NatJoints said that it had been meeting daily to prepare for the day following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of the special official funeral for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

These fatalities take the country's known death toll to 91,061.

Mourners in Cape Town will be able to pay their respects to the anti-apartheid icon as he lies in repose for the next two days.

Eighty-one more people have died in South Africa after contracting the virus, taking the country's known death toll to 90,935.

The original ban was due to expire on Friday.

The daughter of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu fondly remembered her father in an interview with the media.

Twenty-five more people have died in the country, taking the country's death toll to 90,854.

Earlier this month, scientists welcomed the announcement that these procedures would be scrapped, saying that they weren't viable in the current economic climate.

According to court documents, Department of Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and Shell have been ordered to pay the applicants' costs.

Gauteng has been lashed by heavy rainfall over the past few days and the water level of the river has risen significantly.

Sadly, 15 more people have died in the country, taking the known death toll to 90,829.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, saying that not only has South Africa lost one of its finest patriots but we as a nation have lost one of the most courageous and beloved among us.

These fatalities, recorded over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, take the country's known death toll to 90,814.

Eastern Cape traffic spokesperson Unathi Bhinqose said its alleged that reckless and negligent driving were major contributing factors.

Earlier this year the country was shocked to learn that over 23,000 teenage girls and children were impregnated in Gauteng between April 2020 and March this year.

These latest fatalities recorded over the past 24 hour cycle take our known death toll to 90,587.

The Health Department said dozens of scientists collaborated to investigate the full spectrum of issues related to fighting the new coronavirus infection, including features related to the Omicron variant.

City of Tshwane confirmed emergency services were called to the Kloofsig substation in Centurion at about 1am. And they managed to extinguish the blaze.