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City of Johannesburg elects new Mayor

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Johannesburg has a new Executive Mayor after Jolidee Matongo was elected to lead the city unopposed during an extra-ordinary council meeting on Tuesday.

Man held for attempting to bribe SIU investigator

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of a Mpumalanga man by the Hawks for allegedly trying to ‘bribe’ an SIU investigator in a COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender investigation.

Working on Fire team to assist in Canada

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme will on Tuesday evening deploy 109 firefighters and management officials to the province of Manitoba in Canada, to assist with firefighting efforts in that country.

Zikalala hands over water tankers to Ugu disaster centre

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has handed over six water tankers and four vehicles valued at approximately R12 million to the Ugu District Municipality Disaster Centre, to ensure that the community has access to water.

SA-Kenya JCC to bolster relations

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, will participate in the inaugural South Africa-Kenya Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), which gets underway today in Kenya.

Gauteng online school applications open

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Gauteng Education Department says Phase 1 of the 2022 admissions online application period is open from today until 3 September 2021 for learners who are currently in grade 7.

Committee embarks on inquiry into intelligence services failures

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) Chairperson Jerome Maake has recently received an approval from the Houses of Parliament to embark on an inquiry into allegations of intelligence failures by the intelligence services.

SA records 6 787 new COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

South Africa has recorded 6 787 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 540 222 since the outbreak.