Tag: South Africa

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and then attempted to take his own life. “According to reports, the husband came home from ...

But at least we had the consolation of knowing that, had we been able to travel more than a few kilometres down the road to shop for groceries, what we ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African smokers rejoiced last month as President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted a ban on tobacco sales imposed as part of draconian measures to fight the ...

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Tuesday 12 May, announced that the confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have risen to 11 350. Mkhize did not announce an updated death toll ...

Johannesburg - Millions of jobless South Africans will learn today if they qualify to receive the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant. Zulu’s imminent announcement comes as some individuals and ...

Blom was born in 1904 in the rural town of Adelaide, tucked near the Great Winterberg mountain range of South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Blom was born in 1904 in ...

While South Africa has less than 9,000 infections, it’s still one of the highest numbers on the continent. The government imposed a lockdown late March that shuttered schools and businesses ...

While there is no formal public discussion as yet about whether the 2021 local government elections will be postponed, it is possible there will be some material disruption. The dynamics ...

Health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday that 511 health workers have tested positive for Covid-19 and two have died. Twenty-six have been hospitalised and two — a doctor and ...

Johannesburg - The expansion of South Africa's car manufacturing industry is central to government's economic development strategy but the coronavirus crisis has forced carmakers into survival mode and could push ...