An investigation by 'Daily Maverick' brought to light a report by the department revealing that more than R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August last year.
The president has extended his condolences to the minister's family and colleagues.
YouTube, Instagram and Facebook content creators will now also have the opportunity to receive recognition for their work.
In a statement released on Monday, the IEC said it was seeking a postponement on the basis that the latest regulations curtail political activities imperilling the freeness and fairness of the elections.
The discussion comes as the country's coronavirus death toll has breached the 30,000 mark.
The icon, mentor, and doyenne of SA food writing died on Sunday, family members have reportedly said.
Jobs were lost due to the effects of COVID-19, people’s health took a toll, and many lost family members, friends and even celebrities who they loved.
Western Cape government spokesperson James-Brent Styan said that as COVID-19 infections continued to rise, hospitals were filling up and alcohol abuse was a major concern for the weeks ahead.
The utility said that its system was severely constrained, with capacity shortage being caused by the loss of multiple generation units and high load losses.
JBay Rage organisers on Monday said they were very concerned about the increase of coronavirus infections in the Kouga district in the Eastern Cape, and therefore decided to cancel the event.
Last week, the Department of Basic Education announced all matrics would need to sit again to rewrite the leaked maths paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2.
The announcement by the organisers followed a COVID-19 outbreak after a Ballito, Durban, event held from 27 November to 4 December.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is briefing the media on the progress of the matric examinations.
Consumers have been camping on e-commerce sites during the lockdown and it is expected Black Friday will be no different.
Friends originally aired from 1994 until 2004.
However, the commission was disappointed that two voting stations opened late due to service delivery protests in Naledi, Soweto, and the Eastern Cape.
The trio were arrested on Tuesday morning for alleged fraud and corruption in promotional appointments within the directorate for priority crimes investigations.
The Education Minister visited the home of the late Keamohetswe Seboko's family today.
