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Making headlines: DA calls for the immediate release of Level 3 regulations, Covid-19: Death toll hits 524 as cases rise and, parliament unhappy over slow progress in water and sanitation probe

 

DA calls for the immediate release of Level 3 regulations

The DA has called on government to urgently release the new regulations which will explain the national lockdown under Level 3.

This follows the National Coronavirus Command Council postponing its briefing today for the second time.

DA shadow Minister of Trade and Industry Dean Macpherson criticised government for its “shambolic” handling of the Covid-19 lockdown Level 3 regulations which were supposed to have been given to the country on Tuesday.

 

Covid-19: Death toll hits 524 as cases rise

The first person between the ages of 10 and 19 has been recorded as having died with Covid-19 as the death toll increased to 524 in the past 24 hours.

This brings to three the number of people under the age of 19 - two of whom were in the 0 to 9 age group. 

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa was 24 264 on Tuesday and the number of recoveries stands at 12 741. 

 

Parliament unhappy over slow progress in water and sanitation probe

The committee on public accounts in South Africa's parliament said it was not satisfied with the slow progress in a probe into unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at the Department of Water and Sanitation and at water trading entities.

The department is investigating the allegedly irregular awarding of scores of contracts which Human Settlements, Sanitation and Water Minister Lindiwe Sisulu earlier this month said involved about R16.5-billion in irregular expenditure.

Parliament's public accounts committee said it would ask the auditor-general to conduct a special audit as there was evidence that the finances of water boards were not being run in accordance with proper accounting practices.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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