Rare and valuable South African art heads to auction on Wednesday, with William Kentridge's early work being the highlight of the show.

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Previously, some 90% of Huawei staff were foreigners - the worst case of non-compliance with equity laws ever encountered by the department of employment and labour.

The government has extended the National State of Disaster by a further month.

Two men have appeared in court for allegedly requesting a R300 000 bribe to destroy a case docket while impersonating Hawks officials.

A highly charged meeting has been held between residents of Manenberg and Gugulethu and a high-ranking police and ministerial delegation following a wave of crime which has left residents traumatised.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says no new Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in the last 48 hours. South Africa has recorded 671 new cases of Covid-19, which represents a 4.6% positivity rate.

Businessperson Edwin Sodi has handed himself over to the police for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife, Nthateng Lerata, last week.

Most of the food oil consumed in South Africa is sourced from Europe, with Russia and Ukraine the key suppliers.

Several areas, including the city centre, suburbs on the Atlantic seaboard, Observatory, Paarden Eiland and Milnerton, lost power on Saturday.

The Western Cape Government is expected to spend R229 billion over the medium term. The province tabled its Budget for the 2022/23 financial year on Monday.

The EFF's Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says the advertising industry must be fined R50 billion for perpetuating racism.

The claim was reported to the Eastern Cape's Education MEC, Fundile Gade, by children's rights group Khula Community Development Project.

Judge Lebogang Modiba has reserved judgment in the case against the SABC's former chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and nine former executives, in which the public broadcaster seeks to recover R2.5 million paid to "music legends".

About 50 pupils, mostly white, have been removed by their parents from Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein, which was caught in racism allegations.

The State has formally withdrawn criminal charges against senior advocate Paul Kennedy, following his death in February.

The court made its ruling on Monday after the recently-appointed Kannaland mayor, Nicolaas Valentyn, and his deputy, Leoni Stuurman, challenged their suspension from the party.

A second booster is available for people who had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to help prevent severe Covid-19.

The DA's head of policy, Gwen Ngwenya, insists the party's proposal for an amnesty period for migrants is vital because of the "dysfunction" caused by the Department of Home Affairs.

Constant fear, flying missiles, sirens, and deaths of civilians including innocent children are some of the realities a 68-year-old Ukrainian woman who fled to South Africa on Friday said she could not bear watching.