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Minister lauds yacht crew

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

The participation of the first complete crew from townships across Cape Town in the Cape2Rio yacht race demonstrates that the process of transformation continues to progress and deepens in communities.

President condemns Free State racism incident

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned an alleged violent racist incident at the Maselspoort Resort just outside Bloemfontein on Christmas day.

Measles cases on the rise

Friday, December 23, 2022

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced on Friday that measles cases continue to soar across the country.

According to the latest data, South Africa has recorded 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles cases for specimens collected between 8 October and 17 December across all provinces.

Statistics show that 216 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from five provinces with a declared measles outbreak, namely Limpopo (110 cases), Mpumalanga (64 cases), North West (27 cases), Gauteng (10 cases), and Free State (five cases).

Govt demands action in engineer kidnapping case

Friday, December 23, 2022

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on law enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned to apprehend the criminals responsible for the kidnapping and hijacking of two engineers contracted by the Mhlathuze Water Board last week.