Mkhize: SA not ready to lift ban on sale of tobacco, alcohol yet

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that while pressure on hospitals had been reduced and the recovery rate was now above 70%, more work still needed to be done before alcohol and cigarette sales were allowed again. Source

Two arrested, abalone worth R3m seized in Edgemead

Hawks detectives nabbed them on Wednesday after conducting a search and seizure operation in Edgemead. Source

Zondo dismisses bid by former FS official to postpone state capture appearance

The former director-general at the Free State Department of Human Settlements, Wiseman Zulu, was expected to testify on how the department approved a multi-million rand asbestos project for the provincial government without following procurement processes. Source

'Fundamental flaws' in dept's plan to roll out school nutrition programme - NGOs

Plans to roll out the National School Nutrition Programme contain loopholes and lack detail, NGOs Equal Education and Section27 say. Source

Mkhwebane v Gordhan: There's no special circumstances to probe claims, minister argues

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has not shown any special circumstances to investigate the complaint against Pravin Gordhan, says his lawyer. Source

Dlamini-Zuma has a duty to prevent spread of COVID-19 & save lives, court told

Advocate Karrisha Pillay, representing Co-operative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, on Thursday quoted a number of studies and research done that showed smokers were at higher risk of contracting severe respiratory diseases. Source

PICS | SPCA reads Joburg homeowner the riot act over pet tiger cubs

A Johannesburg resident almost had to surrender two white tiger cubs kept as pets, following an inspection from the Sandton SPCA. Source

Mkhize welcomes suspension of Northdale Hospital officials over patient's death

The minister was in KwaZulu-Natal on a two-day visit to assess the province's state of readiness as it approached the peak of its COVID-19 pandemic. Source

Talks still need to take place on Zim assistance, says Dirco

Pressure is mounting on the South African government to speak out against the alleged human rights violations meted out against protestors in that country. Source

Bus set alight in Philippi, tyres burnt in Hout Bay as protests flare up in Cape Town

A Golden Arrow bus has been set alight in one part of Cape Town and tyres and rubble have been burnt in another during protests for electricity and jobs. Source

Members of the public encouraged to comment on shortlisted AG candidates

The committee this week concluded shortlisting candidates to replace Kimi Makwetu. Source

Missing Lunamandla Sithonga from Khayelitsha may have been kidnapped: SAPS

She was last seen by her mother as she boarded a school taxi to go to school in Mitchells Plain. Source