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Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday as a Category 4 storm at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, lashing critical US oil infrastructure with winds up to 150 miles per hour (240km per hour).

Cumulative cases in KwaZulu-Natal stand at 476,193, according to the latest figures from the health department.

US President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ida, the White House said on Sunday.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing an allegation of rape against an Eastern Cape police officer accused of violating a 14-year-old girl who is known to him.

The seven suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Gauteng health department corruption-buster Babita Deokaran are expected to appear in the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Monday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week address the National Assembly on questions related to the government’s economic recovery efforts.

A supplier contracted to a North West provincial department has had to trade in his vehicles and downgrade his lifestyle because of months of unpaid invoices.

A family’s dream of running a thriving school feeding scheme business came crashing down on them when the education department allegedly withheld a R1.4m payout resulting in the family shutting down their business.

Incomplete information, dormant bank accounts and disputed documents are some of the reasons given by three of the five provincial governments that have performed badly in the payment of suppliers.

Vuki Ndlela laboured over his words as he painstakingly explained how, for more than10 years, he has had to deal with different government department officials to get paid for services he has rendered.

Her formative years with grandparents teaching her values shaped Honey Mamabolo to become a leader and have a deeper understanding of gender issues and responsibilities.

Delays in the payment of contractors and suppliers within a month are stifling growth in black businesses and forcing some to close after the government failed to pay traders R4bn worth of invoices.