South Africa

The Gauteng Social Development Department has distanced itself from fake social media messages about the distribution of food parcels in the province.

South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has swelled past 51 000 after 109 more people lost their lives to the infectious disease in the last 24 hours.

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says her department is in talks with other departments to look into the possibility of absorbing unemployed social work graduates in the public sector.

As Wits University continued to protest over the lack of funding for first year students, Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has told Parliament that Cabinet has taken a decision on the matter.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has noted the Special Tribunal judgement on the pension benefits of former Department of Agriculture Chief Financial Officer, Jacob Hlatshwayo.

Health Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, says government remains committed to vaccinate 65% of the population, or 40 million people, as per the original plan by the end of the year to help the country reach herd immunity.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has clarified that it did not receive any funds from Steinhoff to investigate alleged fraud and corruption by the company’s former senior executives.

Time is running out for parents and caregivers who wish to enrol their children for the 2022 school year in the Western Cape.

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Nomalungelo Gina, says South Africa’s furniture industry masterplan has the potential to reposition the country in the sector.

Eskom has announced it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 5pm this evening until 11pm on Friday.

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on Wednesday warned citrus farmers about the Asian Citrus Greening disease, which poses a serious threat to the citrus industry.

A former logistics official in the Eastern Cape Health Department, Baxolile Ngoloyi, has been found guilty of corruption, fraud and money laundering involving just over R357 000.

Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have launched an application in the High Court of South Africa to review and set aside four contracts concluded by the parastatal in 2014.

The Health Department has recorded 991 new COVID-19 cases and 103 deaths, bringing the death toll to 50 906.

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has welcomed the positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the agricultural sector.