Human Settlements Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has issued a strong warning to all implementing agents and contractors who perform poorly and do not deliver on housing projects.“We can no longer allow, under such a constrained fiscal environment, project…
The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed that over 73 000 successful Grade 1 and 8 applications were recorded on day one of the Phase 2 of the 2022 Online Admissions applications.The department said that as of midday, a total of 73 305 success…
South Africa has received at least $2 billion in financial assistance from the New Development Bank since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The New Development Bank is an initiative of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) count…
Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) seized 67 pieces of calcium hydroxide, which is used to produce crystal methamphetamine – commonly referred to as “ice” or “tik”.The “party drug”, weighing 132.41kg and valued at R40 million,…
National power utility, Eskom, says it expects two units at the Kendal Power Station to be returned to service early this week.This comes after the power station’s Unit 1 tripped in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing Units 2 and 3 to lose vac…
South Africa has now administered 14 690 586 COVID-19 vaccines, as the number of new infections continues to drop.According to the Department of Health, 15 424 COVID-19 jabs were distributed on Sunday.Meanwhile, there were 9 316 people who were fully v…
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza, has announced the reduction of the size of the disease management area (DMA) affected by foot-and-mouth diseases (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal.This follows the conclusion of the second roun…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has called on the police to hunt down the suspects linked to the murder of three women in Inanda on Saturday.According to reports, the women met their untimely death during an African National Congress (ANC) activit…
The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has given the green light for children aged 12 and older to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.According to the local drug watchdog, the approval is in terms of Section 21 of the Medicines and Relat…
