The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a Pretoria High Court dismissal of former Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku’s application challenging the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) investigation outcome report.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on communities in the Gqudezi village in Fort Beaufort, in the Eastern Cape to stop making illegal water connections as government is losing billions of rands due to water loss.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will appoint contractors to unblock sewer systems that flow into the Vaal River.
Consultations have seen the COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme (LGS) extended by a further three months.
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza -- together with the Mpumalanga MEC of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Mandla Msibi -- has met with farmers and farmer organisations to discuss farm lease agreements, among other issues.
The Presidential Employment Stimulus has assisted to create 8 000 new jobs, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Three suspects are expected to appear before the Kuilsrivier Magistrate’s Court on charges of dealing in dagga and bribery.
The three were arrested on Saturday, after the South African Police Service (SAPS) received information about stolen vehicles and firearms at a farm outside Kraaifontein in the Western Cape.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa must forge a new economy in a new global reality.
A total of 979 beneficiaries of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package, which is administered by the National Arts Council (NAC), have been paid R160 million.
A total of 23 013 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 931 new cases, representing a 4% positivity rate, the Health Department said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a further 66 people died due to Coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 53 322 to date.
According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, 35 deaths were recorded in the North West, 15 in the Free State and six in Gauteng.
“We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased,” said Mkhize.
