Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu, in his capacity as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Focal Point for South Africa, is expected to brief media on the Charter of the South African APRM National Governing Council.
There are now 452 529 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa after 7 120 new infections were recorded on Monday.
North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has sent condolences to the families of two doctors and two nurses, who were employed by the department.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved South Africa’s request for a US$4.3 billion (R70 billion) loan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The storm is here. It is with us now,” KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala warned on Sunday.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia De Lille, says work being done on infrastructure projects across the country have the potential to contribute significantly to job creation and government’s overall economic recovery plan. However, the Minister has also sounded a warning on the need to root out corruption in the construction sector.
Eskom’s non-executive director, Sifiso Dabengwa, has resigned.
Eskom in KwaZulu-Natal is stepping up its efforts to remind qualifying indigent households to claim their benefit of limited free electricity, as provided by the government’s Free Basic Electricity (FBE) programme.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has appointed a ministerial task team to conduct an independent review of the University of South Africa (UNISA).
A South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) report has revealed that by the second week of July, the country had recorded 17 000 excess natural deaths.
South Africa like many countries around the world, dipped its toes into uncharted waters with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic has placed more impetus on South Africa’s plans to pursue new sources of growth within a fundamentally different context.
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has tested positive for COVID-19.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the department, which has deployed most of its forces and operations to the frontlines of the Coronavirus pandemic, has allocated R3 billion to COVID-19 operational costs.
COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus has killed 114 more people on Sunday, pushing the death toll to 6 769.
