A total of 6 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.The revelation is contained in the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics released on Friday.With 1 056 more people killed, this represen…
The Department of Health has extended the offer of R100 grocery vouchers to people in their 50s who receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from 18 November 2021.This comes after the department announced that during November, R100 vouchers, re…
The South African COVID-19 Modelling Consortium (SACMC) says South Africa is likely to experience lower death and hospitalisation rates in the fourth wave due to vaccination coverage.“Increases in cases will still lead to increases in admissions, but a…
Gauteng Police have launched the 72-hour activation plan after a police officer was killed and two others wounded in the last 24 hours.In a statement, police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said in the first incident, an off-duty police officer att…
The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on residents to value their sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of illnesses in communities.“We are calling out on residents to have renewed relationships with their toilets. What we have found …
Deputy President David Mabuza says while significant progress has been made in containing the spread of COVID-19 infections – the country should not take its foot off the pedal. “The battle is not over. We are not out of the woods yet. We dare not let …
South Africa has reported 136 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 926 075.In a statement on Monday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the increase represents a 0.9% positivity rate….
South Africa has recorded 262 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 925 939.The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the increase represents a 1.1% positivity rate.A further eight COVID-19 rela…
MADRID – Eight migrants were found dead in a boat, off the coast of the island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Island regional government confirmed yesterday.The boat, carrying 62 people of Maghrebi (Morocco) origin, was discovered by Maritime Rescue servi…
