Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Friday accused Donald Trump of “fomenting domestic rebellion and spreading lies” after the United States president urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors. “The president’s statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of[…]
The Department of Basic Education seemed to have had a solid plan to ensure the academic year is recovered and time lost due to the national lockdown are made up for – right up until President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the extension last Thursday. A Draft Framework for Curriculum Recovery Post[…]
South Africa has recorded 99 new coronavirus cases and 14 more deaths. The number of coronavirus cases risen to 2605 from 2 506 on Wednesday. Gauteng is still leading with 969 cases. In a statement, the Department of Health has also confirmed that the number of COVID-19 related deaths has[…]
The 10111 emergency call centre in Maitland, Cape Town, was shut down on Wednesday afternoon after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus. National police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said the call centre was closed at 16:00 after two members from separate shifts were confirmed to have contracted Covid-19. “All[…]
Telecommunication lockdown regulations aimed at fighting Covid-19 and aid contact-tracing efforts pose the risk of being misused, according to Murray Hunter who is an independent researcher and information rights activist. Hunter was speaking with Professor Jane Duncan, the head of the department of journalism at the University of Johannesburg, during[…]
In the heart of Athlone, a myriad of shacks sits on an open plot of land hidden between the avenues of Belgravia. This informal settlement is known to many as ‘the Vlei’. The Vlei is home to various religions, races and ethnicities. But what binds the residents is their need[…]
Bonteheuwel, home to over 45 000 residents, is a place where gang-wars, drugs and turf disputes run rampant. But, apart from that, it has graced the Cape Flats with many civilian heroes. One of the many heroines that Bonteheuwel has seen is community activist Henriette Abrahams, who moved out of[…]
The total number of Covid-19 infections in South Africa have increased to 2,415, the ministry of health said on Tuesday. The figure marks an increase of 143 on the tally given by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Monday evening. South Africa has so far recorded 27 fatalities related to the[…]
A national rescue effort to save thousands of lives threatened by the spread of Covid-19, while attempting to preserve and reconfigure the economy is unfolding on a scale unprecedented in democratic South Africa. The depth of the crisis the country finds itself in was underscored by a series of dire[…]
US coronavirus deaths have risen by a single-day record 2,228 to top 28,300, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak. The United States, with the world’s third-largest population, passed a second milestone late on Tuesday with over 600,000 reported cases,[…]
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