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Ramaphosa to endorse digital platform for safety of journalists
29th January 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was due on Friday to endorse the launch of a digital platform for the safety of journalists on the... →
50 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available for Africa in April
28th January 2021 The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team has secured a provisional 270-million Covid-19 vaccine doses for African countries and at least... →
Western Cape government provides R10m to Prasa
26th January 2021 Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela on Tuesday announced that his department would be making R10-million... →
SA permanent representative Joyini amplifies call for UN Security Council reform
26th January 2021 South Africa’s newly-accredited permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Mathu Joyini, has reiterated the country’s... →
Western Cape prepares to deliver State of the Province address
25th January 2021 On Monday it was announced that the Western Cape’s State of the Province Address will be taking place in the Overberg region this year. The... →
Jackson Mthembu to be honoured with official funeral
22nd January 2021 The late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will be honoured with an official funeral category 1 at his home in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, on... →
NUM tackles De Ruyter over Eskom’s poor performance, load-shedding
21st January 2021 The National Union of Mineworkers on Thursday said it is unhappy with the load-shedding being carried out in South Africa and “very disappointed”... →
Govt chooses electronic vaccine roll-out system
20th January 2021 The South African government is establishing an electronic vaccination data system to assist with the management and surveillance of the Covid-19... →
Cape Town dam levels decrease to 87.5%
19th January 2021 The total capacity of dams supplying the Cape Town metropolitan area has decreased by 1.6 percentage points in the last week to 87.5 percent,... →
Over 20 000 people recently arrested for breaching Covid-19 regulations
13th January 2021 Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday said more than 20 000 people have been arrested and/or fined for breaching the Disaster Management Act,... →
Parliament blames inadequate planning for chaos at Beitbridge post
13th January 2021 After touring the problematic Beitbridge border post, the South African parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs has partly blamed a lack... →
South African doctors, engineers invent device for oxygen delivery to Covid-19 patients
12th January 2021 A group of South African doctors, engineers and designers based in East London has invented a medical device that revolutionises oxygen delivery... →
Eskom suspends rolling blackouts as demand ebbs
8th January 2021 South African electricity company Eskom said on Friday it was suspending rolling power cuts implemented this week as demand had dropped ahead of... →
AfDB to focus on investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth
8th January 2021 The board of directors of the African Development Bank has approved a new gender strategy for 2021-2025 focusing on investing in Africa’s women to... →
SABC concludes retrenchment process
8th January 2021 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has concluded its retrenchment process and reduced the number of affected workers to just over... →
SAB to challenge government’s alcohol ban in court
7th January 2021 South African Breweries said it would go to court to challenge the constitutionality of the government’s decision to ban alcohol for the third time... →
Renewed Zimbabwe lockdown necessary to save lives, party spokesman says
5th January 2021 A hard lockdown imposed by Zimbabwe’s government in response to a spike in Covid-19 cases is a “drastic yet necessary intervention” to save lives,... →
Durban’s mayor Mxolisi Kaunda tests positive for Covid-19
5th January 2021 The mayor of eThekwini municipality Mxolisi Kaunda has tested positive for the coronavirus, his results showed on Tuesday morning. Mayoral... →
South African fuel prices to rise across the board this week
4th January 2021 The retail price of fuel in South Africa will increase by up to 43 cents a litre from Wednesday, while the wholesale cost of diesel will rise by as... →
SA Covid-19 vaccine roll out plan ambiguous, Nehawu says
4th January 2021 A Covid-19 vaccine roll out plan unveiled by South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize at the weekend was very scant on details and ambiguous... →
Ramaphosa appoints Climate Change Commission members
18th December 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Climate Change Coordinating Commission established to coordinate and oversee... →
Amnesty says governments overstep in enforcing Covid-19 regulations
18th December 2020 Human rights organisation Amnesty International says that governments’ abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement... →
Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen
18th December 2020 Security forces on Thursday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the governor... →
Nigerian states close schools after pupils’ abduction
18th December 2020 Nigerian authorities have closed schools across some of its states after last Friday’s kidnapping of 300 schoolboys in Katsina State. According to... →
eSwatini PM to be given State funeral
18th December 2020 Late eSwatini Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini will be accorded a state funeral, Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku said. In a statement on... →
UIF/TERS needs to be extended To Garden Route, says MEC
18th December 2020 MEC of Finance and Economic Opportunities in the Western Cape David Maynier has said the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) TERS benefits need to be... →
Absa named best retail bank in Africa
17th December 2020 The regional operation of South African financial services group Absa has been recognised as the best retail bank on the continent, the institution... →
Namibia enters second Covid-19 wave
17th December 2020 Namibia is experiencing an increase of Covid-19 infections and in just two week recorded 13 Covid-19 related deaths, President Hage Geingob said on... →
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
15th December 2020 Somalia has cut ties with Kenya, accusing it of violating Somali sovereignty and territorial integrity. Relations between the two East African... →
Egypt receives second batch of Chinese vaccine
15th December 2020 Egypt has received a second batch of Sinopharm, the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese National Pharmaceutical Group, Asharq Al-Awsat... →
Western Cape premier says new Covid-19 rules need to be reconsidered
15th December 2020 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde was none too pleased with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly imposed Covid-19 regulations for the province. On... →
KZN beaches to be shut down on busy days – Ramaphosa
15th December 2020 Beaches and public parks in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province will be closed on what are traditionally the busiest days of the season as part... →
Pretoria thanks Saudi Arabia for backing Ramaphosa’s investment drive
15th December 2020 International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has expressed South Africa’s gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for backing President Cyril... →
Malawi gears up to arrest Bushiris for extradition to SA
14th December 2020 The government of Malawi is set to arrest fugitive self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, for extradition to South Africa,... →
Search still on for hundreds of missing school children in Nigeria
14th December 2020 Hundreds of students were still missing in Nigeria on Monday after gunmen attacked a boys-only secondary school in its Katsina state last Friday,... →
’Keep your religious beliefs to yourself,’ says SAMRC president Dr Glenda Gray
14th December 2020 President of the South African Medical Research Council Dr Glenda Gray has said that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng should keep his religious... →
Eastern Cape premier shuts beaches amid second wave of Covid-19
14th December 2020 Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has closed all beaches for the festive season as Covid-19 cases soar in the province. According to Eyewitness... →
Sassa announces end-January Covid-19 relief fund cut off date
8th December 2020 A R350 per month grant announced in April by President Cyril Ramaphosa as relief for poor families hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic will only... →
SA international relations department, ANC mourn late ambassador to Senegal Shope
7th December 2020 International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has expressed shock and sadness at the death of South Africa’s ambassador to Senegal, The Gambia and... →
Zondo throws Constitution at Zuma in court papers
4th December 2020 The Zondo commission of inquiry has asked in its Constitutional Court application, inter alia, for an order that former president Jacob Zuma may... →
Government urges SAA employees to be patient while it resolves unpaid salaries
4th December 2020 South Africa’s department of public enterprises said on Friday it was sympathetic to the plight of South African Airways employees who have not... →
