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Public urged not to use dams as alternatives to beaches

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The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned South Africans against flocking to the country’s dams and rivers as an alternative to the beaches, following a government ban on the use of some of the beaches to minimize the impact of COVID-19.

Health launches COVID-19 festive season campaign

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As the country prepares for a COVID-19 resurgence, the Department of Health has launched a creative festive season campaign to remind the public that COVID-19 is still an everyday reality.

Zebediela citrus farm pride of Limpopo

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Limpopo’s biggest citrus farm situated in Zebediela, just outside Polokwane, is said to be one of the main producers of citrus in the province, supplying its produce throughout the country.

DPE supports business rescue's lockout of SAA pilots

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The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says it supports the decision by South African Airways (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BRP) to lockout members of the union representing pilots.

SARS welcomes ConCourt taxpayer information ruling

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South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, has welcomed the unanimous judgment of the Constitutional Court confirming the revenue collector’s right to withhold taxpayer information.

Congratulations to Prof Karim

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated epidemiologist and Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Professor Salim Abdool Karim on being awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize.

Torrential rains improve SA’s water levels

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The latest weekly report by the Department of Water and Sanitation shows that dam levels in the Eastern Cape are sitting at 51% after the recent torrential rains.

eThekwini kicks off festive season programme

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eThekwini Municipality Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, says the City of Durban expects to welcome 540 000 visitors over the festive season, representing a R3 billion injection into the city’s gross domestic product.