Coronavirus
Claims body confident CT restaurant’s court victory will set precedent
Café Chameleon took its insurer - Guardrisk - to court for failing to pay out business interruption insurance claims linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zweli Mkhize: The COVID-19 storm has arrived
The Health Minister delivered an executive statement to the National Assembly on Wednesday to give MPs an update on government’s response to the pandemic and its risk adjusted strategy.
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Stay at home, Nzimande tells students amid COVID-19
The Higher Education Minister said universities could only allow 33% of final year students on campus under level 3 lockdown.
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WC Premier Alan Winde tests positive for COVID-19
Alan Winde said he received his results on Wednesday morning and was self-isolating at home for 14 days.
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Thailand announces tentative MotoGP plans for November
The kingdom's third fixture on the premier motorbike racing calendar was slated for March 20-22, but the event was axed as the disease started spreading rapidly around the world.
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KZN ANC spokesperson dies after contracting COVID-19
It’s understood the former Kwa-Dukuza mayor was admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) few days ago.
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WATCH LIVE: Nzimande gives update on Higher Education Dept's COVID-19 measures
Higher Education Minister Balde Nzimande is the briefing the media on his department's COVID-19 measures.
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'What are you talking about?' Kyrgios blasts Thiem in virus row
Kyrgios said Thiem wasn't on the same 'intellectual level' after the Austrian called his criticism 'cheap' and claimed it was 'bad luck' that Zverev was caught partying after promising to self-isolate.
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EC announces beefed up community-based COVID-19 response plan
Premier Oscar Mabuyane said that they’d identified 87 wards in four metros where urgent intervention was needed.
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Death toll stands at 3,502: COVID-19 Situation Desk 8 July 2020
The facts - at the start and end of your working day. #Coronavirus #COVID19 #lockdown #Covid19situationdesk
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Ryder Cup to be postponed to 2021: ESPN
The biennial Ryder Cup, which pits a U.S. team against Europe, was scheduled to take place from Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin but will instead be played in the same time frame next year.
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Gauteng set to overtake WC as COVID-19 epicentre
South Africa recorded more than 10,000 new infections over the past 24-hour cycle, bringing the number of known cases here on home soil to over 215,000.
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COVID-19 lockdown a breeding ground for corruption - Sisulu
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has now promised that her department is prepared to account for every cent it spends on water provision during the lockdown.
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Sanef shocked by looming retrenchments at Media24
Media24 said some of its magazine titles and newspapers will be shutting down, meaning 510 jobs will likely be lost.
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WC Local Govt MEC confirms death of Langeberg mayor due to COVID-19
Langeberg Mayor Henry Jansen died on Tuesday of COVID-19 at the age of 64.
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George Mukhari Hospital CEO says he learnt of child rape incident through media
Police are investigating allegations that a two-year-old girl was attacked while in a COVID-19 isolation area in the hospital last month.
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Health Dept says it's traced, tested contacts of COVID-19 infected employees
One staffer is in hospital and three others are self-isolating or in quarantine.
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UNAIDS urges countries not divert funds from HIV programmes to fight COVID-19
UNAIDS Executive director Winnie Byanyima said that while COVID-19 had strained resources globally this could not hamper the fight against the Aids pandemic.
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SA mining industry struggling to contain spread of COVID-19
The number of positive coronavirus cases confirmed within the sector so far suggests the spread is not easing, with 1,559 active cases at the last count, while 1,166 workers have recovered.
