South Africa

South Africa has recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2 921 114.

In a bid to mitigate the high unemployment rate among young people in South Africa, the Department of Employment and Labour and the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund have announced the opening of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI)’s National Pathway Management Network (NPMN) Innovation Fund funding round.

When the dust settles after the 1 November Local Government Elections, councillors need to quickly adapt, and understand and respond to all community needs, says Social Surveys Africa Director, Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato.

Participating in an election is a form of “affirmation” for some transgender people and an opportunity to participate in the democratic process as their authentic self.

Department of Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, says the demand for student funding has increased due to the impact of COVID-19.

The Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) levels have shown stability in the past few weeks, despite recording a minor fall this week.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will officially open applications for the 2022 academic year on Tuesday, 2 November 2021 until 7 January.

Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, says Eskom does not expect this weekend’s special voting process and Election Day to be hampered by load shedding.

South Africa has administered 191 264 COVID-19 vaccines, pushing the total to 21 924 915.

Experts have urged small business owners and media entrepreneurs to use digital marketing to their advantage, and grow their online presence and businesses.

Government has committed to address the concerns raised by truck drivers protesting the use of foreign nationals by employers to drive trucks on South African roads.

The South African Cabinet has extended its well-wishes to the matric Class of 2021 as they commenced with the National Senior Certificate examinations.

The Department of Home Affairs has announced that this weekend their operating hours across the country will be extended ahead of the local government elections.

State owned power utility, Eskom, has announced that it will implement Stage four load shedding from midday today (Wednesday) until the early hours of Friday morning.

Eskom says it plans to add at least 30GW of new generation capacity – mainly from solar and wind energy sources – to the system over the next 10 years.