Blanket reopening of schools was risky – Motshekga on why she backtracked . Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says it was decided not to go ahead with the reopening of schools on Monday because not all of them were at the same level of readiness, and some were not yet c...

No school should re-open without necessary precautions in place – Ramaphosa . As the world commemorates International Day for Protection of Children and Global Day of Parents on Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa assured parents, educators and learners that governme...

A court must first rule on whether DA virtual congress is lawful - John Moodey . Democratic Alliance (DA) leadership hopeful John Moodey has written to the party's public representatives, objecting to the proposed plans for a virtual leadership conference in October, challenging it...

EFF, Public Protector lose ConCourt bid to appeal interdict against Gordhan remedial action . The Constitutional Court has dismissed a leave to appeal application which the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane lodged in a case involving Public Enterprises Mini...

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.

At an online p...

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.

In the past two days, National...