Major spike in SA's COVID-19 fatalities raises death toll to 38,288
Eight hundred and thirty-nine more people have passed away after contracting the virus.
Eight hundred and thirty-nine more people have passed away after contracting the virus.
The utility suspended stage two rolling blackouts at 11pm on Monday night after returning some units to service at its ageing power plants.
These fatalities have pushed the death toll to 37,449.
South Africa's recovery rate has increased slightly to 82% meaning just over 1,098,000 people have recovered so far.
The UAE-based airline said that the suspension would run from Saturday until 28 January due to unspecified operational reasons.
These latest fatalities have pushed the country's known death toll to 35,852.
According to the BBC, AU head and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised all of the doses will be used this year.
Gauteng accounts for the lion's share of these infections, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and then the Western Cape.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said he's particularly concerned by the refusal of many to wear their masks, adding that 7,455 citizens had been apprehended since 29 December for endangering their own lives and those around them by refusing to cover up.
The Health Department has also confirmed that more than 13,000 infections have been picked up.
He claims the army arrested his security guards and rounded up everyone else found on his property.
The Gauteng Agriculture Department said the hippo was first spotted at the end of last month in Chartwell.
The Health Department reported that 441 more people had died after contracting the virus - with the death toll now at 31,809.
South Africa has racked up a record number of new infections - with 21,832 cases reported in the past 24 hours.
The latest fatalities have pushed the country's death toll to 30,524.
The Health Department has confirmed 434 more fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours.
The Health Minister said government was still in talks with pharmaceutical companies and no deals had yet been signed.
The Health Department has also confirmed another 16,726 new infections have been picked up over the past 24-hour period.