The ruling means that Steinhoff can start settlement payouts to the tens of thousands of claimants who lost out in its share price plunge.

The country's known death toll now stands at 94,117.

The Health Department said that the vast majority of these fatalities were recorded before Tuesday and were uncovered as part of its ongoing audit of the backlog.

The Health Department said only 36 of these people died over the past 48 hours, meaning the vast majority of the fatalities occurred before Monday.

The Health Department has confirmed that 100 more people have died after contracting the virus in South Africa.

The Health Department has confirmed 87 more deaths but it is once again pointing to the backlog in reporting as only 25 of these fatalities occurred over the past 48 hours.

Police said three people opened fire from a vehicle in Inanda, North of Durban last week killing the six men who were sitting behind a store.

The majority of these latest fatalities were confirmed during the ongoing audit by the Health Department, meaning that these people died sometime before Friday.

The Health Department's Foster Mohale said that the vast majority of these fatalities were identified during a recent audit exercise to address backlogs.

These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, take our known death toll to 91,561.

These fatalities, recorded over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, take the country's known death toll 91,451.

The 9-meter-long carcass was discovered on Tuesday morning and government has dispatched a team to collect samples.

National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said that if the blaze was started deliberately, the country needed to unite.

According to the Health Department, 87 more people have died in the country after contracting the virus, taking our known death toll to 91,312.

The cause of the fire is not yet known but a 49-year-old man has been arrested on charges of arson and theft.

These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, take the country's known death toll to 91,228.

The document was due on 31 December but Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said that it was postponed due to the mourning period that's being observed for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

Thursday's storm uprooted trees, flooded roads and damaged both public and private property in several municipalities.