A group of 27 social justice organisations has issued an urgent call for a moratorium on evictions during the Covid-19 state of disaster, raising concerns that evictions would lead to “displacement and homelessness” as the virus spreads across the country. Last Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of[…]
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in South Africa now stands at 240, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Saturday. The NICD, a division of the national health laboratory service, as of March 21, “can confirm 38 new additional cases that have tested positive for[…]
Officials in Zimbabwe have reacted indifferently to South Africa’s announcement that it planned to erect a fence along the border with its neighbour as part of measures to stem irregular migration and contain the spread of the new coronavirus. “Some people build durawalls around their houses, fields or properties and[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on Human Rights Day called on all South Africans to unite behind national efforts to curb and combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We observe Human Rights Day at an extraordinary time for our country and the world, as we battle to contain the spread[…]
At the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak Wuhan, China the pandemic Covid-19 is slowing down but in South Africa, it has started gaining momentum. Today, the health department announced that there were 150 cases of Covid-19 nationally, since the first diagnosis under two weeks ago. As the virus picks up[…]
Globally governments around the world are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, and social distancing is a core facet to limit the spread of the virus. Social distancing can be defined as a set of nonpharmaceutical infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease.[…]
VOC News has learnt that the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has revised its fatwa on the opening of masajid in Cape Town. According to sources inside the MJC, Jumuah will be suspended for 4 weeks. However, masajid can remain open for the five daily prayers. The decision was revised after[…]
Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has pledged its assistance to aid the fight against the novel coronavirus in South Africa. The humanitarian organisation’s founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said R5 million had been put aside from emergency funds should the need arise. Sooliman announced GOTG would also avail its emergency medical[…]
The Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem has announced that the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will close their doors to worshippers as a precaution against the new coronavirus, adding that outdoor prayers will still be allowed at the complex that houses Islam’s third holiest[…]
Lebanon will announce a “state of medical emergency” on Sunday, shutting down all public and private institutions except hospitals, pharmacies and bakeries in an effort to contain a coronavirus outbreak, a presidential palace source said. Supermarkets “will open within specific times, not all the time”, while banks will be ordered[…]
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