Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced the 2021 Easter road safety statistics on 8 April. He compared this year's statistics with the 2019 road fatalities figures due to the hard lockdown restrictions that were imposed in the country last year.
During a webinar on World Health Day 2021, South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize outlined some of the lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During a webinar on World Health Day 2021, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize outlined some of the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. #WorldHealthDay #COVID19news
Following years in the legislating process, the Political Party Funding Act, which garnered both support and rejection by political parties and other sections of society, is finally effective. The act will regulate public and private funding of political parties represented in the national and provincial legislatures.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced adjustments to the level 1 lockdown regulations for the Easter long weekend. This is what you can and cannot do this Easter.
Three senior government officials from the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority made their first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 31 March 2021. They were arrested on charges of corruption. #Corruption #Hawks #NPA
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 30 March 2021 on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced that the country will remain on alert level 1 but with adjustments ahead of the Easter holidays. #Ramaphosa #Covid19news #Lockdown
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa gave an update on the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package (PESP) programme, which is designed to act as an aggressive injection of income into the economy that enables ambitious proposals that create opportunities for employment and collaboration. The National Arts Council (NAC) was entrusted by the department the administer the PESP. #NationalArtsCouncil #PESP
The four police officers who allegedly killed Mthokozisi Ntumba was granted bail at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 26 March 2021. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) said that they were happy with the outcome. #MthokizisiNtumba #Police
The four police officers who allegedly killed Mthokozisi Ntumba appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court for judgment on their bail application. Bail was granted at the amount of R8,000 for each police officer. #MthokozisiNtumba #Police
Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that cabinet is considering the group of ‘occupational health and safety stream of workers’ to be included in phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. #Vaccines #COVID19news
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made her second appearance on perjury charges at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 25 March 2021. #PublicProtector #BusisiweMkhwebane
The four police officers accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba during a student protest returned to the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 24 March 2021 for their bail application. #Ntumba #Police #Protests
South Africa is seeing a rise in the number of babies and children either being abandoned or given up for adoption by parents struggling to survive the devastating impact of COVID-19. Eyewitness News spoke to Door of Hope, an NGO helping abandoned children, and a desperate mother who almost gave up her baby for adoption.
South Africa is seeing a rise in the number of babies and children either being abandoned or given up for adoption by parents struggling to survive the devastating impact of COVID-19. Eyewitness News spoke to Door of Hope, an NGO helping abandoned children, and a desperate mother who almost gave up her baby for adoption.
Tom Moyane's advocate Dali Mpofu told Pravin Gordhan's advocate Michelle Le Roux to "shut up" as he tried to make an objection at the State Capture Commission of inquiry on 23 March 2021.
The South African government has ordered 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The four police officers accused of the murder of Mthokozisi Ntumba have been formally charged with murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 17 March 2021. The case has been postponed to 24 March 2021.
