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A couple have appeared in court facing an attempted murder charge after a child relieved himself outside the gate of their home.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
The Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have revealed that more individuals linked to the looting of about R2.2 billion from the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank could be arrested soon.
Investigations will lead us to those we believe have been involved in the looting of the bank.
VBS chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi, who was described as the alleged \"kingpin\" of the looting scheme, VBS CEO Andile Ramavhunga, former VBS treasurer Phophi Mukhodobwane and former non-executive VBS board members Ernest Nesane and Paul Magula, as well as former KPMG engagement partner Sipho Malaba and Phalaphala Avhashoni Ramikosi, the former chief financial officer of the South African Police Service, are facing 47 charges of fraud, theft, money laundering, corruption and racketeering.
The eighth accused, former VBS chief financial officer Philip Truter, did not appear in court because he was in quarantine due to Covid-19.
NPA spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said a lot of good work had taken place in the background, and critical evidence had been collected.
While the Eastern Cape government has said it is sticking to its plans to vaccinate 3.7 million people in 9 months, the national Health Department has refused to comment on the province's plans, and would not confirm if it endorses it.
A 37-year-old Durban man has been jailed for the rape of his 10-year-old niece.
Ten government employees in the Eastern Cape have been red flagged by the provincial Treasury for doing business with the state.
A 15-year-old boy died after he was shot with a rubber bullet during unrest at Southgate Spar in Pietermaritzburg on Monday morning.
Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has been released on bail, pending his Constitutional Court challenge against his prison sentence.
[SAPS] Eastern Cape -- 15 suspects including high profile Buffalo City employees, prominent political party members and businessmen as well as business entities are appearing this morning, 12 February 2021 in the East London Magistrates court on charges of Fraud, Money Laundering, Contravention of Municipal Finance Management Act and Corruption.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said a probe is under way into a deadly accident on a gravel road in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, which claimed the lives of 11 people.
The Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced a former Absa customer services clerk to 10 years in prison for fraud amounting to just over R1.1 million.
[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emerged from a special ANC National Executive Committee meeting around tackling corruption in the party looking strong, with talk that he might shuffle his Cabinet to show this strength.
The Eastern Cape's Covid-19 hotspots will be divided into sub-districts to better manage the fight against the pandemic through regional responses in the \"vulnerable\" province, the national Department of Health said on Sunday.
In a media statement on Sunday night, he said after completing a trip to the Western Cape, which has 65% of all national cases, the department was now turning its attention to the Eastern Cape.
\"The Eastern Cape has similar numbers to Gauteng but it has recorded the second highest mortality numbers and its proximity and interconnectedness with the Western Cape makes the province especially vulnerable.
The department also sent a team of experts to the Eastern Cape in April comprising Wayne Ramkrishna, an expert in malaria, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases as well as Dr Kerrigan McCarthy, Mzimasi Neti and Darren Muganhiri from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID).
As reported to President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, the Western and Eastern Cape provincial governments are collaborating closely to test essential seasonal workers who travel between the provinces.
The Sanitation Appropriate for Education initiative is working on eradicating pit toilets at 2 753 schools.
Jens Leunberg and Kristina Adler first visited South Africa in May 2007 for a holiday and, a year later, visited the country on business and spousal visas, which were fraudulent.
The SA Weather Service has upgraded its storm warning for the interior regions of the Western Cape, while Cape Town has been warned of further rainfall.
