South Africa

The family of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has called on South Africans to continue his legacy by showing empathy and Ubuntu towards their fellow man.

The Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation has described Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the embodiment of faith in action and as someone who spoke out against injustices.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed “profound sadness” at the death of anti-Apartheid struggle icon and social justice champion Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment dismissing an application challenging the cancellation of a R1.5 billion Electronic Document Management System contract.

The Department of Health has announced that it will start administering the Johnson & Johnson booster shot from Thursday, 24 December 2021.

South Africa has detected 21 157 new COVID-19 infections, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.

The South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI) will next year offer a programme for aspirant women judges, with the aim of educating and training more women judicial officers to take their place at the bench.

South Africa’s big three pathology groups, Pathcare, Lancet and Ampath, are expected to lower the price of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen tests to no more than R150 per test.

The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) booster shot to be taken at least two months after the original dose for adults over the age of

Scientists from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) wastewater surveillance team are reporting a decline in concentrations of COVID-19 fragments in the majority of wastewater treatment plants.

The mortal remains of Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe, who died after an attack by insurgents in Mozambique, will be handed over to his family on Thursday at the Air Base Force Waterkloof, Pretoria.

South Africa reported 21 099 new daily Coronavirus cases, the highest since the week began.

Power utility Eskom has restored supply to various parts of the Eastern Cape, where electricity was lost after heavy storms battered the province.

The recent rains that soaked most parts of the country have made a significant impact on water levels in some parts of the country, particularly the national average.

A man depicted driving recklessly in a video that went viral on social media has been arrested.