Suppliers warned against price gouging

The Gauteng Department of Economic Development has warned suppliers not to inflate the prices of essential items listed under the Consumer and Customer Protection and National Disaster Management Regulations and Directions.These are items issued in terms of Regulation 350 of Government Notice 43116 (Regulation 350). The warning comes after reports…

Mpumalanga partners with Sasol to vaccinate 19 000 people

The Mpumalanga provincial government has collaborated with Sasol to launch a massive COVID-19 vaccination drive at Sasol Recreation Club in Secunda.Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane and Health MEC Sasekani Manzini, together with Sasol executives, unveiled the massive drive on Monday. According to the provincial government, this initiative will allow employees of the…

National migration, urbanisation conference kicks off

The first national Migration and Urbanisation Conference, which seeks to bring together stakeholders interested in the study of migration, kicks off today.Hosted by the Department of Social Development and Statistics South Africa, the five-day virtual conference will establish a knowledge base of issues related to various aspects of migration and…

J&J doses from Gqeberha ready for distribution in SA

Aspen has confirmed the release of the much-needed COVID-19 vaccines to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to be used in South Africa. “The first supplies to South Africa of the J&J COVID-19 vaccines, from the new API source located in Europe, will be released to J&J from its flagship Gqeberha-based manufacturing site…

Social Cohesion Programme to promote unity in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the provincial government has started a process towards engaging communities and has developed an intense social cohesion programme that will promote unity among Africans and Indians to ensure peace and harmony.Zikalala said the Communities-in-Dialogue Programme will be activated on an urgent basis and will employ…

Communities commended for assisting in KZN recovery

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, has commended communities and South Africans from all walks of life who have rolled up their sleeves, and are assisting in the clean-up and recovery efforts across the province.“The people of KwaZulu-Natal are indeed re-engineering and re-opening our province for business and investment again. We are…