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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has received donations of food vouchers and face masks from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pretoria. In a statement on Wednesday, the department said the Minister received a donation of food vouchers valued at R500 000 and 50 000 face masks from the embassy on behalf of the depa... See more- City Power has restored power distribution to at least five suburbs following a fire at the Robertsham substation on Monday evening. At least 16 areas predominantly in the south of the city were left without power as a result - with City Power reporting extensive damage caused to infrastructure, including the two main transformers at th... See more
- South Africa has now crossed the 11 million mark for adults who are fully vaccinated, as the country gears up to inoculate children aged 12 and older from Wednesday. According to the Department of Health, there are 135 449 people who were either given the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second shot of the Pfizer va... See more
- Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) Director General Phumla Williams and former South African Airways (SAA) Group Treasurer Cynthia Stimpel are expected to share their whistleblower experiences during a webinar this Sunday, October 24. The webinar – titled The Lives and Trials of Whistelblowers in South Africa – is t... See more
- The Electoral Commission and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have joined hands with major social media platforms to fight the spread of disinformation, in the run up to, during and beyond the 1 November 2021 municipal elections. The Commission and MMA, who in 2019 launched a joint action - to deal with disinformation, have reached an agre... See more
- A total of R1.5 billion has been approved to support businesses affected by the looting and unrest in July, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel. Patel was updating the media on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s (dtic) interventions aimed at assisting businesses that had their property destroyed ... See more
- The Department of Employment and Labour's Inspection and Enforcement Services has appealed to employers, supported by employees and organised labour to comply with the COVID-19 occupational health and safety direction or face fines. Published on 11 June 2021, the minimum requirements of the 4th Direction, “Occupational health and s... See more
- Forty-two of the 53 members of the military veterans accused of kidnapping two Cabinet Ministers and a Deputy Minister have been released on R500 bail. The 42 received bail at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Tshwane on Tuesday. In a statement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the hearing was conducted with the... See more
- The registration and the vaccination of children aged 12 and older is officially open from today, the Department of Health said. This comes after the Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced that all teenagers would be eligible to receive one dose of the Pfizer vaccine for now. The decision is in line with the recommendations from t... See more
- A man suspected to be involved in the murder of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been convicted for a reign of terror that claimed the lives of six people in 2016. The Esikhaleni Regional Court, in KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday found Fisokuhle Ntuli guilty of the murders of Councillor Thami Goodwill Nyembe, Butiza Sandisa Mahlobo,... See more
