South Africa

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha will on Friday launch the Mopani District Development Model.

A plan to mitigate the environmental impact of LandCare projects has been published by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated its commitment to working closely with the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and various municipalities in the province to ensure water supply in water stressed areas.

No load shedding is expected today as the generation capacity has sufficiently recovered overnight, Eskom said on Wednesday.

Limpopo Education MEC Polly Boshielo has expressed concern at the increasing number of reported bullying incidents in schools involving learners.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has called on all NSFAS funded students, who are registered at a public university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges, to order laptops online.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the South African Muslim community a blessed Holy Month of Ramadan.

The National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU) has slammed the brakes on a traffic and police officers’ syndicate, which has allegedly been hijacking trucks on Gauteng freeways.

South Africa has suspended the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure.

A total of 26 165 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Tuesday, with 848 new cases, which represents a 3.2% positivity rate.

This means that the country now has 1 559 960 confirmed infections since the outbreak.

Meanwhile, 67 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease, pushing the tally to 53 423 to date.

According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, 28 fatalities were recorded in Gauteng, 19 from the North West, nine from the Free State, eight from the Eastern Cape, two from the Northern Cape and one from the Western Cape.