Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that government would appeal the North Gauteng High Court ruling and said that this appeal must be heard on an urgent basis.

Chairperson of the state capture commission of inquiry, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, briefed the media on the commission's work during the coronavirus lockdown.

Ministers in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster are briefing the media on matters related to the enforcement of level 3 lockdown regulations.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is briefing the nation on the level 3 lockdown regulations that will kick in on 1 June.

For the first time in the history of the Billboard's Hot 100 charts, two woman rappers have now landed a number one single.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is briefing a joint virtual meeting of Parliament’s committees charged with oversight of Public Enterprises on developments in state-owned enterprises, including SAA.

Angie Motshekga said the principles of opening schools at the right time was accepted once all conditions had been met.

The grant will be paid to qualifying unemployed individuals who are permanent SA residents and refugees registered on the home affairs system.

The country is still under level 5 lockdown due to the coronavirus and will move to level 4 on Friday.

In a statement, the department said the total number of tests conducted to date was 133,774, of which 6,868 were done in the last 24 hours.

The president’s address follows a Cabinet meeting on Monday that discussed ways to strengthen the country’s socio-economic recovery plan.

Last week, the Red Ants demolished homes at the Kokotela informal settlement in the area.

In a statement, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the were 165 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,055.

The department said the country also now had a total of 52 people who have succumbed to the virus with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces recording two new deaths.

The country also recorded an increase of COVID-19 death-related cases with the total number sitting at 48. The Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces recorded their first deaths.

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The Presidency said it had deemed it necessary to make the test results public to reassure the nation that the President is in good health and continues with his duties.

From Friday morning, the country will go into a 21-day lockdown as government tries to curb the spread of COVD-19, which has killed almost 20,000 people around the world.