You can buy baby clothes under lockdown – Cogta
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'It's a calling' - Healthcare workers roll out mass screening in townships
Mass screenings and testing for COVID19 are being rolled out across the country, especially in the areas where the most vulnerable live… the townships. "Wash your hands, stay calm, social distance and get screened for COVID19." These are the messages from healthcare workers at the front line of flattening the curve in SA.
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FITA raises concern over sales of vape kits during lockdown
Eyewitness News has seen multiple receipts from people who have purchased Twisp products from Dis-chem during the lockdown period.
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COVID-19 forces Easter celebrations to go virtual in SA and abroad
This year, Easter celebrations will be coming to people’s homes.
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COVID-19: Water scarcity, access still major issue in rural SA
The need for access to clean water has been spurred on by the spread of COVID-19 that can be prevented through cleanliness, placing water at the centre of any such intervention.
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Makhura: Gauteng must increase efforts to curb spread of COVID-19
Gauteng is the epicentre and now accounts for 782 of the 1,845 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country.
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ANALYSIS: How to think straight during a crisis
Edward Chancellor writes that the decisions of businesspeople and investors are necessarily affected by their thinking about COVID-19. It’s more important than ever to avoid allowing cognitive biases to overwhelm better judgement.
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Over 8,000 people screened in WC, COVID-19 infections at 522
Just over 400 of the province's 522 confirmed cases are in Cape Town.
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ATP chief hoping for Roland Garros and clay-court season in September
Tennis has been in lockdown since early last month and is not scheduled to return until July 13 at the earliest following the cancellation of Wimbledon for the first time since World War II.
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Pandemic may cause Africa's 1st recession in 25 years – World Bank
The World Bank said the continent is highly vulnerable to declining trade and tourism as well as falling prices for oil and mineral exports.
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Mbalula issues stern warning to motorists ahead of Easter weekend
The Department of Transport said at the start of this week, roadblocks across the country increased from 17,500 to close to 30,000.
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Some African countries heading for peak in coronavirus cases in weeks - WHO
The WHO’s Africa head, Matshidiso Moeti, said there is an “urgent need” to expand testing capacity beyond capital cities in Africa, as the virus spreads through countries.
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With tourists gone, Africa's conservationists brace for the worst
As airports and borders closed last month to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Africa’s wildlife tourism sector evaporated, along with revenues many conservation projects rely on to protect some of the continent’s most endangered animals.
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Open for business, but no one to sell to – Joburg traders
Traders initially were not allowed to trade due to the lockdown, but thereafter some permits were issued.
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All homeless people at Strandfontein site screened – City of CT
Following screening, 12 people at the Strandfontein site have been tested for COVID 19.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Lockdown diaries: Alone together, everywhere
Haji Mohamed Dawjee explains why she spent 10 minutes talking to a complete stranger on the other side of the world.
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COVID-19: Botswana places all MPs under quarantine after staffer tests positive
Minister of Health Lemogang Kwape confirmed one new COVID-19 case in that country, bringing the total number of infections to 7.
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Parly committee asks for report on crimes by police during lockdown
Committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson said the request was in light of concerning reports of murders and assaults by the police since the lockdown commenced 14 days ago.
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Govt partners with Vodacom for COVID-19 data collection
During his visit to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 information centre on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on the advantages science and technology have in COVID-19 data collection and the government’s partnership with network provider Vodacom, which is aimed at distributing mobile phones to healthcare workers in order for them to send COVID-19 related data in real time. #CoronavirusSA #COVID-19SA #South Africa
