South Africa

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will visit the Free State and Northern Cape to assess the state of projects undertaken by the department in the provinces.

Wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane and world record holding track athlete Charl du Toit have been announced as flag bearers for Team South Africa at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics.

A manhunt is underway to find the killers of a 62-year-old taxi owner who was shot and killed at the weekend, said Mpumalanga police.

The Electoral Commission has extended the closing time for the submission of candidate nomination lists to 9pm.

HIGHER HEALTH, through the Department of Higher Education and Training will release a set of instruments that will further strengthen the realisation of the sectoral Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Policy Framework.

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande, has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of a fourth year law student at the University of Fort Hare, who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend.

Parliament has lodged an application with the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal two aspects in the Western Cape High Court judgment on the constitutional validity of the new National Assembly Rules governing the process to be followed in the Section 194 enquiry into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) said it has finalised the investigation of the 32 people who allegedly died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Northern Cape Department of Education is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in schools, as the province continues to be hit by rising cases.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended young people for turning out in their numbers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department of Human Settlements has refuted media reports of a break-in at the department.

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, has called on the agricultural and agro-processing sectors to ensure that they go out and vaccinate.

South Africa administered 23 910 COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, which increases the number of distributed shots to 10 527 363.

Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the Local Government Elections scheduled for 27 October have until end of business to submit their nominations and prescribed election deposits.

Law enforcement agencies are on high alert and ready to ensure the safety and security of South Africans, amid threats of a “national shutdown” on Monday.