Babita Deokaran was shot outside her home in the south of Johannesburg on Monday morning, just moments after dropping off her child at school.

Babita Deokaran was a senior finance official in the Health Department, which is under investigation for corruption and fraud in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the province.

'It’s hard to feel compassion for people who contribute to other people’s deaths for unjustified and selfish actions.'

No violence has been reported after posters and statements were circulated on social media threatening mass demonstrations.

A 28-year-old man who worked for the City of Joburg is set to appear before the Boysens Magistrates Court on Monday morning following his arrest at the weekend.

Over half a million people between the ages 18 and 34 registered for the coronavirus vaccine on government's electronic vaccination data system on the first day that it opened.

The rail company is blaming technical problems.

This week Parliament heard that the tourism department wants to introduce a vaccine passport for South Africa, but there are still several international and legislative hurdles.

The health department said it wants to use the single-shot vaccine on those who they can't reach again for a second dose – like it is required with the Pfizer double dose vaccine.

This cohort started lining up for their jabs on Friday after the Department of Health announced that all South African adults can be vaccinated.

The department said young people were allowed to go through to the vaccine sites to get their jab after registering either at home or on the site.

Young adults in Gauteng account for the largest portion of those who have already registered on the EVDS portal, with 73,000, followed by the Western Cape's 53,000 and then 27,000 in KwaZulu-Natal.

This pilot project will be launched in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Many people have complained that they don't have transport money to visit the sites which may be partly to blame for the decline in demand.

Professor Shabir Madhi said in the case that the Constitutional Court was unable to postpone this year's elections, campaigning would have to be severely limited to prevent COVID-19 casualties reaching new record highs.

A green paper is now out for public comment. If the proposal is approved, it will see employers and employees paying up to 12% of their earnings into a state-run national social security fund.

The Health Department said that high numbers of COVID-19 infections in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were the major contributors at this stage.

Thabang Lephoi killed his son in November 2017 and buried the body in a shallow hole with rocks.

About 10 suspects stormed into the jewellery store at the Ekurhuleni Shopping Mall on Wednesday before taking expensive jewellery and cellphones.