The ANC spokesperson said suspended party secretary-general Ace Magashule could not act on his own to suspend the president.

In commemorating Freedom Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa paid homage to the women of the Free State who staged a massive campaign of defiance against the pass laws in 1913.

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said that in view of the fragility of some of the country's health infrastructure, he was sceptical of how quickly the rollout would progress.

Makgoba was preaching at the Easter vigil at St George's Cathedral, in Cape Town on Saturday night.

One incident took place at the Sekanontoane Secondary School in Soweto, where an 18-year-old learner passed away on Tuesday after suddenly battling to breathe.

Magistrate Sipho Sibanyoni said that there'd been no evidence produced in court so far to prove that all four-accused pose as flight risks.

Acting provincial commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Major-General Thulani Gonya, said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday after an intensive investigation was conducted.

Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy following the king's interment in KwaNongoma in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that it was regrettable that load shedding was still being implemented today.

Last week, Mogoeng was ordered to retract and apologise for his comments made on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.

The king passed away in the early hours of this morning in hospital after spending weeks in hospital for what was initially reported to be a problem with his blood glucose levels.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande was speaking at a media briefing on Thursday on Cabinet’s decision on the NSFAS process amid protests where Wits students are demanding the scrapping of historic debt.

This follows a backlash over interviews she conducted with politicians following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Budget speech last month.

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng faced criticism after appearing to voice his full support for Israel during a webinar in June last year.

Well-known journalist, analyst and broadcaster, Karima Brown, died of COVID-19-related complications on Thursday morning.

According to the AA's estimates petrol is expected to increase by 66 cents per litre, diesel will go up by 57 cents per litre, and there will be a 49 cents per litre rise in the price of paraffin.

Eskom said the blackouts were due to load reduction which has been implemented from 5 am to 9 am on Sunday morning.

Most deaths were recorded in Kwazulu-Natal with 46 fatalities, followed by Gauteng with 33 and 26 in the Free State province.