Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, on Monday received results confirming that she has tested positive for COVID-19.The Minister’s positive result comes in the wake of the detection of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, which the World Health …
Gauteng continues to see continued high levels of COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions, as the fight against the Omicron variant begins.According to Dr Waasila Jassat of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, hospital admissions have mostl…
South Africa has reported 2 858 new COVID-19 cases, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) figures.This was 362 fewer infections logged than the previous day.According to the data, this takes the total number of registered…
Protecting the country’s domestic tourism has been identified as the main priority after South Africa was placed on a travel ban by several countries, following the identification of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.This was consensus reached by relevant s…
National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has expressed disappointment at the travel restrictions imposed on certain African countries, including South Africa, by some countries in light of the identification of the new COVID-19 variant.The O…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed the transfer of convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius to a correctional centre in Gqeberha to start a dialogue with the family of his victim, model Reeva Steenkamp.The disgraced Paralympic gold m…
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it expects the international cricket series between India and the Proteas in South Africa to go ahead following concerns that the tour may be put in jeopardy due to the emergence of…
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic Union Buildings, TshwaneMy Fellow South Africans,Earlier this week, our scientists identified a new variant of the coronavirus that causes the CO…