South Africa

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.

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has called on the National Prosecuting Authority to take swift action against any perpetrators of statutory rape.

While the Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in South Africa, findings are showing that it is less severe with fewer hospitalisations compared to the previous waves.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that it has lost a soldier deployed in Mozambique as part of Operation Vikela.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has made great strides in making payments for the special COVID-19 SRD Grant, with close to five million approved applicants having been paid for December 2021.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has lauded the outcomes of the council elections of the 32nd International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly as fair, transparent and without prejudice.