South Africa has recorded 5 284 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 941 045. The increase represents a 17.3% positivity rate. According to the NICD, “Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health , there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the Department reports 41 deaths, and of these, six occurred in the past 24-48 hours. This brings […]
The South African Health Department says as of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for South Africa is 1 536 801. The cumulative total of tests conducted is 9 611 262 with 26 339 tests completed since the last report. On Saturday, 47 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape two, Free State three, Gauteng nine, Kwa-Zulu Natal 21, Limpopo zero, Mpumalanga nine, North West zero, Northern […]
Over the past three months, 92 cases have been struck off the court roll due to Western Cape SAPS inefficiencies. With 66 of the cases related to domestic violence, femicide or gender-based violence (GBV). This was according to Albert Fritz, Western Cape Minister for Community Safety, who released a report by the provincial Court Watching Brief (CWB) unit on Wednesday. During a press briefing on Wednesday, Fritz said the Court […]
The Department of Correctional Services says it has recorded three new Covid-19 cases, bringing the number to 172. In a statement on Thursday, department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said recoveries were sitting at 85 after 24 officials from the Western Cape had recovered. The Eastern Cape continues to have the highest number of cases with 102 after 36 officials and 66 inmates tested positive. It has recorded 58 recoveries and two […]
South Korea, once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China, has seen its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. However, the death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 189 to 1,016, a rise of 23 percent, the country's Civil Protection Agency said on […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
