The minister said he was confident that KZN was even prepared for a higher number of COVID-19 cases than expected.

The minister was in KwaZulu-Natal on a two-day visit to assess the province’s state of readiness as it approached the peak of its COVID-19 pandemic.

From Wednesday, both grades of petrol would go up by 5 cents per litre, while diesel would cost motorists 45 cents more.

The chart-topper has now reached a new peak on the 'Shazam global top 200' at number four this week.

Zweli Mkhize has returned to the province on another oversight visit to monitor its response to COVID-19 and said according his assessment, there had not been a total breakdown in the running of the health department in that province.

Gauteng has almost 36% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa, and an estimated 46% of active cases.

Speaking at a media briefing in Geneva on Monday, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that there were no shortcuts out of the pandemic.

The minister says we need to be prepared, and that even members of the public support the alcohol ban by government.

The pharmacy announced on Friday afternoon that it was shutting down its testing facilities nationwide due to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections across the country.

The rapper urged South Africans to adhere to social distancing guidelines and to wear their masks.

The power supplier said it received a request from Eskom to implement rolling blackouts due to high demand.

The family wants answers from the health ministry after a tweet by the patient said he was not fed in 48 hours.

The president said post-COVID-19, the economic landscape would be similar to that of a post-war landscape.

Santaco’s Gauteng chairperson Johannes Mkhonza made the announcement at a press briefing on Monday.

The premier said the provincial government did not want to give residents false hope, but there was evidence to prove that the lockdown had worked in Gauteng.

The province has been flagged as a cause for concern and over R50 million is being spent on the building of isolation facilities at hospital including in the Alfred Nzo, Amathole and Chris Hani Districts.

Last week, the Labour Court ruled that the business rescue practioners must first produce a business plan before they can take steps to retrench workers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is being briefed by Premier Sihle Zikalala on the province's COVID-19 response.