South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has crossed the 80 000 mark, after 516 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Wednesday.According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this means COVID-19 has claimed 80 469 lives t…
The Public Service Commission says it has noted with shock the recent media reports regarding the brutal killing of senior officials at the Gauteng Department of Health, Babita Deokaran, on Monday.The PSC has extended its condolences to the Deokaran fa…
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, has commended the vaccination of more than 120 000 mineworkers against COVID-19, which amounts to 20% of the workforce in the mining sector.The committee was briefed by the Minerals Council South…
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has reiterated the importance of all eligible people in South Africa to vaccinate for COVID-19, saying this would allow the economy to fully reopen and halt the runaway train of unemployment.Nxesi expressed t…
In an effort to expand the COVID-19 vaccination drive and reach as many eligible persons as possible, the Gauteng Provincial Government and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will open a vaccination site at the SABC’s Auckland Park Campu…
The Northern Cape Department of Education is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in schools, as the province continues to be hit by rising cases.According to a statement released on Sunday, the department recorded 526 new COVID-19 infectio…
A manhunt is underway to find the killers of a 62-year-old taxi owner who was shot and killed at the weekend, said Mpumalanga police.The taxi owner was brutally killed during a business robbery at Vosman near Witbank around 5:30pm on
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended young people for turning out in their numbers, and registering, to get the COVID-19 vaccine.“This fills me with great pride. Over half a million South Africans enrolled on the day that registration for over 18s