South Africa moves to postpone elections
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will relocate to hold off South Africa’s city government elections, initially set to be kept in October 2021. The commission pointed out the Moseneke report released previously today as a crucial aspect behind the post ponement, in…
South Africa passes peak of third Covid-19 wave as it reviews lockdown restrictions on Sunday
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi states that signs indicate South Africa having actually passed the peak of a 3rd Covid-19 wave. Kubayi stated in a media instruction on Friday early morning (23 July), that while this is welcome news, there are still issues that the…
Government moves ahead with plans to reopen schools in South Africa
The Department of Basic Education is continuing with strategies to resume schools, states acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Ntshavheni stated that Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga will inform the country on the re-opening of the education sector on Sunday (25 July). South Africa…
South Africa prepares for schools to reopen – with a key change
Schools throughout South Africa are set up to resume on Monday (26 July), together with an anticipated evaluation of the present adjusted lockdown 4 policies. South Africa transferred to an adjusted level 4 lockdown at the end of June in action to the 3rd wave…
How much money kings, queens and traditional leaders get paid in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has actually gazetted the main wages federal government will pay to kings, queens and other conventional leaders in South Africa. The gazette– which uses retroactively from 20 April 2020– covers a wide variety of functions, consisting of the nationwide and provincial homes…
IEC report suggests South Africa’s local government elections be postponed – no later than February 2022
A report commissioned by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has actually discovered that South Africa’s city government elections will not be totally free and reasonable if they are kept in October. The report was managed by previous Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke…
Big changes proposed for South Africa’s state of disaster and lockdown laws
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has actually required composed discuss the Disaster Management Amendment Bill, which proposes a significant shake-up for South Africa’s state of catastrophe guidelines and by extension the nation’s Covid-19 lockdown guidelines. South Africa stated a nationwide…
White South Africans are leaving the country in their thousands: Stats SA
Statistics South Africa has actually released its mid-year population price quotes for 2021, revealing that the nation’s population continues to grow, to 60.1 million individuals. The nation tape-recorded a net boost of 520,628 individuals in between quotes in 2020 and 2021, Stats SA stated. StatsSA…
Government moves to stop ‘next phase’ of insurrection in South Africa: report
The South African government is entering a ‘clean-up’ phase of its response to this past week’s violent riots and looting, which includes taking steps to stop unrest from spilling over to other parts of the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday night characterised the week-long…
Ramaphosa to address South Africa on Friday evening
President Cyril Ramaphosa will resolve the country on Friday night (16 July) about the violent demonstrations and robbery which occurred in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal today. In a media instruction on Friday afternoon, acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stated that the instruction will…
3 lockdown scenarios for South Africa – and where things are heading right now
Professional services firm PwC has actually released a brand-new financial outlook that includes projection situations for South Africa’s lockdown levels, and their most likely influence on the economy. The report, released as the nation ends a violent week of demonstrations and robbery, concentrates on both…