South Africa

South Africa conducted 15 930 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, with 1 094 new cases, representing a 6.9% positivity rate.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted a further extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19, until 15 March 2022.

A National Water and Sanitation Summit is set to take place at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, where stakeholders will converge to craft lasting solutions to the challenges facing the sector.

A man who admitted to being part of a scam in which at least R1.2 million was stolen from officials and financially disadvantaged students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has been sentenced to at least 18 years in jail by the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has noted and welcomed the East London Regional Court ruling, which proved that the scheme was not involved in the erroneous payment of R14 million to Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student, Sibongile Mani.

At least nine officials from the Gauteng Provincial Departments of Health and Infrastructure Development have been put on precautionary suspension following a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report on the awarding of contracts for the refurbishment of Anglo Gold Ashanti Hospital.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating the murder of a councillor who was shot and killed while driving along Tshawuka Street in Kwazakele at the weekend.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says both government and the private sector have a pivotal role to play, if the economy is to grow and employment is to be created.

The professional team comprising structural, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers has conducted and concluded a high level preliminary visual assessment of the damages caused by fire in Parliament’s buildings including the safety aspect of the site.

The Department of Employment and Labour has filed court papers against Huawei Technologies South Africa due to non-compliance with the employment equity policy.

South Africa’s COVID-19 cases have increased by 1 649 on Sunday, pushing the total to 3 640 162.

National Treasury has emphasised its commitment of ensuring fiscal and debt sustainability through growth friendly fiscal consolidation to place public debt on a declining path.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the oversight visit by the World Health Organisation as an opportunity to profile the depth of intellectual and technological capacity on the African continent, and the integrity with which, intellectual property is being leveraged to enable vaccine production on the continent.

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has welcomed the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA), especially in its affirmation of the central role and importance of the private sector.

Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, believes that COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of investments in science, technology and innovation as the country races to manufacture its lifesaving vaccine.