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The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, will officially hand over the Cape Town City Hall to Parliament’s Presiding Officers as an alternative venue for the State of the Nation Address. [read more: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/cape-town-city-hall-be-handed-over-parliament-presiding-officers-sona]- The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it has noted comments and questions regarding the status of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Israel. The department believes that the debate appears to have been prompted by President Cyril Ramaphosa accepting a letter of credence from the Ambassador of ... See more
- Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, is pleased with South Africa's summer crop plantings estimates despite the heavy rains. Didiza said that the 2021/22 agricultural season started with rising concerns that floods would damage crops in provinces, including North West, Free State, and parts of the ... See more
- The Western Cape Department of Agriculture's State Veterinary Services has issued a quarantine notice to pig farmers in Thembalethu, Southern Cape, following laboratory results confirming African Swine Fever (ASF) in the area. African Swine Fever was also detected in KwaNonqaba outside Mossel Bay earlier this month. Western Cape A... See more
- The Commission on Gender Equality has retracted its statement on COVID-19 vaccination and the impact it has on women’s reproductive health. “On the 16th January 2022, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) issued a public statement to the media in which we erroneously quoted an article published in a medical journal which alleges poss... See more
- Parliament has appropriated an amount of R300 million to assist the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality implement a long-lasting solution to the raw sewage spillage at Bonaero Park, thanks to the intervention of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements. This follows a petition presented by the residents of Bonaero Park to the commi... See more
- State power utility Eskom says efforts to restore power to parts of the Eastern Cape are on track following delays due to persistent heavy storms in the area. According to Eskom, the storms have caused damage and interrupted power supply to villages in the Chris Hani, Amathole, OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo district municipalities. Eskom has... See more
- South Africa conducted 38 912 COVID-19 tests on Thursday, with 4 100 new cases, representing a 10.5% positivity rate. Meanwhile, the Department of Health reported 160 deaths, of which 34 occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the majority of new cases are from Gauteng... See more
- National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has denied allegations that he has not cooperated with an IPID investigation into the murder of Western Cape detective, Lt Col Charl Kinnear. On Thursday, in a statement, Sitole said, on the contrary, he had referred an investigation associated with the murder of Kinnear to IPID for t... See more
- Young people in South Africa have been urged to explore the post-matric opportunities provided by both government and the private sector. There are many alternatives that are available for those who want to improve their matric results, those who want to re-write and those who want to work after matric. Khanyisile Cele, from the Career... See more
