Coronavirus in south africa
Gauteng Health Dept not digging up graves, clarifies Masuku
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku on Wednesday announced that the province was preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as the surge of coronavirus cases was...
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DA claims govt wants to use COVID-19 pandemic to reorganise state
The party said that it was in possession of a document that appeared to be authorised by the Cooperative Governance Department and was labeled top secret.
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100 days in lockdown SA records over 10k new infections – the highest jump yet
The total number of cumulative cases is nearing the 200,000 mark with the country currently sitting at 187, 977 infections.
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GP Health MEC Masuku impressed with Nasrec field hospital systems
The MEC paid the center a surprise visit on Friday, as part of his support visits to hospitals in the province, as COVID-19 cases increase.
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Job hunting? This CEO is hiring and interviewing remotely – he has advice
"We’ve hired people we haven’t met in person," says Karl Hammerschmidt. "There are things you can still do to impress."
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SA sees single-day record of COVID-19 infections
South Africa has marked a new daily record of COVID-19 infections, with more than 5,600 new cases confirmed over the past 24-hour cycle.
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Ramaphosa says SA in the midst of two epidemics – COVID-19 & GBV
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an update in which he announced that more business sectors will be allowed to resume operating under strict rules. The president also addressed the issue of gender-based violence.
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COVID-19: 3 months into state of disaster, some lockdown rules still questioned
Since then, government faced court battles as the public challenged the rationale of some of the regulations, including the resumption of the academic programme.
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3 months after disaster declaration, SA struggling in COVID-19 fight
On 15 March, exactly three months ago, Ramaphosa addressed the country from the Union Buildings.
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COVID-19: SA can’t afford to have another Westen Cape, says Phaahla
Health Deputy Minister Joe Phaahla warned that if another province follows the province's trends, the country would be in deep trouble.
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Minister Motshekga to visit Gauteng schools today
While teachers were expected to return to work from earlier this week, most provinces postponed the process as schools had not yet received deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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What happened with Glenda Gray? A timeline
What is Glenda Gray's role during COVID-19 and what happened between her and the Health Department? A timeline of how it unfolded.
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FFC urges govt to reconsider its fiscal consolidation stance
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had so far held the line on fiscal consolidation – a policy aimed at reducing the budget deficit and government’s soaring debt-service costs.
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NUM: Some mining companies not protecting workers from COVID-19
The union said miners were still forced to work in close proximity because their jobs made it difficult to follow social distancing.
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Faith community made huge contribution in fighting COVID-19 - Ramaphosa
The president on Tuesday evening said religious institutions had suffered greatly during the lockdown.
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Delft school to be deep cleaned after confirmed COVID-19 case
Teachers and other staff returned to work for the first time on Monday since schools closed a week before the national lockdown was implemented in late March.
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As jobs dry up, some foreign nationals struggle under lockdown
In Brixton, Ralph Sithole said his wife was employed at a restaurant and had not been working for weeks.
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Level 3: all the lockdown regulation changes come 1 June
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday confirmed that the entire country would move from level 4 to level 3 lockdown with effect from 1 June 2020.
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Mshengu confident KZN schools will be ready for teachers’ return on Monday
Kwazulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu said that they were finalising deliveries of personal protective equipment to schools ahead of the return of teachers on Monday.
