Kemp is best known for defending former President Jacob Zuma during his rape trial in 2006.
A report compiled by the department shows a whopping R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August last year.
The arts and culture sector in the Western Cape has lost more than R58 million since March. This as the COVID-19 lockdown has shutdown theatres and other venues.
The first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this week from India.
A report has revealed that more than R430 million was paid to service providers between June and August last year on sanitising schools.
The Restaurant Association of South Africa has urged South Africans to support eateries during these tough times.
The Tourism Equity Fund is aimed at drawing more black entrepreneurs into a sector ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown.
The country's recovery rate stands at 88%, meaning that 1,254,000 have recuperated.
South Africa is the continent's worst-hit country in the pandemic, with more than 1.4 million coronavirus cases and 40,800 deaths.
The groups say that South Africa remains under the firm grip of a second wave of COVID-19 and the need for assistance to the most vulnerable remained great.
Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane came under fire for failing to wear a mask, which is mandatory, and signed an admission of guilt on Monday.
Government and scientists have been criticised for sending mixed messages about the COVID-19 jabs with just a few days to go before the first batch arrives in South Africa for health workers.
Centre for Development and Enterprise executive director Ann Bernstein said that getting the rollout going as fast as possible was the most important issue facing the country today.
In the Middle East and North Africa, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing's growing regional influence.
In an encouraging sign, the Health Department said that 4,551 new infections had been picked up. It's almost half the number of cases reported the day before.
The president said government has embarked on an extensive communications campaign to educate the population about the jab and to challenge many of the misconceptions in circulation.
Several businesses that Eyewitness News spoke to said that they had struggled to settle their bills and maintain jobs since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the third ban on alcohol sales in December last year in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that all South Africans need to work together to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, to demonstrate its effectiveness and its safety – and to emphasise its vital importance in overcoming the disease.
