South Africa’s (SA) Department of Health has sought to reassure South Africans that HIV and AIDS treatment programmes will continue uninterrupted, despite reports that the United States (US) has withdrawn funding support through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative.

South Africa’s (SA) Former President and uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader, Jacob Zuma, joined voter registration efforts on day one of the voter registration weekend, calling on South Africans to participate ahead of the November local government elections.