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Discovery says it intends to move to a mandatory vaccination policy for its employees, effective 1 January 2022. Its offices and sites will become vaccination-only zones.

Alcohol harm already costs South Africa R38bn annually and is the most widespread drug of abuse in SA and the most harmful drug for users and non-users alike

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has withdrawn the controversial green paper on comprehensive social security and retirement reform, without providing reasons, but almost universal condemnation from labour to business appears to have sunk this ship before it could sail.

All grades of petrol will increase by 4 cents per litre on Wednesday. This is contrary to expectations and predictions from the Automobile Association who predicted a slight relief of at least 11 cents per litre.

A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier who was positively identified as being visibly drunk in a viral video has been demoted.

A Verulam prosecutor's been slapped with a R10 000 fine for theft. This after a bar fridge, a kettle, a vase and two bedside lamps were stolen from the room of a Verulam hotel, he'd stayed at.

Six suspects linked to the murder of tender whistle-blower Babit Deokaran appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Monday afternoon.

Professor Adrian Puren of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the new variant has a considerable number of mutations, making it a potential to become a variant of concern.

While the financial watchdog says it recognises the impact of Covid-19 on mortality rates and funeral policy claims, it reminded insurers of their obligations on premium increases, noting that it still expects insurers to ensure fair outcomes for policyholders.