South Africa

South Africa has officially received its first shipment of one million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

Parliament has sent condolences to the family, comrades and friends of Priscilla Tozama Mantashe, who passed away on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has assisted  six traditional health Practitioners (THPs) in developing safe and standardised traditional medicines for commercialisation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late Justice Khayelihle Kenneth Mthiyane by designating the judge’s funeral as a Special Official Funeral Category 2.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 today on developments in relation to the country’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) -- developer and operator of the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) -- has signed four new investors that are estimated to be valued in excess of R49 million, and are expected to create about 100 new jobs.

The North West has identified 21 COVID-19 vaccination sites as the country gears up to roll out its vaccination programme.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has assured social grant beneficiaries that SASSA cards will not stop working on 31 March 2021.

With the much-anticipated arrival of South Africa’s first batch of the COVID-19 vaccination today, President Cyril Ramaphosa has rallied every sector of society to play its role in ending the pandemic and resuscitating the economy.

South Africa saw a marked decline in rhino poaching during 2020, with the killing of rhino declining by 33%.

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education will this week visit three provinces to assess school readiness for 2021 academic year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the opening remarks at the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba on Tuesday.

South Africa has recorded 1 453 761 COVID-19 cases, with 4 525 new cases identified as of Sunday evening.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the COVID-19 pandemic as a health, humanitarian, social and economic crisis, which African countries are responding to collectively.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday undertake an oversight visit to the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) construction site.