Cured patients cheered at Spain's largest COVID-19 field hospital
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‘Ma, is Pa still alive?’–WC family traumatized after alleged assault by soldiers
Tersia Pedro said SANDF members stormed their Eerste River home after 8 pm on Thursday night, and her husband and one of her daughters were badly assaulted.
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COVID-19: S. Africa seeks to ramp up capacity to conduct rapid tests
Thus far seven lives have been claimed by COVID-19 in the country, with the number of infections now at 1,505.
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Legal action against health dept follows failed attempts to engage - Nehawu
The union is unhappy with working conditions under the national lockdown after the government failed to provide protective equipment and sanitizers to frontline health workers.
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Mkhize commends SA’s response to COVID-19 outbreak
South Africa currently has 1,505 confirmed cases with over 300 of them in the Western Cape alone.
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Lockdown toolkit: Emergency numbers to call when you need help
If you or someone you know needs help during this time, these are the emergency numbers you can use.
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COVID-19 economic cluster clarifies amendments to regulations
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola was the first to clarify a regulatory error that basically stated people travelling between towns can book into hotels and B&B’s during the lockdown.
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UIF: Workers of non-compliant employers will get assistance
The UIF is offering some relief through its COVID-19 temporary employee-employer relief scheme, set up to mitigate the impact of the lockdown on businesses and workers.
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‘Soldiers shoved a gun in my husband’s mouth’ – CT family 'assaulted' at home
Tersia Pedro has told Eyewitness News a group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members stormed their home after 8 pm on Thursday night.
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COVID-19: Durban hospital shuts emergency dept after 11 staff test positive
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said four of the six patients who have died from the virus in the province were treated at the hospital.
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Fitch downgrades SA's credit rating to BB with negative outlook
This comes after Moody's put the country in junks status a week ago.
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FF Plus founder Constand Viljoen dies at age 86
The former South African Defence Force commander died earlier on Friday due to what's been described as natural causes.
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Ipid investigates after 8 deaths recorded since lockdown
About a week into the national lockdown, the Ipid said it was working on 12 cases where officers have been implicated in wrongdoing during this period.
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COVID-19 claims two more lives, infections now at 1,505
Mkhize has been briefing the nation from the Khayelitsha Hospital in the Western Cape on Friday afternoon.
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LIVE: 81,000 SMMEs apply for assistance, says Ntshavheni
Minister in the economic cluster are briefing the nation on economic matters as contained in the revised lockdown regulations.
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Rand continues to nosedive, reaches record lows against the dollar
The rand is among a number of emerging market currencies that have continued to plummet as fears grow about the effects of the coronavirus.
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Lockdown: Man going to see girlfriend among 16 arrested near Soweto
Motorists and passengers have been arrested for contravening the COVID-19 Disaster Management Act which prohibits anyone, except for essential service workers and those who are going to buy food, from being on a public road.
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BBC commends SA’s ‘ruthlessly efficient’ fight against COVID-19
The BBC heaped praise on South Africa’s 'ruthlessly efficient' coronavirus (COVID-19) response and President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership.
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Lockdown: Informal trader dies after scuffle with cops in Isipingo
Residents of the Dakota informal settlement in Isipingo are claiming that an Ethiopian national, Adane Emmanuel, was attacked by police who patrolled the area on Wednesday.
