The headless body of a girl, 6, was found by her uncle in Ntabamhlophe, KZN. The police announced the arrest of a suspect on Saturday.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said ‘there might be some proposal on restricting the movement of inter-provincial travel.’
The first detection of the Omicron variant in Europe was announced on Friday. It was found in an unvaccinated young woman that returned to Belgium after a trip to Egypt recently.
More countries restricted travel from South Africa on Friday, citing the threat of the new variant. Here is a list of the countries.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that on Friday, 12 deaths were recorded, bringing the fatalities to 89 783.
The ANC lost out on the mayoral position despite having an outright majority in council yet again. The EFF’s Tebogo Babuile was elected mayor of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality.
Hitman Mzila Mchazeni Simakahle – who is already serving a life sentence – was sentenced to double life for the murder of two taxi bosses in 2018.
The NICD said on Friday it is likely that vaccines will still offer high levels of protection against hospitalisation and death.
“We have been very transparent with scientific information. We identified, made data public, and raised the alarm as the infections are just increasing. We did this to protect our country and the world in spite of potentially suffering massive discrimination,” said Professor Tulio de Oliveira.
Within hours, Britain, Israel, Singapore, Japan and Germany had restricted travel from South Africa citing the threat of the new variant.
A warning for hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours this weekend in parts of SA was issued by the South African Weather Service.
In 2020, one of the most expensive purchases by a single shopper on Black Friday was R300k. Will that figure be surpassed this year? Follow the live sales as they trickle in.
It was a bleak Black Friday for retailers in 2020 as sales fell by more than R5 billion. This year is expected to be an improvement.
Dr Tulio Oliveira said the B.1.1.529 has taken authorities by surprise and while it will take some time until its full significance is known, the variant is predicted to have enhanced transmissibility and significant immune evasion.
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday, 25 November 2021, the fate of eThekwini was decided on Wednesday.
SASSA said rejected applicants that applied for reconsideration for the R350 grant should be aware that the process is delayed.
South Africa recorded more than 1200 cases on Wednesday, 24 November. Gauteng was the most affected province.
The NICD and Department of Health is now including rapid antigen testing results in its COVID-19 statistics.
The indigenous Khoi San are against the construction of Amazon’s new Cape Town site, and want to take their issues straight to Jeff Bezos.
ActionSA’s ethics is being questioned after a journalist that covered the party in the municipal elections was appointed as a PR councillor in the Johannesburg metro.
Sinaye Siqhuma, 29, offered multiple women a lift before taking them to a secluded area where he raped them. He was sentenced for each count.
The ANC lost the positions of mayor, speaker and council whip in Mkhondo, despite having won an outright majority in the municipality.
Police said the SA TikTok user Henrico Barnard has not been arrested yet because he is currently in hospital.
‘One thing I want the DA to understand, our vote is not a gift to them,’ said Herman Mashaba. He said the EFF must be present in any talks between parties.
Julius Malema wants an apology from Kenny Kunene over his ‘cockroach’ remarks last week. Failure to do so could result in a R1m lawsuit.