South Africa

Parliament's presiding officers have expressed condolences and sympathies to the family of former President FW de Klerk following his death.

Eskom Chief Executive André de Ruyter says the power utility does not expect to implement any load shedding this weekend.

The Department of Basic Education will this weekend heed the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to support the Vooma Vaccination Weekend - aimed at encouraging more South African to take the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine.

A survey conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that African people who have diabetes and contract COVID-19 have a significant higher chance of dying.

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the festive season coupled with the movement of people is expected to trigger the “inevitable” fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the country did not experience any spikes in COVID-19 infections following the various election campaigns and Election Day.

There are now over a quarter of a million children who have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since 20 October 2021.

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Director-General, Vusumuzi Mkhize, has called on the National Language Stakeholder Engagement Forum to move with speed in standardising, developing and promoting South African languages across the board, working closely with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).

An intelligence driven operation has resulted in the arrest of three people who were found in possession of police equipment including blue lights and two unlicensed firearms.

There are more than two million adults over the age of 60 who are still unvaccinated, as the country gears for its second instalment of the Vooma Vaccination Weekend.

A man caught driving at 216 km per hour on a prescribed maximum limit of 120 km per hour on the N4 freeway from Pretoria towards Mpumalanga, is among five drivers arrested for speeding.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to Elita De Klerk, the wife of the late former President FW de Klerk, and her family following the news of his passing.

The Department of Public Service and Administration will continue to review the increasing public sector wage bill as government aims to stabilise the spend on the compensation of employees, the National Treasury said on Thursday.

Government, through Operation Vulindlela, has made progress on several key reforms outlined in its October 2020 economic recovery plan, says the National Treasury.

The National Treasury has availed R2.3 billion in the current financial year to assist in rebuilding businesses affected by the COVID-19 third wave and destruction of infrastructure in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal during the civil unrest in July.