South African Tribune

The Ombud Council has commenced its work to fulfil its statutory mandate, with the Ombud Council Board holding its first meeting on Wednesday, 26 May 2021.The Ombud Council is established in terms of section 175(1) of the FSR Act. Its objective is to assist in ensuring that financial customers have…

Virtual walk-through of CTICC ‘vaccination centre of hope’ and digital press conferenceTomorrow, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town and Discovery will undertake a site visit to check the readiness of the CTICC mass ‘vaccination centre of hope’, ahead of it its activation on Wednesday, 7 July 2021.The…

MEC for Health, Madoda Sambatha express grave concern with the increasing number of Covid-19 positive cases in the North West province in the past two weeks. To date the province has reported 101 096 positive case and 82 620 recoveries which translates to 81.7% recovery rate.“We are gravely concerned by…

The Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Mr Senzo Mchunu, will host a virtual media briefing on the current public service wage negotiations.The virtual media briefing will take place as follows:Date: 5 July 2021Time: 13:30 – 14:00Platform: Zoom (Webinar ID: 988 7356 8365 | Passcode: 943294)https://gcis.zoom.us/j/98873568365?pwd=UFFxYWVvODFRK1U3KzU4ZXBxeGZlUT09Media Participation: Journalists may…

Teachers and staff in basic education urged to get vaccinated in the final week of the programmeEducators and staff in the basic education sector are urged to go to the vaccination sites to get their Johnson & Johnson vaccine injections.The vaccination programme in basic education continues even after schools went…

Mitchells Plain Hospital of Hope has been reactivated with first COVID-19 patients admittedToday, I visited the Mitchells Plain Hospital of Hope, one of our dedicated COVID-19 field hospitals, to conduct oversight over the hospital’s preparation during the third wave.The 200-bed capacity field hospital began admitting patients last week Wednesday and…