Twenty-five companies are expected to add at least 2583MW of energy to South Africa’s electricity grid once their renewable energy projects are complete, says Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe.The 25 companies were named as successfu…
Government has reiterated its commitment to changing the socio-economic landscape of the country through the work done in Special Economic Zones (SEZs).The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Fikile Majola, on Thursday visited the site …
The panel convened to evaluate the public nomination of candidates for South Africa’s next Constitutional Court Chief Justice has handed its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa.The panel, which is chaired by Judge Navanethem Pillay, was convened after …
South Africa has recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2 921 114. The Department of Health said the latest figures represent a 1.7% positivity rate. The department said a further 55 COVID-19 related deaths ha…
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that 1 000 voting stations in South Africa will have pop-up vaccination sites on Election Day, 1 November.Addressing the media on Friday, the Minister told the journalists these sites will target mainly ar…
To encourage more South Africans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, various companies and foundations have come on board to help boost vaccination rates by providing various incentives.Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said adults over the age of 60, who take…
World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, says the COVAX facility is working to secure agreements for the production of syringes as shortages loom.She was speaking during the organisation’s press briefing on the con…
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Friday approved vaccine booster doses for all healthcare workers who received the first shot as part of the Sisonke Study.This comes after the United States …
Government has reiterated its call to all registered South Africans to head to the polls in their numbers on Monday, 1 November, to elect councillors for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country’s nine provinces.Monday…