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Mabuza: Easing regulations a risk but life must go on
Deputy President David Mabuza was in Mangaung in the Free State to assess the province's readiness to deal with the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak expected later...
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CPFs call on WC police to do more to fight gang violence
The lowering of the lockdown to level 3 meant more freedom to move and that, coupled with the apparent ending of a pre-lockdown truce between gangsters, has seen a sudden rapid increase in violent incidents.
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CT should have been kept at level 5 lockdown, argues EFF
The entire country went on lockdown level 3 on Monday but the Western Cape continued to be the epicentre of the coronavirus, accounting for about 65% of all cases nationally.
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Ramaphosa tours CTICC COVID-19 field hospital as WC deaths revised upward
Western Cape Head of Health has shared the latest figures with the president, who is on a guided tour of the CTICC, which has been modified to function as a field hospital.
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Gauteng saw biggest jump in COVID-19 infections this week - Makhura
The province is sitting with 4,839 infections, 2,527 of them are active cases.
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R28m worth of fake goods seized in Joburg CBD during police raid
The arrests were carried out during operation Okae Molao, which was in place to make sure people followed the rules.
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Thulisile Mashanda to take over Ceppwawu's affairs as administrator
On Thursday, the Labour Court issued an order placing the dysfunctional union under administration following years of contraventions with regulations governing the functioning of trade unions in the Labour Relations Act.
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Alleged cable thieves must be charged with economic sabotage - Mbalula
Police seized the aluminium cables in the North West earlier this week.
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Health workers at Tladi Clinic to test for COVID-19 after confirmed case
Staff held a protest at the clinic on Thursday demanding they be relieved of their duties while testing was carried out.
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The rand gains as new ECB stimulus lifts risk demand
At 0650 GMT the rand was 0.38% firmer at 16.8450 per dollar after an overnight close of 16.9100.
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POPPIE MPHUTHING: How George Floyd’s killing matters to everyone
White supremacy knowingly and disingenuously oppresses, silences and culturally erases people around the world, writes Poppie Mphuthing.
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FS govt outlines its state of readiness to deal with COVID-19
Deputy President David Mabuza was in Mangaung, visiting health facilities to assess the province’s capacity to deal with the pandemic.
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HIV positive S. Africans urged to take treatment amid COVID-19 pandemic
A clinician believes HIV positive citizens who remain on treatment and whose viral loads are at undetectable levels, were likely to be at no greater risk of contracting the coronavirus compared to the rest of the population.
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Over R6m spent on security at WC schools, says MEC Schäfer
That was in the wake of a spate of burglaries and vandalism during the national lockdown.
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Financial impact of COVID-19 has caused a lot of anxiety in SA - Madonsela
The former Public Protector wrote an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, raising her concerns about the lockdown regulations.
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SA dehorns dozens of rhinos to prevent lockdown poaching surge
The exercise in Pilanesburg National Park and the Mafikeng and Botsalano game reserves — all northwest of Johannesburg — leaves the rhinos with horn rumps too small for poachers to bother with, Nico Jacobs said.
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WATCH LIVE: Gauteng govt gives update on COVID-19 response
The presentation is expected to cover the comprehensive health response, education and schools reopening, economic response, and Gauteng strategy and hotspots.
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Nasal oxygen treatment for WC’s COVID-19 patients 'bears fruit'
Tygerberg Hospital started using high-flow nasal oxygen treatment on COVID-19 patients as an alternative to putting them on a ventilator early on.
