The minister of health on Tuesday has announced that the cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is now 35,812, with 755 deaths from the disease. The Western Cape has 23,583 cases, followed by the Eastern Cape with 4,324 cases, Gauteng with 4,276, KwaZulu-Natal with 2,637, Free State[…]
Scholar drivers in the Mitchells Plain region have vowed to not transport learners until they receive aid from the state. This comes after schools in the province were instructed to open their doors and accept students despite Covid-19 not having reached its peak yet. Member of the Mitchells Plain Scholar[…]
The Western Cape government has appealled to employers and employees to maintain the coronavirus (Covid-19) safety measures when the country moves to Covid-19 level 3 lockdown on Monday, June 1. Alert level 3 is welcomed as an opportunity to begin to breathe new life into the economy in the Western[…]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa increased by 1716 in the past 24-hour testing cycle to 32,683, with 40 new Covid-19-related deaths bringing the total to 683 as of Sunday, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said. The provincial breakdown was as follows: Eastern Cape – 3927 (12[…]
Child malnutrition may worsen under the national lockdown, as food parcels fail to cater for child nutrition, a local civil organisation has claimed. The South African Civil Society for Women’s, Adolescents’ and Children’s Health (Sacsowach) has called on the government to reconsider how they distribute food parcels and the items[…]
Minister of Labour and Employment, Thulas Nxesi, says employers who intimidate workers who have to self-isolate after being in contact with COVID-19 positive colleagues could face criminal charges for endangering their safety. He was responding to questions from the media during an Economic Cluster briefing on Friday. This follows allegations[…]
Home Affairs Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza was hijacked at gunpoint on Thursday, police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo has said in a statement. The deputy minister was hijacked at approximately 16:25 by two gunmen. According to Naidoo, Nzuza was driving from a shopping centre in Midrand when he was followed and[…]
The South African government on Thursday said learners who commute daily across borders to attend school in South Africa will be allowed to commute during the level 3 of the lockdown which begins on 1 June. “As you may be aware, the South African borders are still closed for travel[…]
South Africa’s National Treasury said it had met with the Black Business Council over concerns that a R200 billion loan guarantee scheme is not benefitting small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Last month President Cyril Ramaphosa said the National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and commercial banks had jointly[…]
India’s coronavirus death toll overtook neighbouring China’s on Friday, with 175 new deaths recorded in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to data from the health ministry. The world’s second-most populous nation is emerging as a new hotspot with record jumps in new cases in recent days as[…]
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