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The minister on Friday briefed the media on travel regulations under lockdown level 1. FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula addressing the media on 16 September 2020 at the launch of Prasa’s integrated security plan in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. Picture: @EsethuOnDuty/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Friday said travellers by flight would have to […]

Gauteng has recorded an 18% school dropout rate this year with the highest impact in grade R. FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday said that while there had been an improvement in school attendance across the province, more than 53,000 pupils had dropped […]

A magnitude 2.8 tremor struck about 5 kilometres southeast of Randfontein and rattled areas on the West Rand. FILE: A seismograph takes readings of an earthquake. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – The South African Council for Geoscience on Thursday said that there was no need to panic after the latest seismic activity in the west of […]

Officials said that in its current form, the regulations for international travel were a major blow for the tourism and hospitality sectors in the province. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape government will be seeking an alternative to the risk-based approach for international travel announced earlier this week. Officials said that in its current form, […]

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that while learner numbers were increasing gradually, she was concerned that there were still learners who had not returned to school yet. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS. CAPE TOWN – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is appealing to parents to send their children back to school. […]

Mlamleli case politically motivated, say supporters ahead of court appearance Former Mangaung mayor, Olly Mlamleli, is among the seven suspects expected to appear in court for the R255 million Free State asbestos contract. ANC supporters of former Mangaung mayor, Olly Mlamleli, gather outside a Bloemfontein court on 2 September 2020 where the former mayor is […]

Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that national and provincial experts were examining all the experiences of countries currently battling a second wave of coronavirus infections. FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at […]

Six people were killed and four more wounded in a shooting this week. A view of Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – There are fresh calls for the beefing up of policing in Khayelistha. It follows a shooting in which six people were killed and four more wounded this week. No arrests […]

Economists have weighed in during a webinar on investment outlook beyond COVID-19. FILE: A business notifies customers of its closure due to power cuts. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Economists are warning that South Africa needs to urgently address energy shortages and the low growth rate while implementing economic structural reforms and restoring business and consumer […]

The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Premier David Makhura has warned residents against complacency as the country tries to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections. The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. […]