South Africa

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is finalising critical tenders to address sewer spillages into the Vaal River and its surroundings.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has urged the elderly to sign up for their COVID-19 vaccine, as the country implements the second phase of the vaccination rollout plan on Monday.

Due to a loss of 10 generating units at seven power stations at Eskom this past weekend, the power utility is implementing stage 2 load shedding.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed that 87 sites are ready to open their doors to vaccinate the elderly as the country ramps up its biggest inoculation effort on Monday.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, is anticipating a slow start to the COVID-19 vaccination rollout that gets underway this week.

The Department of Employment and Labour has called on work seekers in the Nkomazi Municipality to avail themselves for possible work opportunities in the cane cutting farms.

South Africa on Sunday recorded 2 585 new COVID-19 cases after 27 543 tests were conducted, representing a 9.4% positivity rate.

Deputy President David Mabuza has commended the leadership of Eskom on progress made in the construction and the correction in the design defects at the Kusile Power Station.

The Camperdown Regional Court has slapped a former KwaZulu-Natal prosecutor with five years’ imprisonment for corruption, theft and defeating the course of justice.

Aggravated robberies such as carjacking increased by almost 5%, in the first three months of 2021, the latest crime statistics have revealed.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has bemoaned the prevalence of violence in South African communities, saying this phenomenon was growing to “unacceptable proportions”.

The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV)  against women and children has once again reared its ugly head in the country’s 2020/21 fourth quarter crime statistics.

While the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded significant declines in contact crimes, murder and attempted murder increased in this category, Police Minister Bheki Cele has revealed.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has decried the callous murder of 24 police officers in the country in the first three months of 2021.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has started to prepare for the successful implementation of the Forestry Master-plan, which will ensure the creation and sustainability of decent employment, long-term investment, and the transfer of skills and expertise to the next generation.