The department announced the decision after a man in Bloemhof was found not to have stayed at home, as instructed by officials, after testing positive for the coronavirus and was later found on a farm in the Free State.

As it stands, the North West and Northern Cape are the only two provinces with no known positive cases of the coronavirus.

The bank made the announcement amid growing calls for consumer reprieve as the country grapples with the spread of COVID-19.

As the world grapples with the growing number of COVID-19 deaths and new infections, schooling and socialising have moved online as many find themselves in enforced lockdowns or recommended self-isolation.

The government has reported 38 new cases with the Eastern Cape as the latest province to be affected, a day after the Free State confirmed its first cases.

In a statement released on Saturday, Rogers’ family said the musician died from natural causes.

The power utility said it will suspend load shedding from noon on Sunday due to an improved generation system and low demand.

The health department has announced that an additional 13 cases have been recorded since Friday's announcement.

Earlier this week health minister Zweli Mkhize, and other members of the inter-ministerial task team dealing with coronavirus in the country, held a press briefing to explain the evacuation process and the 21-day quarantine programme.

The group, who have not tested positive for the coronavirus, will stay at the Ranch Resort in Polokwane under strict quarantine for 21 days as a precautionary measure.

Zuma has returned to South Africa after leaving for Cuba, where his office said he was receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed medical condition.

Eskom says due to the improvement of generating power on Saturday, it is able to provide relief to customers who have been experiencing power cuts for weeks.

Shabalala died on 11 February in a Pretoria hospital after suffering a long illness. He was 78.

The foundation has released a statement in which it reiterates the former president's statement that he does not agree that apartheid was a crime, during an interview.

Mpianzi drowned in the Crocodile River at a lodge the North West while on a school orientation camp.

The power utility says four of its generating units successfully returned to service overnight after it has announced the implementation of Stage 3 load shedding on Saturday.

The struggling power utility says despite some of its units returning to service on Friday night, they have has to accommodate the shortage of capacity and replenish reserves.

On Thursday, the rescue practitioners announced the cancellation of some international, regional and domestic routes in a bid to cut costs at the cash-strapped airline.