Ramaphosa has received his first endorsement for a second term as the ANC president; a new report shows cheap latches could be responsible for failing to stop the parliament fire; the country continues to grapple with allegations of the Zondo report, and South Africa sees eased travel restrictions as Omicron fears subside.
: In South Africa, a total of 49,970 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 11,106 new cases reported, representing a 22.2% positivity rate. A further 110 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, taking total fatalities to 91,561 to date. The total number of vaccines administered is 28.16 million.: Cyril Ramaphosa has received his first endorsement for a second term as the ANC president and what could be another term as president of South Africa.
Members of the ANC in the Sekhukhune Region in Limpopo on Tuesday threw their weight behind Ramaphosa to serve a second term as party leader as lobbying begins ahead of the party’s elective conference at the end of the year. [A new report has found that the fire doors installed in Parliament were rendered useless in stopping the blaze that ravaged the building on 2 January because “cheap latches” were installed to keep the doors open.
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