South Africa

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has launched the South African Hip-Hop Museum, with the intention to preserve the hip-hop culture.

Limpopo Premier, Chupu Stanley Mathabatha, was amongst the first to be counted in Census 2022 within a 24-hour period in the province.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division has made three seizures at the OR Tambo International Airport of catalytic converters and crushed powder from the core of a catalytic converter, valued at R21 million.

A Special Tribunal order compelling two Free State departments to invoke the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in order to recoup financial losses, suffered from officials implicated in the awarding of unlawful PPE contracts, is a deterrent for would-be errant public servants.

Communities have been called to work with government to eradicate violence in schools and ensure safety for both learners and teachers.

The South African government says it has noted with concern the “slower than desired, pace towards the restoration of normalcy in Myanmar”.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has announced the results of the by-elections that took place in eThekwini, Okhahlamba and Nongoma Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, and in the Kai! Garib Municipality in the Northern Cape.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced a further extension to the grace period for the renewal of driver’s licences while government rolls out a number of measures to improve efficiencies and resolve challenges.

Eskom Chief Executive, Andre de Ruyter, says load shedding Stage 2 is expected to continue throughout the weekend although some generating units have or are expected to return to service.

The Competition Commission has referred motor vehicle finance institutions, Wesbank and Toyota Financial Services South Africa Limited (TFS), to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has expressed gratitude to the South African Police Service for its swift response in arresting a group of armed men who were forcefully trying to take over the Durban High Court construction site.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday undertake a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has advised all NSFAS eligible students with successful funding status to proceed with registration for the 2022 academic year at their respective institutions, where they have been admitted.

South Africa has now administered more than 30 million vaccine doses, 63 390 of which were given in the past 24 hours.  

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says South Africa’s new Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court must bring more than legal expertise to the bench.