The party claims that it is failing in key areas such as testing and tracing as COVID-19 infections increase in the province.

Presenting the Appropriations Bill for adoption in the National Assembly on Friday, appropriations committee chairperson Sfiso Buthelezi said the move would benefit Eskom in the long run.

The Appropriations Bill will allow for the withdrawal of money from the country’s revenue fund to address service delivery as well as the country’s fight against COVID-19.

The agency and the Department of Social Development briefed Parliament on Thursday about the impact of COVID-19 on its various programmes.

The demand for a quick turnaround in processing tests is growing as the virus continues to spread rapidly.

Two of the country’s biggest healthcare groups, Life Healthcare and Netcare, briefed a joint meeting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces health committees on Wednesday.

The Western Cape would get the most access as it accounted for 65% of the country’s almost 53,000 coronavirus cases.

Other crimes include rape, compelled rape, murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances, and some other crimes.

Some say it would be reckless move at this point, but the council says it's losing billions.

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) said that without economic activity, thousands of jobs would be lost.

According to the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill, these crimes include rape, compelled rape, murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and some other crimes.

Friday’s Scopa meeting followed Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s appointment of Advocate Terry Motau to lead fraud and corruption investigations into the department and its water boards.

The president may have had his hands full with COVID-19 related urgent business, but he did find the time to sign the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill into law.

Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) believe the fence, valued at R37 million, was not fulfilling the role it was intended to, calling it a waste of money.

The Division of Revenue Bill shares revenue between national, provincial and local government.

The minister is in the province to inspect and check on its readiness for a predicted ‘huge surge’ in COVID-19 infections.

As of this afternoon, the country has a total of 34,357 coronavirus infections, with 16,808 recoveries.

Cabinet held a virtual meeting on Wednesday where members were briefed on the outcome of consultations undertaken by President Cyril Ramaphosa with various civil society organisations.