A body was found in central Johannesburg early Thursday after an unexplained blast ripped through a busy street at rush hour the previous evening, the emergency services said.
"These patients have been chosen according to surgical backlog lists at every hospital, and incorporates waiting time and prioritization according to clinical needs," Gauteng Health Department spokesperson said.
"Government is implementing urgent measures to reduce load-shedding in the short term and transform the sector through market reforms to achieve long-term energy security," National Treasury said.
"I want to express our sincere and profuse apology for having taken you through a very difficult stage of intensive load shedding," Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said.
The e-hailing drivers demanded attention from the companies as well as the government, noting that they will be going on strike on Monday.
South Africa's graft-tainted ex-leader Jacob Zuma is receiving medical treatment in Russia, his spokesman said Friday, a day after the country's highest court upheld a ruling that he should return to prison. "Zuma travelled to Russia last week for health reasons," the 81-year-old's spokesman Mzwanele Manyi said in a statement. Manyi added that the trip "was private, it was not a secret," after the information was published by local media.
"For South Africa, expanding digital infrastructure is one of the primary engines of economic growth [and] the development of information technology is key to the competitiveness of our economy," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
"Brics continues to grow stronger, more reliable, and more influential as a platform that advances the common interests of the global south. Through joint efforts, Brics is today a force for progressive change in global affairs and cannot be ignored," the African National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general, Gwen Ramokgopa said.
"Let us build better, stronger, and safer rural communities. Let us leave no one behind," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
South African Police launched a manhunt after a mass shooting incident in the township of KwaNobuhle near the town of Kariega in the Eastern Cape province. Police revealed that five men and one woman were killed in the mass shooting while three men and one woman were wounded.
"In light of Mandela Day, we are calling on everyone — food donors, partners, corporates and the South African public — to join us in our mission by pledging a symbolic donation representing Mandela's 67 years of service," Alan Browde said.
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) announced last month measures to resolve the water crisis that was responsible for the cholera outbreak.
"Due to high demand and slight reduction in generation capacity, Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented at 13:00 today until 05:00 on Tuesday," Eskom said. The company, which has been applauded lately for a significant decline in load shedding, took to Twitter on Monday to announce the update, which is likely to upset many. In the last few weeks, South Africans experienced a drastic drop from 12 hours daily to only two hours on a daily basis.
At a Johannesburg kindergarten, excited children made snowballs and attempted to catch flakes with their tongues -- some having never witnessed snow before.
Ramaphosa described Thursday morning as "sad" and urged the investigators to find the root cause of the leakage that killed 17 people including three kids.
As per William Ntladi, spokesman for the emergency services, the officials received a call about an explosion around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday and later it was found that there was a gas leak instead. These gas cylinders were found in a shack, adding that this kind of gas is usually used for illegal mining.
In a report prepared for the presidency, Director at Private Office of the President, Republic of South Africa, Saul Musker, revealed that the government is taking steps towards simplifying work permit regime rules.
"Among other things, this means that auto manufacturers need to be supported to expand their investment in the production of new energy vehicles in South Africa," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
The minister revealed that the government is planning to get rid of load shedding and create a buffer to "ensure that the South African economy is able to realize its potential."
South Africa's corruption watchdog on Friday absolved President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he breached executive ethics in a farm cash scandal that spawned into one of the biggest storms of his career.
While initially there were reports of a tornado that led to flooding across large parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed that it wasn't a tornado but a landspout.
Naledi Pandor, who serves as South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, hosted her counterpart Annalena Baerbock--the minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany--in Pretoria prior to the meeting.
"Shuga" is expected to reach several million followers when its third South African series debuts on Tuesday, with an especially high audience among young women, who account for around quarter of all new HIV infections in Africa. HIV campaigners have over the years played an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping the show's plots.
Following his visit to the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris last week, the South African leader shared his views in the weekly newsletter on Monday.
The generation executive pointed out that there has been an improvement specifically at Tutuka, Duvha, Kendall, and Majuba power plants. Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa also addressed the media during the Sunday briefing and said the country is closer to achieving its target of 70 percent Energy Availability Factor (EAF).
Even though the WHO target was to reduce TB cases to 215,900, the number exceeded 226,689 in 2022.
South African trade unions and the power utility Eskom had been in talks since April and now, after discussing for months, they have finally come to an agreement of three years, where workers will get a 7% hike every year. Negotiators for the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), and the Solidarity Union have reached an agreement, after bargaining with Eskom.
"We're looking to China to help us to resolve that problem with regards to the availability of equipment," Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said.
The NHI aims to support South Africans, many of whom are unable to fund their own basic health care needs. It will be implemented in several stages and is said to cost billions of dollars.
South Africa's energy company, Eskom is all set to receive 1,000 megawatts of gas-fired energy from the Southern African country, Mozambique.
