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The 40-year-old made a brief appearance in the Hatfield Magistrates Court in Pretoria on Monday morning following her arrest by the Hawks last week.

In a statement on Monday, Eskom said the funds would be recovered from former board executives, the Gupta family and their associates.

They're believed to have been part of a group of armed men that targeted two spaza shops last Thursday night.

It is difficult to understand the utter lack of conscience that leads a businessperson who has heeded the call to provide lifesaving supplies during a devastating pandemic to inflate the price.

In his weekly newsletter on Monday, the president said those responsible for siphoning state funds would be dealt with decisively and harshly.

Gender-based violence is widespread and entrenched in South Africa with President Cyril Ramaphosa recently describing it as our second pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the service to readjust the way it designs and develops its systems.

Busisiwe Mkhewane's office also said 450 people have approached the chapter 9 institution, complaining that they were unfairly denied the monthly R350 special social relief grant.

Cosatu, which was the first to campaign for Ramaphosa to become ANC president before the party's 2017 conference, says the “dysfunction” in the presidency is alarming.

Once all learners, teachers and other school staff resume with classes on 24 August, they will have to acquaint themselves with a new-look 2020 academic calendar.

Many of the clashes broke out during land grabs and ensuing operations to take down illegally. Over the past weekend - violence erupted again in a Kraaifontein community, four people have been arrested.

Gigaba made a brief appearance in the Hatfield Magistrates Court on charges of crimen injuria and malicious damage to property.

The pair, that teach at the Umlazi Comprehensive High School in KwaZulu-Natal, has been suspended after the allegations came to light.

While we have over 34,000 recoveries, we still had over 8,000 new cases recorded overnight.

A group of locals were demonstrating over service delivery issues on Friday when things turned ugly.

Institutions opened their doors to 33% of their student population, mainly those in their final year and those studying medicine who've been on the frontline across government hospitals.

The last few weeks have seen damning allegations of corruption against senior party members.

The now-former member of the mayoral committee in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality appeared before a disciplinary hearing over the weekend.

The alcohol industry is hanging it's hopes on comments recently made by two senior Medical Research Council officials, who believe the reason for the ban- high pressure on the health system due to COVID-19- has not materialised.

A 33-year-old man faces several charges, including contravention of the Disaster Management Act, after he was arrested in King Williams Town while transporting alcohol in a state vehicle.

Gigaba was arrested on Friday on charges of assault and malicious damage to property and spent a night in police cells before being released on R5,000 bail the next day.

The health ministry has also recorded more than 8,000 new infections over the past 24-hour cycle which means the country has found over 511,000 COVID-19 cases since the outbreak in March.

As the country moves into Women's Month to celebrate women and highlight the struggles they face, some lesbian and transwomen feel sidelined and ignored in the fight against issues like gender-based violence.

Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife Loyiso, a City of Joburg official, are at the centre of just one of several high-level corruption probes recently launched into a tender for personal protective equipment.

Crystal Mohamed (28) worked for a pharmaceutical company but it's not clear where she contracted the virus.

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The 33-year-old was handcuffed on Saturday.

The sector has welcomed suggestions from the council that the prohibition should be stopped because there is no severe pressure on hospital beds set aside to treat COVID-19 patients.

It's understood there was a collision between two vehicles on Sunday afternoon.

Both men are accused of being involved with the 18-year-old from Umlazi Comprehensive High School.

Addressing the 99th anniversary of the SACP on Sunday afternoon, its leader Blade Nzimande said the abuse of funds sets aspirations of the alliance to better the lives of many South Africans back.

In a statement released on Saturday, Ramaphosa gave an update on the country's response to the pandemic as South Africa's coronavirus infections breach half a million.

Masuku, his wife Loyiso and presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko and her husband, have been linked to a multimillion tender, which has raised questions.

On Friday, officials managed to recover 60 sheep that were stolen in the Pitoli locality.

Violence erupted in the Bloekombos area on Saturday during a land invasion.

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The increasing need for aid has become evident as the lockdown drags on.

The last few weeks have seen numerous allegations of corruption leveled against senior party members.

Over 300 students have already applied to the fund for relief.

SACP leader Blade Nzimande has addressed various issues, including gender-based violence and the state of the country's economy.