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Proposed changes to school infrastructure regulations

Friday, July 1, 2022

The Department of Basic Education has extended the deadline for the submission of comments on the amendments to the regulations relating to the minimum norms and standards for public school infrastructure.

Winter rainfall boosts dam levels

Friday, July 1, 2022

While the overall outlook of the national water levels improved slightly week-on-week, the Department of Water and Sanitation reiterated its call to water users to exercise maximum caution when utilising water.

Odendaalsrus police station closed due to OHS non-compliance

Friday, July 1, 2022

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services has prohibited the use of the South African Police Service station in Odendaalsrus, Free State, due to non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

SA calls for probe into migrant deaths

Friday, July 1, 2022

South Africa has joined the African Union and the United Nations in calling for an immediate independent investigation into the deaths of at least 23 migrants who attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish city of Melilla.

SA reports 399 new COVID-19 cases

Friday, July 1, 2022

South Africa recorded 399 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the number of laboratory confirmed case to 3 993 843.

Changes to 2022 tax filing season

Friday, July 1, 2022

With the filing season getting underway today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made significant changes to the 2022 tax filing season.

Eastern Cape communities receive forestry plantations

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Makhotso Sotyu has handed over forestry plantations to communities in Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape as part of government’s efforts to transform the economy and create jobs.