Breaking
Mzansi moves to lockdown level 1
President Ramaphosa has announced that the counry will now be under lockdown alert level 1 as infection rates drop including the arrival of more vaccines. [Read more]
South Africa
Government
Social grant increases from April 1
Social grant beneficiaries are hereby informed of the increases in SASSA grants, effective from April 1st. [Read more]
Breaking
Electricity prices to increase by 15%
Eskom will implement an average price increase of approximately 15% in the electricity tariff for standard tariff customers, starting from 1 April 2021 [Read more]
Government
Gauteng police get new set of wheels
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Police minister Bheki Cele handed over 65 new vehicles to the province’s police commissioner, Elias Mawela on Friday, February 20. [Read more]
COVID-19
Over 15,000 healthcare workers vaccinated so far
According to the Department of Health, over 15 000 healthcare workers received their Johnson & Johnson shot in five days. [Read more]
COVID-19
All you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
South Africa starts its first phase of the vaccination rollout. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be given to 80,000 healthcare workers countrywide. [Read more]
Breaking
National minimum wage increased to R21.69 per hour
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi has recently announced the increase of the National Minimum Wage from R20 to R21,69 per hour as from March 1. [Read more]
Government
Relief funding for ECD services
The Department of Social Development once again calls to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services to apply for relief funding. [Read more]
Breaking
SIU slams the brakes on PPE corruption
The Special Investigating Unit has released an investigative report on government personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement. [Read more]
Breaking
Mzansi puts vaccine rollout on hold
South Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after new studies released showed that it is less effective against the mutated SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variant. [Read more]