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City of Cape Town committed to rebuilding economy amid lockdown level 2
24th August 2020 The City of Cape Town on Monday urged all residents to continue wearing their masks, washing their hands and practising social distancing as the... →
Plastic carrier bags to be 100% recyclable by 2027
24th August 2020 South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy said on Monday that the department was in the process of amending a... →
DA wants Speaker to discipline Ndabeni-Abrahams over Icasa
24th August 2020 Parliament should take disciplinary steps against Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for defying the National Assembly by not... →
SA business owners reluctant to incur more debt under current economic conditions – Basa
24th August 2020 Business owners are reluctant to incur more debt while uncertain business conditions and a weak economic outlook hampers their ability to generate... →
DA calls on President Ramaphosa to take concrete steps against ANC corruption, not 'harsher slap on the wrist'
24th August 2020 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to lay charges of corruption against his own party members... →
City of Cape Town gets ready to roll out business retention and expansion visitation programme
24th August 2020 The City of Cape Town is preparing to implement its business retention and expansion (BR&E) visitation programme which will be rolled out in Cape... →
Mabuza should step aside as govt business leader due to illness – DA
21st August 2020 The Democratic Alliance on Friday called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint a new leader of government business in parliament given the... →
SIU freezes bank accounts linked to Gauteng Health Department Covid-19 tender scandal
21st August 2020 The Special Investigating Unit said on Friday it had obtained an interim court order freezing the bank accounts of 40 companies involved in suspect... →
Western Cape govt gives green light to mixed-use redevelopment
21st August 2020 The Western Cape provincial government has given the green light to the River Club redevelopment in Observatory, Cape Town which is expected to... →
‘Cape Town can get back to business,’ says Mayor Dan Plato
20th August 2020 During a council meeting on Thursday, Cape Town's executive mayor Dan Plato welcomed the city's return to business in full swing. Plato said... →
AfriForum files application for Botswana authorities seeking help on Motsepe-Radebe
20th August 2020 AfriForum's head of private prosecutions, Gerrie Nel, has filed a mandamus application against the South African justice ministry to force it to... →
Zandile Gumede 'rewarded' with R1.1m salary as MPL, says Outa
20th August 2020 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has said that corruption-accused former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, had been rewarded for poor... →
More 'disgust' and outrage over Zandile Gumede’s appointment as KZN MPL
20th August 2020 The South African Communist Party in KwaZulu-Natal said on Thursday it was “baffled, disappointed and flabbergasted" at corruption-accused former... →
SA parliament committee wants speedy prosecutions in Covid-19 corruption
20th August 2020 The South African parliament's standing committee on public accounts says it is seriously concerned about allegations of corruption relating to... →
SAHRC slams social media posts "glorifying" farm murders
20th August 2020 The South African Human Rights Commission has said it is investigating a complaint it received about social media utterances "glorifying" farm... →
Zimbabwe commission concerned about human rights violations
20th August 2020 The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over a crackdown against human rights defenders and urged the regional and international... →
Public Protector investigating KZN health MEC over potential ethics' breach
19th August 2020 The Public Protector is investigating a possible breach of the executive ethics code by KwaZulu-Natal health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, after a... →
ANC welcomes Zandile Gumede to KZN Legislature, DA is 'disgusted'
19th August 2020 The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal said on Wednesday that it welcomed the appointment of corruption accused former eThekwini mayor... →
DA wants Mboweni to explain why SA govt has not ended 'emergency procurement'
19th August 2020 South Africa's main opposition the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday it would ask Parliament to extract an explanation from Finance Minister... →
Eastern Cape premier announces R594m hospital refurbishment project
19th August 2020 Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane announced on Tuesday a R594-million project to refurbish hospitals within the province. Addressing the media... →
Mali's president resigns and dissolves parliament after mutiny
19th August 2020 Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint at a... →
ANC KZN reshuffles leadership deck in hopes of proper service delivery
18th August 2020 The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal has decided to change its leadership at various municipalities across the province in order to speed... →
Eastern Cape government officials investigated over Covid-19 tenders
18th August 2020 Ten government employees from the Eastern Cape are being investigated after it came to light that they were allegedly doing business with the... →
Eskom to implement rolling power cuts as generation units break down
18th August 2020 South African utility Eskom said on Tuesday it would implement rolling blackouts from 4pm until 10pm, and again the following day, after breakdowns... →
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters on anniversary of political power-sharing deal
18th August 2020 Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters, some burning car tyres, who gathered to mark the anniversary on Monday... →
Kenya private sector vows to fight corruption related to Covid-19 procurement
18th August 2020 The Kenya Private Sector Alliance has vowed to play its part in combating graft, amid rising public concern about alleged corruption surrounding... →
SA coalition urges parliament to draft a better, fresh bill amending Copyright Act
18th August 2020 South Africa's parliament must go back to the drawing board and begin a fresh process that results in a better amendment of the country's Copyright... →
Talks surrounding Ethiopia's contentious mega-dam to resume
17th August 2020 Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to present draft proposals within two days regarding the ongoing dispute over the management of the... →
Kigali temporarily closes two major markets following Covid-19 spike
17th August 2020 The city of Kigali in Rwanda has announced the temporary closure of two of its major markets following a surge in Covid-19 cases, effective Monday.... →
Social Development Dept avails R1m to combat gender-based violence
17th August 2020 The Department of Social Development has allocated R100-million in financial assistance to organisations combating gender-based violence across the... →
Power system severely constrained for this week ahead as return of generation units delayed, says Eskom
17th August 2020 Embattled State-owned power utility Eskom has warned that the power system will be severely constrained for the week ahead as the return to service... →
Ramaphosa moves SA to lockdown alert level 2, lifts alcohol and tobacco bans
15th August 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday evening announced the lifting of South Africa's much anticipated prohibition on alcohol and tobacco sales and... →
WHO calls for unity in developing Covid-19 vaccine
14th August 2020 The World Health Organization said that six months after first sounding the international alarm over Covid-19, the United Nations is now intensely... →
DA calls for prosecutors to act against Gigaba, Molefe and others after Zondo testimony
14th August 2020 The National Prosecuting Authority must use the explosive testimony before the Zondo commission of inquiry into State capture to act against former... →
Africa doing well to curb spread of Covid-19 – WHO
14th August 2020 Six months after Covid-19 was detected in Africa, countries have made a lot of progress to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to... →
SA unemployment fund Covid-19 relief disbursements hit 40bn mark
14th August 2020 South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund has now disbursed R40-billion in temporary relief for workers impacted by a lockdown the government... →
Stage 2 load-shedding to continue, Eskom says
14th August 2020 Despite successfully returning four generation units to service, Eskom on Thursday has said this will not stave off load-shedding and has announced... →
Eskom to resume rolling power cuts due to generation unit breakdowns
13th August 2020 South Africa's electricity utility Eskom said on Thursday it would implement rotational powercuts from 8am to 10pm due to an increase in... →
With 259 new Covid-19 deaths, SA records 568 919 cases
13th August 2020 Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday as announced that South Africa has recorded 568 919 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 259 new deaths since... →
Ramaphosa must 'grow a spine' and end hard lockdown – Steenhuisen
12th August 2020 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that president Cyril Ramaphosa needed to "grow a spine" and end South Africa's... →
ANC Gauteng condemns rising land invasion particularly in Tshwane
12th August 2020 The African National Congress caucus in the Gauteng legislature on Wednesday condemned increasing cases of the illegal sale of land in various... →
