Gauteng
Nxesi: Unrest in KZN, GP affected 75,000 workers and could lead to layoffs
The Labour and Employment Minister said government would assist them with the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
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Ngizwe Mchunu a flight risk and could interfere with investigations - NPA
Ngizwe Mchunu made his first court appearance on Wednesday on charges of incitement to cause public violence. He's accused of instigating the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last week.
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Makhura: SA’s township economy to be hardest hit by looting, violence
Nationwide, more than 45 people have died as mobs target shops, businesses and trucks in various parts.
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Cele: SA under strong surveillance amid violence and looting
Several areas in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are buckling under mass looting on Tuesday afternoon despite desperate pleas from the president and several ministers for the violence to stop.
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19 people killed in looting & violence in Gauteng, Makhura confirms
The figure included 10 people who were killed in a stampede at a mall in Meadowlands.
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SAPS members on leave being called in to help deal with riots, looting
The violence has been intense and widespread, but largely localised in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal.
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CSIR notes decrease in new COVID-19 infections in Gauteng
Senior researcher at the CSIR, Ridhwaan Suliman, said that they'd observed a decrease in new infections of 13% week-on-week.
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Second person killed as violent riots continue in parts of Gauteng
In Gauteng, groups of people ran amok in central Johannesburg, Alexandra, Vosloorus and Ekurhuleni and other parts of the province on Sunday.
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'A devastating blow for Joburg': Politicians remember late Mayor Makhubo
Johannesburg Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo died on Friday morning, almost a week after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 complications.
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High infection rate spills over to Gauteng's neighbouring provinces
The CSIR's Dr Ridhwaan Suliman said there were fears provinces surrounding the nation's COVID-19 epicentre could follow the same trajectory as Gauteng.
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Officials expect WC to hit COVID-19 third wave peak at the end of July
Health authorities are anxiously awaiting Gauteng to hit its peak as the Western Cape is predicted to follow the same trajectory two to three weeks later.
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SA records 26,485 new COVID cases and 175 more deaths
Gauteng continues to account for more than half of these cases at with 16,091 cases.
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COVID-19: Gauteng health dept repurposing its budget to recruit more staff, beds
There are more than 7,000 COVID-19 patients currently in private and public hospitals; the majority are being accommodated in private facilities.
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‘Jabs save lives’ - Gauteng Educ Dept alarmed as 9,000 teachers refuse vaccines
The department said 9,113 employees in the sector, including those with comorbidities, had turned down their opportunity to receive their Johnson & Johnson jab.
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Over 5,000 health workers recruited in Gauteng to assist with rising COVID cases
More beds have now been added to the existing count, to help ease the pressure, with facilities now at 91% capacity.
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COVID third wave in Gauteng sees more than 7,000 people being hospitalised
In the last reporting cycle, South Africa recorded a daily new infection rate of more than 19,000, the highest picked up in this third wave.
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Netcare now caring for 45% more Gauteng COVID patients than 2nd wave peak
Hospital management has reiterated the Delta variant, which is 50-60% more transmissible than the Beta variant, is driving the surge in new coronavirus cases being recorded in the province.
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SA records 122 more COVID-19 deaths as scientists worry about Delta variant
The Ministerial Advisory Committee co-chair Professor Koleka Mlisana warned at the week that the rapid rise in infection in Gauteng is likely to be just the start.
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LIVE: President Cyril Ramaphosa gives the latest COVID-19 update
The president is meant to address several issues around the spread of the virus, including vaccinations and the doubling of cases with the delta variant.
