September 13, 2021

Two units at Kendal Power Station to return to power soon

National power utility, Eskom, says it expects two units at the Kendal Power Station to be returned to service early this week.This comes after the power station’s Unit 1 tripped in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing Units 2 and 3 to lose vac…

Over 73 000 Grade 1 & 8 online applications recorded in Gauteng

The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed that over 73 000 successful Grade 1 and 8 applications were recorded on day one of the Phase 2 of the 2022 Online Admissions applications.The department said that as of midday, a total of 73 305 success…

SAHPRA approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 and older

The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has given the green light for children aged 12 and older to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.According to the local drug watchdog, the approval is in terms of Section 21 of the Medicines and Relat…

Zikalala orders police to hunt down killers of three Inanda women

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has called on the police to hunt down the suspects linked to the murder of three women in Inanda on Saturday.According to reports, the women met their untimely death during an African National Congress (ANC) activit…

Zikalala encourages citizens to vaccinate

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has encouraged citizens in the province to get vaccinated in order to get the country to reach herd immunity quicker.He was speaking at the launch of the province’s first drive-through vaccination site at the UMhlat…

No link between COVID-19 jab and those who die: SAHPRA

No South African has died from the COVID-19 jab, as the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHRPA) continues to investigate the safety of vaccines.This is according to the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) Chairpers…

Minister Senzo Mchunu on water and sanitation services

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Senzo Mchunu, has noted the views shared by a number of individuals on the current activities relating to the provision of water and sanitation services in certain provinces throughout the country and the connot…

Premier Alan Winde update on Coronavirus COVID-19 on 13 September

As at 1pm on 13 September 2021, the Western Cape had 19 140 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 510 788 COVID-19 cases to date and 472 497 recoveries. Total number of COVID-19 cases to date510 788Total recoveries472 497Total deaths19 151Tot…

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