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Youth urged to vaccinate against COVID-19

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With the youth being the least vaccinated population against COVID-19 in the country, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as well as promote vaccination amongst their peers.

Aggravated robberies increase

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Police Minister Bheki Cele says aggravated robberies, such as carjacking, have increased by 13.8%.

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

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Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Egypt have been announced as the first “spokes” or beneficiaries to receive the technology to produce their own mRNA vaccines.

Hydrogen Social Roadmap to stimulate economic recovery

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Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has unveiled the first official Hydrogen Social Roadmap (HSRM) that will identify high-level outcomes for a South African hydrogen economy.

SA reports 3 056 new COVID-19 cases

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 3 056 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 652 024.

DPSA Minister refutes claim by labour union

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Public Service and Administration Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, has refuted a claim made by the labour union, Public Servants Association (PSA), that it “vigorously pursued” salary increases for Senior Management Members (SMS) to be implemented.

Luck runs out for Lotteries Commission R19m beneficiaries

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The Special Tribunal has ordered beneficiaries of a R19 million National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant to hand over assets to a curator, pending a decision on an asset forfeiture application instituted against them by the Special Investigating Unit.

Government launches online traffic service

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With government taking bold steps to modernise its systems, the era of long queues that forced motorists to take time off work in order to access traffic services will soon become a thing of the past.