South Africa

The Compensation Fund has received over 200 claims from health workers as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, will this morning visit the Tshwane University of Technology, Ga-Rankuwa Campus to assess its state of readiness for the phased return of students to the university.

Schools in Gauteng recorded an 85% attendance of learners and educators for the first day of reopening of schools on Monday.

The Department of Employment and Labour has closed two labour centres as one employee at each office has tested positive for COVID-19.

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has urged the public against bogus and potentially harmfully personal protective equipment (PPE).

Some Driving License Testing Centres (DLTC) and the Motor Vehicle Registering Authority (MVRA) in Gauteng have reopened their doors while others will do so next week.

South Africa recorded its deadliest 24 hours with 82 new COVID-19 deaths reported on Monday.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has dismissed four senior officials in its Protection Services Department, who have been found guilty of procurement irregularities.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza, on Monday condemned the circulation of a child pornography video that has been circulating on social media.

Ten out of 747 licensed liquor premises inspected in KwaZulu-Natal have been shutdown for contravening the COVID-19 regulations.

It is the first day of school for Grade 7 and 12 learners across the country under the COVID-19 learning environment - complete with face masks, screening and social distancing protocols.

The Cape Town Labour Centre will shutdown on Monday as one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19.

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increasing at a startling rate in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the public not to be alarmed but to prepare to deal with an upsurge in numbers.

Mpumalanga has recorded its first death as the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2 312 to 48 285.

Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, says most of the country’s schools are ready to receive learners on Monday morning.