South African banks approve more than R30.6bn in Covid-19 relief . Local banks have so far approved more than R30.6-billion in relief to individuals and businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown imposed in response, the Banking Association...

South Africa's consumer confidence crashes to lowest level since 1985 . Consumer confidence in South Africa plunged to its lowest in about 35 years during the second quarter of 2020, dragged down by the outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent severe restrictions to almost all ...

SA reports 200 000 coronavirus cases, recording 100 000 new cases in just 14 days . The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa on Monday topped the 200 000-case mark - double the number of cases reported just 14 days ago on 22 June.

This means that 100 000 coronavirus...

Former VBS chief financial officer plans to plead guilty – NPA . Phillip Truter, the former chief financial officer of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, has indicated that he is pleading guilty on all charges against him relating to the defrauding of the bank, the Na...

Eastern Cape postpones return of Grades R, 6 and 11 due to increased Covid-19 cases . Due to a high number of Covid-19 cases at schools, the Eastern Cape education department has postponed the return date for pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11.

The department confirmed on Monday that pupils...

Gauteng not looking at a hard lockdown . The Gauteng government says it's ready to deal with the expected increase in coronavirus cases and it has not asked the national government to enforce a hard lockdown in the province.

It is, however,...

SA extends employment of soldiers to help enforce Covid-19 rules to September . President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Parliament of his decision to extend the employment of 20 000 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for service to enforce regulations aimed...

Tobacco group lodges leave to appeal ruling that kept cigarettes banned . The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has lodged an application for leave to appeal a court ruling that dismissed its challenge to overturn the state's ban on the sale of cigarettes.

National Treasury warns of debt spiral, refutes criticism of reneging on spending commitments . National Treasury on Friday warned in a briefing to MPs that failure to arrest South Africa's debt trajectory would see borrowing costs consume almost a third of the national budget by 2024 and slammed...

SAHRC to take City of Cape Town to court after naked man dragged from shack . The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) intends taking the City of Cape Town to court over its eviction policy following the forced removal of a naked man from his shack in Khayelitsha on Wed...