During an oversite visit to coronavirus hot spots around the province, North West Premier Job Mokgoro announced there were now 4,186 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The power utility said that its network was currently under severe strain, with a number of areas in the province set to go dark.

Thousands of residents have been left without power after a fire destroyed a switching sub-station overnight.

During his oversite visit, Mokgoro will also open a 200-bed makeshift hospital at the Royal Bafokeng Mine.

The Energy Department has released the adjusted fuel price increases for July, which will also see the cost of diesel and illuminating paraffin rise substantially.

From next week, additional grades are expected to resume the academic year despite the soaring numbers of infections across schools in the country.

From 1 July, residents would have to pay 4.9% more for provincial hospitals, mortuaries, and ambulance services.

The PSA represents thousands of educators and administrative staff in schools across the country.

These amended regulations were presented by the Gauteng Department of Health for approval and will come into effect on Wednesday.

Santaco's leadership made the announcement during a virtual briefing on Sunday following what it called a lack of direction from Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Santaco President Phillip Taaibosch said taxis will carry passengers at full capacity and will also resume interprovincial travel without permits from Monday.

Level 3 lockdown regulations stipulate that taxis are only supposed to load 70% of each vehicle's capacity.

A councillor in the Mmametlhake District is among those nabbed.

These numbers continue to grow week by week while calls by teachers, governing bodies, unions and parents for schools to remain closed are also escalating.

Saturday’s government's planned meeting with taxi associations was postponed without explanation.

Lesufi has called for the Orania to be reviewed, saying it didn’t symbolise inclusivity and democracy.

In its daily report, the Health Department said the total number of confirmed cases in the country had risen to 131,800.

The rolling power cuts are already being implemented in some regions and could last up until 10pm.