About 4000 cases of re-infection with Covid-19 have been found in South Africa, Barry Schoub, the chair of the country’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines, said.

Workers at a Ladismith cheese factory have demonstrated outside the factory in solidarity with farmworkers in the area.

Drugs have been discovered at a storage facility belonging to slain Durban drug kingpin Yaganathan Pillay.

Eastern Cape police have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the murder of an e-hailing taxi driver in New Brighton. Three people have been arrested.

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers, used extensively to curb the spread of Covid-19, have a new set of standards which determine minimum alcohol content and prohibited ingredients.

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The Cape Town bust uncovered an illegal abalone drying facility at Willow Creek in Brackenfell.

In 2024, the Road Accident Fund's accumulated deficit is projected to breach half a trillion rand.

Provinces or municipalities not spending their allocated grants from national government - or not complying with grant conditions - could find the fund transfers withheld or allocated elsewhere.

The Estcourt Regional Court has sentenced the bookkeeper to 10 years' imprisonment on more than 500 counts of fraud.

South Africa has recorded 1 862 new Covid-19 infections, along with 110 new Covid-19-related deaths.

The Cape Winelands District Municipality has said its Fire Services and teams from CapeNature were fighting a blaze in the Banhoek area and Berg River Dam, Franschhoek.

Moderna is exploring several strategies to fight coronavirus variants, including booster shots and a new vaccine.

Vaccines remain the cornerstone for controlling infectious diseases, Professor Jeffrey Mphahlele from the SA Medical Research Council says.

There are four proposals from the SABC board that brought the number of possible retrenchments at the SABC from 600 to 303, members of Parliament heard.

The SA Federation Trade Unions has reacted with dismay at the way it was treated by police. This after protesters and police clashed in Keizergracht Street.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the social grants budget has been reduced by 2.2% while the number of beneficiaries is expected to increase by 300 000 people.

After Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa gazetted the renaming of Eastern Cape towns and airports, despite opposing submissions, the DA said the ANC government had gone too far.

The Western Cape Department of Health says this had been detected in some other provinces.

Between 2016 and 2018, more than 221 000 Eastern Cape pupils dropped out between their Grade 10 enrolment and their final matric exam, the DA says.