The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.

He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.

South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.

AFP

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As of 13 June, Gauteng has 9 897 confirmed cases of Covid-19, while the Eastern Cape has 9 250 cases.

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A total of 1 087 887 Covid-19 tests have been performed to date, with 27 462 conducted since Friday.

The minister reported a further 69 Covid-19 related deaths on Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to 1 423, which translated to a mortality rate of 2.2%.

Of the new recorded deaths, 36 were from the Western Cape, 24 from Gauteng, and nine from the Eastern Cape.

On Friday, News24 reported that the Western Cape Covid-19 death toll had topped 1 000.

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Another 434 people have died of illness linked to the virus.

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The City of Cape Town is appealing to the public to donate essential items to the Masiphumelele community after a fire tore through roughly 1 000 dwellings.

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It also focused on the non-payment of invoices by state departments, service delivery during the Covid-19 lockdown and grievances brought before the organisation which investigates, monitors and evaluates how public service is administered.

Seloane added the public works and infrastructure and water and sanitation departments continued to default with 173 and 137 invoices, respectively, which were older than 30 days.

Seloane said the commission noted the government, like others across the globe, was under severe pressure because of the Covid-19 pandemic and welcomed efforts by the government to establish the Solidarity Fund which would assist with relief efforts during the crisis.

Seloane said the pandemic also challenged the behaviour of public servants, raising concerns over incidents of ill-treatment meted to citizens by law enforcement officials along with reports of maladministration, ill-treatment or lack of care of particular patients at some medical facilities and poor service delivery.

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\"The value of human dignity as well as the principle of high standards of professional ethics should at all times guide the behaviour of government officials when delivering government services.\"

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An official from the Mhlontlo Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, Zwelilungilile Siqhola, has been charged for allegedly attempting to get a colleague killed.

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Twenty five of the people who died were from the Eastern Cape.

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There is a very real possibility of fairly widespread snow across South Africa and Lesotho from Monday next week.

According to Richard le Sueur and Rob Ansell of SnowReportSA, although the data has shown significant volatility over the last few days, the freezing level has remained very low and, if this continues and enough moisture arrives, there is a good chance of low-level snow.

\"At this point we are also seeing the possibility of snow in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and Lesotho,\" Le Sueur and Ansell say.

\"If more moisture arrives with the system than currently predicted, and if it pushes further inland, we could see heavier snowfalls and more widespread snow.

Similarly, if the system does not deliver the moisture that is expected, we can expect less snow.\"

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Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has been released on bail, pending his Constitutional Court challenge against his prison sentence.

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