South Africa

South Africa’s first confirmed coronavirus patient is in a stable condition at Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he is being treated.

South Africa’s reindustrialisation programme is set to come into sharp focus at the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) meeting held at the Union Buildings on Friday.

Inspectors from the Department of Employment and Labour have prohibited learners at Saul Ridge High School in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, from using eight classrooms and toilets due to the facilities not complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Coronavirus affected countries to work with speed in dealing with the virus.

The Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, has commended the Hawks and the Special Task Force rapid response team that arrested five cash heist suspects, who also allegedly shot and killed two officers in Mahikeng, North West.

Even though the generation system remains constrained, Eskom does not expect to implement load shedding this weekend.

Gauteng public consultation sessions on the draft electoral wards will commence on 12 March.

Government has dismissed reports contained in a Mail & Guardian article that South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers are not willing to travel to Wuhan, China, to repatriate citizens.

A 52-year-old parolee has appeared before the Witbank Magistrate Court on a charge of dealing in drugs.

Eskom is set to institute liquidation proceedings against Trillian Management Consulting and Trillian Capital Partners.

The newly launched Eastern Cape Film Hub is expected to stimulate economic activity, drive transformation, and create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.

South Africans should not panic but rather be alert. That is the advice from President Cyril Ramaphosa following the announcement of the first case of the Coronavirus in the country.

The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says South Africa will monitor pedantically developments around Coronavirus after confirming the first positive case of COVID-19.

The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in South Africa on Thursday afternoon.

The South African Post Office (Sapo) board has outlined a strategy aimed at improving services and building a sustainable service platform.