesday when the prices of all grades of petrol and diesel are expected to rise.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement contracts entered into in the Free State have been set aside by the Special Tribunal.

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner Teboho Maruping, who has been on suspension for over a year, will be resuming his duties on 1 February 2022 following the conclusion of disciplinary processes.

The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has urged national and provincial governments, together with municipalities, to enhance their focus on the integrated human settlements model as a measure to eradicate hostels.