Zondo commission to hear some evidence in the evenings, due to limited time frame 
5th August 2020 The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of State capture has started making arrangements to hear evidence in the evenings due to the... →
Uganda's tough approach curbs Covid-19, even as Africa nears 1m cases
By: Reuters 5th August 2020 Uganda's crumbling public hospitals, doctors' strikes and corruption scandals make its success in the fight against the new coronavirus all the... →
Tanzania opposition names presidential candidate who survived shooting
By: Reuters 5th August 2020 A politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt will challenge Tanzania's president in October elections, his... →
Central African Republic receives food assistance from World Food Programme
By: African News Agency 5th August 2020 The World Food Programme on Wednesday welcomed the first delivery of food assistance to the Central African Republic using barges along the Ubangi... →
Egyptian parliament approves amendment to criminalise bullying
By: African News Agency 5th August 2020 The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country's penal code to criminalise bullying in the North African country.... →
State capture inquiry: Testimony of former Free State human settlements boss postponed
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 Chairperson of the state capture commission of inquiry, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has granted the former head of the department of human... →
ICU mortality reduced by at least 25% since the introduction of dexamethasone - Mkhize
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 South Africa has benefitted from various treatment developments that have led to a reduction in the mortality rate, as Covid-19 infections surge... →
MKMVA slams Covid-19 graft
By: African News Agency 5th August 2020 South African liberation struggle veterans have condemned the looting and corruption that has characterised the disbursement of a Covid-19... →
It's possible that SA could experience a second surge of coronavirus cases – Zweli Mkhize
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 The real risk of experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases remains, so containment measures must not be abandoned, Health Minister Zweli... →
WHO experts expected in S Africa to assist with Covid-19 response
By: Yvonne Silaule 5th August 2020 The World Health Organization has deployed 43 global senior experts to South Africa to assist the country with its Covid-19 response, Minister of... →
South Africa records 521 318 Covid-19 cases, 345 new deaths
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday has announced 521 318 confirmed Covid-19 cases have been recorded in South Africa, with 345 new deaths... →
Deputy public protector finds Eastern Cape facilities in shocking state
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 Deputy public protector, advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has found that Livingstone hospital patients were fed "inadequate" food, and there was only one... →
Police brutality spiked during lockdown – ISS seminar
By: Sane Dhlamini 4th August 2020 Police brutality cases in South Africa spiked when the national lockdown was instituted to delay the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19, according to... →
