Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said that the government was concentrating its efforts on better GDP for a reason.

The finance ministry and National Treasury held a briefing to unpack the details of the measures meant to cushion workers who lost their jobs and uninsured businesses which were affected.

After their first loss to the British & Irish Lions, the Springbok team has made a number of changes in the hopes that they can turn their fortunes around on Saturday.

Reserve Bank Governor Kganyago said that the country should return to pre-COVID-19 GDP levels by 2023 but there was a general consensus that the events of the past few weeks could not be repeated.

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago also said that the effects of the looting would be felt for some time.

Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced the decision of the monetary policy committee on Thursday afternoon, saying the country's economy had continued to recover despite a number of setbacks.

Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni also warned that communities must not take the law into their own hands.

A total number of 135 accused persons were facing charges ranging from public violence, housebreaking with intent to commit an offence to theft.

For six days now, mobs have attacked malls, shops, small businesses, depots, roadside stalls and trucks - stealing whatever they can get their hands on with impunity.

The figure included 10 people who were killed in a stampede at a mall in Meadowlands.

Police spokesperson Jay Naicker said several people have been arrested, and more officers have been called to curb the unrest linked to the arrest of the former president on Wednesday.

Sunday marks two weeks since the last address on the lockdown measures meant to curb the spread of the virus, and the President is expected to address the nation again soon.

He was arrested outside the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal where former President Jacob Zuma is serving a 15-month sentence.

The company on Friday said the site had the capacity to deliver 3,800 vaccinations per day to the 3.5 million residents within close proximity of Midrand.

This follows the president’s announcement of a move to an adjusted level 4 lockdown and the prohibition on all non-essential travel in and out of Gauteng.

Justice Sisi Khampepe had been acting in the position, but that term has come to an end.

Deputy Governor Fundi Tshazibana said the bank had made provision for the COVID-19 pandemic to be around for a while and said there were measures in place.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on Thursday rejected the impact assessments submitted by the company.