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With 196 750 coronavirus cases and 3 199 deaths recorded by 5 July, government is again urging citizens to protect themselves and adhere to lockdown regulations. 

South Africa is seeing a fast rise in its number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and government expects infections to surge in July and August.

The word surge entails a sudden and big increase in the number of positive cases, as recently seen in Gauteng, where the number of infections has grown to over 63 400 in a short period of time.

A new online initiative is giving members of the tourism industry the chance to come together to support one another during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Mzansi Tourism Champions was set up with the main purpose of meeting the needs of tourism employees who have been left without an income during this time. 

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has provided much-needed support to over 2 000 practitioners in the creative industry. 

The department has a R150-million relief fund to assist artists, athletes, technical personnel and the core ecosystem of the sector, whose gigs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 induced shutdown.

“We remain resolute in improving the quality of life for South Africans, in spite of the huge socio-economic impediments brought on by the restrictions of COVID-19.

The overall winner of the 2020 Innibos National Craft Awards, Johannesburg’s Oageng Manana, is going to plough his R50 000 in prize money into his emerging interior design and furniture crafting business.

In this, the 30th anniversary year of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, South Africans must work harder than ever before to fulfil the dreams envisioned by the father of our nation. 

As our economy struggles under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a great responsibility to live up to the expectations of the public this Mandela Month. 

Nelisiwe Dlamini (30), a researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), says it’s important to verify stories from social media, especially those about the coronavirus (COVID-19), before sharing them. 

From humble beginnings in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, 23-year-old Silondiwe Magwaza has conquered many obstacles to reach her dream of becoming a construction manager.  

Growing up surrounded by poor infrastructure motivated Magwaza to explore new ways to uplift her community. She is now the first member of her family to obtain a degree.  

Magwaza qualified at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2019, obtaining an undergraduate degree in construction studies.  

South Africa's poorest households can expect a total of 25.5 billion in support from the Department of Social Development.

This is one of the key features of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's updated budget which he presented to Parliament recently.The coronavirus pandemic has turned the global economy upside down and South Africa has not been spared. This made it necessary for Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to table a Supplementary Budget for South Africa.

A supplementary budget sets out a plan on how a country is going to stabilise debt and revive the economy.

When Buhle Sebona (34) had no option but to live on the street as a result of his alcohol and drug addiction, he realised that he had hit rock bottom. 

Sebona started drinking alcohol when he was 16 years old. “At that stage it was just for fun. I was experimenting, not trying to run away from anything,” he says.

As he got older, Sebona started drinking more, but says alcohol made him too drunk to function. By the time he was 23, alcohol was no longer about having fun. “I was frustrated and using it to escape. I was hardly ever sober,” he says.

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says every South African has a role to play in creating awareness about the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse. 

Minister Zulu recently outlined government's National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) 2019 – 2024.