CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST 135: Gauteng defends procurement corruption report – schools face staff shortages – emergency SA passports available but elusive
Scroll through the gallery below to view the latest Covid-19 statistics on 28 August at the district level. All maps are sourced from provincial health departments. Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape and Free State did not provide an update by the time of publishing:
Those stranded abroad without travel documents can apply for an emergency one-way passport that will allow them to return to South Africa, according to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The document is available from South African foreign missions. However, many offices remain closed due to Covid-19.
Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament that the government is considering establishing a body “with investigative as well as prosecuting powers” in the style of the Scorpions. He also vowed to make government procurement processes more transparent and “open to public scrutiny”.writes, this came just after Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that those implicated in corruption will be “severely punished” and will be made to pay back the money stolen.
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