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National state of disaster regulations for energy crisis published

National state of disaster regulations published on Tuesday allow government to grant exemptions from load-shedding “where technically feasible” to essential infrastructure — if these exemptions will not result in an increased risk of higher stages of load-shedding. The regulations list “essential infrastructure” as health infrastructure, including military health facilities; water infrastructure, including water treatment plants; rail and port infrastructure; food production and food storage facilities, where feasible; and critical electronic […]

28 February 2023

Local

Majority of Western Cape employers not complying with law, inspectors find

LOCAL An investigation by the department of employment and labour has found the majority of employers in the Western Cape are not complying with labour legislation. In a statement on Friday, the department said 55% of employers scrutinised by the department’s inspectors in the province during the 2021/2022 financial year were non-compliant. Hlanganisa Dalasile, the department’s employer audit specialist in the Western Cape, said the compliance level dropped to 43.46% […]

20 November 2022

Local

PitBull Federation calls for stricter regulations around breeding of the dog

LOCAL The PitBull Federation of South Africa is calling for stricter regulations around the breeding of the dog in the country. This comes as calls intensify to ban the breed from being a domestic pet after the latest mauling claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy in Bloemfontein. Spokesperson for the Federation Lehanda Rheeder says while they do sympathise with the family, the entire breed cannot be stereotyped and punished. She says […]

16 November 2022

Local

John Steenhuisen calls for government to scrap all Covid-19 restrictions as two-year mark looms

As the government deliberates on alternative regulations to the national state of disaster, DA leader John Steenhuisen has again called for the scrapping of all Covid-19 regulations. On Monday, Steenhuisen outlined several reasons the party was calling for SA to go back to pre-Covid-19 times. March 23 will mark exactly two years since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA would go on a 21-day hard lockdown to prepare the health […]

8 March 2022

News

Plans afoot to regulate and monitor halal compliance in SA

In a bid to ensure that global halal standards are met and maintained, the Halal Centre of Excellence South Africa (HCESA) is seeking to integrate a successful halal training for consumers and Halal Certifying Bodies (HCB) alike. On Saturday, HCESA hosted a virtual celebration of its one year anniversary through a Zoom meeting with various HCB’s, including SANHA, MJCHT, NIHT, ICSA and SHURA, as well as the Western Cape Government […]

12 October 2020

Local

Government publishes new lockdown directives

A number of new directives have been published to update South Africa’s lockdown rules. These include the re-opening of old age homes as well as pre-schools. The country is waiting in anticipation to hear whether President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the move down to lockdown level 1 later this week, and many are viewing the latest directives as positive confirmation of this. The new directives are as follows: Travel Minister […]

15 September 2020

Local

What to expect from a possible move to level 1 lockdown next week: report

South Africa could move to level 1 lockdown next week, when president Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation as promised during a recent meeting with the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef). Citing senior officials, who are privy to meetings at the National Coronavirus Command Council, City Press reported that the move to the lowest lockdown level could happen within the ‘next week or two’, with an announcement imminent. According to […]

13 September 2020

Local

Restaurant Association in talks with government over curfew

The Restaurant Association of South Africa (Rasa) says it is in talks with the government over relaxing the overnight curfew and to get clarity on the operations of pubs in the country. The restaurant association says some establishments in the country are blatantly flouting the overnight curfew and lockdown regulations and there needs to be more law enforcement on the issue. The country is currently on alert Level 2 of […]

3 September 2020

Local

New taxi rules will not slow the rate of transmission: top professor

Government's new regulations allowing for 100% seating in taxis for short-distance trips cannot be backed up by science and will do nothing to stop the spread of Covid-19, a top scientist has said. Professor Shabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand who will take up the position of dean of health sciences in January 2021, says government's taxi regulations are especially confusing in light of the […]

15 July 2020

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