COVID-19 cases have increased by 1 673 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 25 937 in the country.
Abel Moffat Sithole has been announced as the new CEO of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and the Executive Director on the Board of Directors for the next five years.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has apologised for the break in its network, which has affected plans to capture the May applications for the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).
The whole country will move to level 3 lockdown from 1 June, including areas identified as hotspots.
The newly appointed Health Department Director General Sandile Buthelezi will take the reins from 1 June 2020.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has conveyed her sincere condolences to the family of a 20-month-old baby who lost his life in an accident involving a water tanker contracted to Rand Water.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to 24 264, the country is working around the clock to ramp up its testing capacity.
However, South Africa is now faced with the challenge of a shortage of test kits -- a problem not unique to the country.
“As a country, we are now facing a challenge with the global shortage of testing reagents. We understand it is becoming a challenge to many other countries,” said Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, on Tuesday.
The Minister said South Africa is in an urgent drive to source stock from around the world.
The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has ramped up its water and hygiene products supply to communities, as a means of curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the province.
The Department of Employment and Labour says the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has to date paid in excess of R15 billion to beneficiaries -- marking a historic first in terms of a lump sum paid out by the Fund within five weeks.
Places of worship may resume their services under level 3 of lockdown, with strict conditions in place.
