South Africa

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says more than a million people in Gauteng have not gone back to receive their second jab of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

The trial of seven Chinese nationals arrested for alleged human trafficking and child labour will resume in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday.

The Special Investigating Unit says it will continue its investigation into the infamous R150 million Digital Vibes communications contract.

The Special Investigating Unit has found that the awarding of the infamous National Health Insurance (NHI) and COVID-19 communications contracts to Digital Vibes was “fraudulent, irregular” and “made a mockery of purported approved supply chain management” deviations that are allowed for government departments.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is set to plant 4 000 indigenous trees in Vryburg, North West, as part of an ambitious plan to restore forests.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the provincial government is redoubling efforts to provide water and other basic services including electricity, sanitation, roads and internet access.

South Africa has now crossed the 17 million mark of the total number of COVID-19 doses administered.

The son of Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, will be laid to rest on Friday.

In response to recent media reports on high rates of learner pregnancy across the country, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu in collaboration with Lulwazi Lwethu and Kwanele Foundation will today embark on an outreach programme targeting high school learners in Delft, Western Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release of the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) report into Digital Vibes.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says passing a time-bound targeted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver, as proposed by South Africa and India and now supported by many countries around the world, is urgent if the world is to save millions of lives.

Proudly South African has encouraged South Africans to buy locally, as this creates more job opportunities for local unemployed people.

Nearly a week after taking to the skies following an 18 month hiatus, South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Kenya Airlines which SAA says will, in the long term, form the basis for the establishment of a “Pan-African Airline Group”.

South Africa on Monday joined the rest of the world celebrating World Tourism Day.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the mining industry is playing a critical role in "saving" the economy during the country's ongoing COVID-19 induced lockdown.