South African News
Increased weekend vaccinations bring Gauteng closer to two-million mark
By: News24Wire Updated 53 minutes ago Weekend vaccinations have helped push Gauteng closer to the two-million vaccination mark, the health department has said. The province clocked... →
Covid-19: Western Cape contributes 32% of new cases
By: News24Wire Updated 1 hour 7 minutes ago South Africa, on Monday, recorded 5 575 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 2 461 758. According to a statement by the National Institute for... →
RBPlat declares R1.5bn dividend on record first-half performance
By: Martin Creamer Updated 1 hour 13 minutes ago Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has declared a R1.5 billion interim dividend in addition to the R482.3... →
Ramaphosa to appear before Zondo Commission next week 
By: News24Wire 2nd August 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to appear at the Zondo Commission on 11 and 12 August, the commission has said. "[The] President will first... →
Southern Africa part of Germany’s platinum-boosting green hydrogen strategy
By: Martin Creamer 2nd August 2021 Green hydrogen, which can be generated and then used with the help of Southern Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs), is a topic that has gained a... →
Ongoing decline in Eskom’s coal performance drove another ‘intensive’ period of load-shedding in first half of 2021
By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2021 A continuing decline in the performance of the Eskom coal fleet drove yet another “intensive” period of load-shedding in South Africa during the... →
More than 15 000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Western Cape as daily death toll reaches 104
By: News24Wire 2nd August 2021 More than 15 000 people have died of Covid-19 in the Western Cape, as the average fatality toll in the province reaches 104 deaths per day. Amid... →
We hope that we do not have to close school early again – basic education department
By: News24Wire 2nd August 2021 The Department of Basic Education says it hopes schools will not be forced to close again due to Covid-19 as the impact will be devastating.... →
