SA’s COVID-19 infections now at 1,655, with 11 confirmed deaths
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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.
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No cigarette sales allowed anywhere in SA, says Cele
There's been confusion around some of the rules, with government backtracking and doing about turns on certain regulations.
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Transport Dept's ability to provide masks, sanitiser in taxis questioned
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has promised that his department would provide masks and sanitiser for taxi commuters.
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Pandor: Govt's priority to ensure health system ready to deal with COVID-19
International Relations and Cooperations Minister Naledi Pandor said that while government's focus remained on effectively dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa, it would reach out to those stuck overseas.
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EXPLAINER: How an old TB vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus
Researchers in Australia and Europe are testing whether the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine, introduced in the 1920s to fight tuberculosis, might be deployed to combat COVID-19.
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Govt hopes new funeral regulations will strengthen fight against COVID-19
The National Command Council has gazetted amendments to restrictions, which will now allow mourners to travel across provinces for burials.
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Companies urged to apply for UIF on behalf of employees affected by COVID-19
The Labour Department has received around 4,000 applications for UIF claims related to the pandemic, which has left millions without an income or facing retrenchments.
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Tygerberg Hospital gets new COVID-19 screening and triage centre
Head of General Internal Medicine Dr Neshaad Schrueder said they'd had a lot of people presenting at the facility for COVID-19 testing and needed to control the situation in a safer manner.
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Joburg restaurant turns to crowdfunding to pay salaries during lockdown
While government has offered assistance through initiatives such as the SMME debt relief finance scheme, some businesses are being proactive and have turned to their communities for help.
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Parts of Gauteng hit by power outages as Eskom infrastructure targeted
Eskom called on the public to report any suspicious behaviour around its sites to prevent further outages.
