There is no exact date for when schools are expected to reopen for the second term, according to the Department of Basic Education. In a statement on Thursday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) are deliberating the issue and a date is only likely[…]
As the countdown begins towards the 21 day national lockdown, many parents may find themselves in uncharted waters. As unique measures will be enforced by the police, with the support of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) which would be aimed at limiting movement as far as possible, to[…]
Ministers in the Security Cluster say public transport including minibus taxis, trains and passenger flights will come to a virtual halt when the 21-day lockdown takes effect at midnight tonight. They announced far-reaching measures at a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday to clamp down on the movement of people[…]
Over the past few weeks, concerns have doubled if not tripled over the spread of Covid-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. As the number of cases rise globally and in South Africa, lives of citizens have been turned upside down. Health Minister Zweli[…]
Small Business Development Minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says spaza shops will be provided with assistance by government amid the pandemic. Spaza shops are exempt from the lockdown – along with grocery stores and pharmacies, which provide essential supplies to people. People will be allowed to go out and buy food and[…]
Weeks of rumours of a national lockdown was realized on Monday evening when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an assuring speech to South Africans. It came a week after he declared a National State of Disaster due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, a host of restrictions[…]
South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance applauded the 21-day lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night to combat the spread of Covid-19, calling it the right thing to do in a situation similar to war time. The smaller, but influential Economic Freedom Fighters noted the lockdown from midnight[…]
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s historic speech on Monday night announcing a lockdown from midnight on Thursday, 26 March until midnight on 16 April. Ramaphosa made the dramatic announcement of a three-week national shutdown as part of wide-ranging interventions to combat the spread[…]
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON ESCALATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE 23 MARCH 2020 My fellow South Africans, It is a week since we declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster and announced a package of extraordinary measures to combat this grave public health emergency.[…]
Authorities in India have placed more than 80 districts across the country under stringent lockdown after cases of coronavirus were detected from those areas, as the world’s second-most populous nation stepped up measures to halt the spread of the pandemic. “State governments will issue orders allowing only essential services to[…]
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