Journalist Ranjeni Munusamy has abandoned her application to cross-examine two witnesses, who implicated her at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the Eskom’s return to load shedding is another death blow to the country’s hemorrhaging economy. The DA says apart from the ANC’s economic lockdown, the economy now also have to weather the storm of rolling blackouts.

The North West Co-operative Governance MEC Gordon Kegakilwe has been buried in his home town of Vryburg.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has rejected the newly launched South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) editorial structure and calls for its immediate review.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Friday morning, Makhura says he experienced some mild symptoms on Wednesday.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the North West has called on learners, teacher unions and parents to boycott schools. It says the coronavirus (COVID-19) infections continue to increase, hence the call for the boycott.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the Eastern Cape did not consult his department on the specifications of the medical scooters that the province has procured.

The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture will on Friday morning hear testimony from the former director-general of the State Security Agency (SSA), Jeff Maqetuka.

The African National Congress (ANC) Veterans League in Limpopo has criticised the ANC National Executive Council’s decision to reinstate the two senior officials who had been suspended for their alleged involvement in the looting and collapse of the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank.

The African National Congress (ANC) has described the passing of late Amarharhabe Queen Noloyiso Sandile as a loss to the traditional institution, and the country at large.

South Africans have flooded social media to pay tribute to ANC leader, Ricardo Mthembu, who died on Wednesday. TimesLIVE reported he had been in intensive care for a few days with Covid-19 related complications.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize denied the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s claim that government is ignoring the calls to do racial profiling because it knows that the majority of black people are the ones who are infected and dying of COVID-19.

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to authorise the Special Investigating Unit to probe irregular expenditure totalling R1.4bn at OR Tambo district municipality.

A top government official has suggested that a report implicating him in alleged financial irregularities around how the department of public works spent about R76m on the funeral of three struggle stalwarts in 2018 is “faulty”.

Leader of the One South Africa Movement Musi Maimane is calling for teachers and learners to stay home on Friday in protest of government’s decision to reopen schools.

North West Premier Job Mokgoro has been admitted to hospital. Mokgoro tested positive for the coronavirus(COVID-19) on Tuesday.

Opposition parties have criticised the government’s approach to fighting the spread of Covid-19 and some of its decision-making in easing the lockdown.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).