South Africa is seeking to acquire R95 billion of funding from global financial institutions to address the coronavirus social and economic crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a R500 billion stimulus package aimed at cushioning the economic impact of the pandemic. The country moves to level-4 of the lockdown from[…]
Seven more people have died of Covid-19 in the country, with the death toll increasing to 65, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday evening. In a statement, he said five of the latest deaths occurred in the Western Cape, while the other two were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. “We express[…]
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[…]
South Africa has urged China to investigate reports that African nationals in the country have been subject to forced coronavirus testing, forced quarantine measures and other forms of ill-treatment. The International Relations Department says in a statement that as the chair of the African Union, South Africa is deeply concerned[…]
Five people have lost their lives to the coronavirus in South Africa, bringing the death toll to 18. This is the most deaths in one day in South Africa. The Department of Health has also indicated that the number of confirmed cases has increased by 96, bringing the total to[…]
The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa has increased by 31, bringing the number to 1 686. In a statement, the Department of Health has also announced another death of a 57-year-old man from the Western Cape. KwaZulu-Natal accounts for the most deaths with 7 fatalities followed by the[…]
Despite the government’s regulation that only essential workers may work during the 21 day national lockdown, many companies are forcing employees to work under questionable circumstances. ANC Deputy Chief Whip in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and ANC Youth League Western Cape chairperson, Muhammad Khalid Sayed, said he has been[…]
South Africa will not be building new hospitals to cope with possible increases in the number of Covid-19 cases of hospitalisation, as was the case in China and other parts of the world, but will be utilising existing facilities instead. Government has approved several possible new sites to be turned[…]
While South Africa has, for the most part, respected the regulations of the national lockdown, a number of people are not heeding the call to stay indoors. In parts of Cape Town, such as Mitchell’s Plain, Khayelitsha and other townships, authorities had their hands full over the past five days[…]
A South African woman has committed suicide at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) in Nakuru, where she was under mandatory 14-day quarantine to ensure she was cleared of Covid-19, the Daily Nation reported. According to the publication, the body of the 27-year-old was found hanging from the rooftop of[…]
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