Government has noted media reports and social media posts alleging that a South African woman has given birth to 10 babies and reportedly broken the world record.
Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 10 am this morning until 10 pm on Sunday.
South Africa has recorded 120 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, which pushes the death toll to 57 183.
Deputy President David Mabuza has reaffirmed that South Africa remains committed to protecting the human rights of people with HIV and other key and vulnerable populations.
Government remains committed and capable of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, executing a ramped up vaccination programme and running the national programmes under the acting Health Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate has welcomed the bail denial of former Transnet Board member and Gupta family associate, Iqbal Sharma.
The Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday ordered that Sharma remain behind bars until he appears again in court on 5 July.
This after the state proved that he was a flight risk as he had failed to disclose that he had transferred R264.4 million to Issar Global in 2016. The company is based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on leaders on the continent to speak with one clear voice to emphasise the primacy of multilateralism, and to express unwavering support for the full implementation of the United Nations Climate Change Convention and its Paris Agreement.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says while the rise in COVID-19 cases experienced in some provinces hasn’t yet gripped the whole country, efforts must be stepped up to fight the surge of infections.
The Minister today visited the Northern Cape to assess the province’s management of the resurgence of cases and vaccine rollout. He confirmed that the province has for weeks been in the third wave.
The Northern Cape’s COVID-19 hospitalisation has increased by 8% week-on-week, while the province is recording about 600 daily infections, with deaths on the rise.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on special leave to enable him to attend to allegations and investigations concerning contracts between the Department of Health and a service provider, Digital Vibes.
The Special Tribunal has granted a preservation order of R22.4 million to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to freeze the bank accounts of a further seven companies implicated in the Gauteng Education Department’s R431 million schools decontamination project.
