South Africa

Leaders in government, Parliamentarians and independent analysts will this week discuss measures that can be put in place to improve the state of local government.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, says all chairpersons of water boards across the country must commit to clean governance, free of any corrupt activity.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on COVID-19 procurement has noted several reports on the sanity of the information released by various departments.

Eskom is currently implementing load shedding as the power utility battles with power supply constraints.

South Africa recorded 1 633 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday compared to 1 806 on Saturday.

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has congratulated former Health Director-General, Dr Precious Matsoso, on her appointment as a panellist in the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

Public Service Month is a time where the public is sensitised of the services delivered by government but it also serves as a month where these services are reviewed in order to ensure that quality services are delivered.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says without government’s intervention, the tourism sector was on course to lose between 500 000 and 600 000 jobs.

The Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee is considering recognising South African Sign Language as the 12th official language.

Eskom has summarily suspended managers at Tutuka and Kendal power stations following the escalation of load shedding to stage 4 during the past two days.

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill of 2019 during its virtual plenary on Thursday.

The Invitation to Apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high demand spectrum will be published no later than 30 September 2020.

Eskom has on Friday downgraded Stage 4 load shedding to Stage 3.

A cumulative total of 633 015 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been recorded in South Africa, with 2 420 new cases identified.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has affirmed its commitment to working with stakeholders in the creative industries on plans to resume activities.