The Children’s Institute said after a year during which millions were thrust into desperate poverty, the government took the shocking decision to limit the Child Support Grant increase to just R10.
While under level 1, the cabinet of the Western Cape took a decision to lift the suspension on initiation practices, which was set to begin on Tuesday. However, the country has now moved to level 2.
The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill was still being processed and some were calling for the matter to be concluded as speedily as possible.
City of Cape Town officials said that the current curfew imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus would negatively affect the work they had done to stabilise the city's economy.
The National Council Against Smoking's Sharon Nyatsanza said 21% of South Africans use tobacco products.
The county's been dragged back to level two of the COVID-19 lockdown from Monday.
The department said 22 buses were stoned by irate taxi drivers on Friday morning, who also intimidated bus drivers and other transport operators in the area.
Board members of the Central Drug Authority are expected to work with the Social Development Department, law enforcement authorities and organisations to address substance abuse and its effects on families and communities.
Golden Arrow said that 22 buses were stoned on Friday in the Nyanga area and one company bakkie was torched in Phillipi.
In recent days, there was much talk and confusion around non-healthcare workers or people not 60 years and over-jumping queues at vaccination sites.
Cape Town residents will have to fork out more for water and electricity as well as other services as increases are on the cards.
The move by government to change the law has been met with criticism from some quarters.
Cape Town, though, was the best performing South African port as Durban, Gqeberha and Ngqura were placed at the lower end of the Container Port Performance Index 2020.
It has many fired up as it proposes a ban on owning a gun for self-defence purposes, with the DA saying people must protect gun ownership for self-defence as it was the last line of defence for millions of South Africans.
Minister Lindiwe Zulu presented her department's Budget vote on Tuesday.
The group also recently called on Sassa to pay people who have not yet been paid.
The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service last week called for public comment on a draft of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill.
However, the Western Cape Human Settlements Department on Monday said this was down compared to last year's figures.
