President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sincere appreciation to the private sector for the R128 million pledge by companies and organised business to help fight the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in South Africa.
As part of the relief measures to cushion the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the early childhood development programmes and services, Social Development has received R496 million to assist the sector which is amongst the hardest hit.
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, believes that South Africa is right on track to roll out its vaccination campaign that is due to start in a few days.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2, for the late struggle stalwart Mme Rebecca Kotane.
A total 6140 government officials face criminal liability after investigations found that they had dipped into the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (TERS) to the tune of R41 million.
The procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services was characterised by flagrant and wanton disregard of the applicable law, policies and procedures, a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe has revealed.
However, intervention by the government agency saw the splurge reigned in and millions of rands being recouped through civil litigation, while criminal charges have been laid against the implicated.
The Western Cape province will officially commence its COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme by no later than 15 February.
Many South Africans are living with undetected tuberculosis (TB), while those who show symptoms delay seeking medical care, a survey has shown.
Eskom says the stage 2 loadshedding, which will be implemented today, has been exacerbated by the forced shutdown of five generating units at the Medupi Power Station.
A 36-year-old suspect, alleged to have been involved in the murder of an elderly woman, is expected to appear before the Witbank Magistrates' Court today.
The man handed himself over to officials at the Mondeor Police Station in Gauteng on Wednesday, following the 86-year-old woman’s murder at an old age home in Mpumalanga on 31 January 2021.
“This was after a manhunt was launched by police following an incident in which the elderly woman was murdered,” said the South African Police Service.
The woman had been robbed of her vehicle and several other belongings.
