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Public Protector Mkhwebane to appear in court on perjury charges today
The under-fire advocate faces three counts of perjury when she appears the North Gauteng High Court this morning.
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DA demands that police arrest officers seen in sjambok assault video
A video circulating on social media shows two police officials, one using a sjambok on a man and another slapping a second man earlier this week.
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Calls for permanent, specialised facility to destroy illegal firearms in WC
When police confiscate weapons, they're first stored before being shipped to Gauteng to be crushed and melted down.
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DA backs calls to ease lockdown restrictions in WC
Provincial health authorities said active cases in the Western Cape were on the decline.
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Relief in sight for over 200k Sassa disability grant applicants
Sassa officials told Parliament they expect all the medical assessments to be completed by the end of March, after bringing more doctors on board to conduct them.
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Without guidelines, ANC's step aside resolution could be abused - Mathabatha
In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News, Limpopo ANC chair Stan Mathabatha has defended ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, warning that those making claims against him have to provide evidence to that effect.
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SA records 12,710 more COVID-19 infections, 566 more fatalities
These fatalities have pushed the national death toll to 38,854.
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Surgeon Peter Beal now facing murder, fraud charges
He is accused of being responsible for the death of 10-year-old Zayyaan Sayed.
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Wines of South Africa: Wine exports increased by 7.7% in 2020
Wine exports hit almost 320 million litres - despite a five-week ban on exports and huge challenges at the Cape Town Port terminal due to COVID-19.
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Mkhize: We’re working to identify weaknesses in provinces' COVID efforts
Mkhize has been assessing hospitals in the Vhembe district in Limpopo on Wednesday along with Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba, among other officials.
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Public Protector Mkhwebane due to appear in court tomorrow on perjury charge
Busisiwe Mkhwebane will appear in court on Thursday morning on a charge of perjury.
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Extend UIF TERS support scheme, Maynier tells Nxesi
David Maynier said the tourism and hospitality industry were already hard-hit, and jobs were being lost as a result of the continued closure of the beaches, the curfew and the alcohol ban.
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Welcome 'Bhodloza' Nzimande laid to rest, TVET college to be renamed after him
The 73-year-old former Ukhozi FM station manager and veteran presenter passed away last week from COVID-19 related complications.
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SABC workers march to Union Buildings over retrenchments
Workers embarked on a full-blown strike over retrenchments at the public broadcaster.
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Business, civil society weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine funding
The South African Chamber of Commerce said the failed R200 billion and COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme should be repackaged to finance the vaccine rollout.
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I can never ask police to water spray people - Zulu on Sassa incident
Lindiwe Zulu and Sassa officials briefed the committee after being called to account for the lengthy queues and violent incidents that unfolded at the agency’s offices this past week.
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Mkhwebane finds MEC Bredell guilty of breaching ethics code
The Public Protector has found Bredell had indeed breached the Executive Ethics Code when he wrote to the acting mayor of George.
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Mandela Foundation says allegations against CEO, COO taken very seriously
A Sunday Times report suggested a report was related to allegations of procurement impropriety, the misuse of company credit cards and the abuse of power.
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COVID-19 protocols minimised infections at exam marking centres, says dept
Forty-five thousand markers were appointed and just over 300 who tested positive for the coronavirus were released.
