Covid-19 testing backlog is 96 480, government confirms . In a statement released shortly after midnight, the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Covid-19 testing backlog was 96 480, after three different figures were presented on Thursday.

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South Africa's Eskom sees lower risk of power cuts during winter . South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom expects only 3 days of stage one power cuts, where up to 1 000 megawatts is taken off the national grid, during the winter period when demand increases, t...

Lockdown: Cabinet condemns attacks on individual ministers . President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet has lashed out at critics who have suggested that individual ministers are responsible for controversial decisions related to lockdown regulations, which have been i...

Government declares 7 metros, 5 districts Covid-19 hotspots . Government has declared seven metros and five districts coronavirus (Covid-19) hotspots where lockdown alert levels may be escalated and movement restricted after the country moves to level 3 on June 1...

South Africa's central bank says lenders can handle coronavirus crisis . South Africa's central bank said on Wednesday the coronavirus had resulted in far reaching risks to financial stability and banks' profitability would suffer, but lenders were in a good position to wea...

Sharp drop in Covid-19 testing due to test kit, reagent shortage . As an expected spike in Covid-19 cases looms, South African laboratories are facing a critical shortage of test kits and reagents needed to conduct coronavirus testing.

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Govt says tobacco ban a matter of public health . The government has for the first time published its comprehensive case for banning the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown, saying emerging research shows smoking leads to more severe cases of...

Covid-19: IEC looking at postponing 2021 local government elections . The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is in consultation to possibly postpone next year's local government elections due to the Covid-19 pandemic, IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela told...

Coronavirus: Dlamini-Zuma, Mkhize double down on cigarette ban . Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma stuck to her guns on the medical reasons for the cigarette ban during the Covid-19 pandemic, and denied being friends with...

SA's economic reopening while Covid-19 numbers rise is unique – Mkhize . South Africa found itself in the unique position of lifting lockdown restrictions as the national number of Covid-19 infections surged, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told the National Council of Provinc...