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Trump doubles down on COVID-19 vaccine timeline, contradicts top expert
The contradiction between Trump and health experts on an issue that has become a focal point of the 2020 election campaign highlighted the lack of trust Joe Biden said he and the public have in the president's handling of the pandemic.
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SA to reopen borders to most countries on 1 October
Restrictions on movement and business have been gradually eased since June, but borders have remained sealed to avoid importing the virus from abroad.
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SA moves to alert level 1, curfew now from midnight to 4 am
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the move will take effect from midnight this Sunday.
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Alert level 1 lockdown: All you need to know
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation and announced that the country will move to alert level 1 of the national lockdown from midnight on Sunday, 20 September 2020. #CoronavirusSA #Lockdown #Level1 #Ramaphosa
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READ: President Ramaphosa's full speech on easing of lockdown to alert level 1
On Wednesday evening President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision to further downgrade the COVID-19 lockdown to alert level 1 following weeks of steady decrease in the number of transmissions.
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Group of artists, creatives accuse govt of being impractical about relief fund
The group, comprising of about 19 unions, forums and associations, have handed over a memorandum to the of the president in Pretoria.
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WATCH: Ramaphosa addresses the nation on NCC's response to COVID-19
Ramaphosa met with the National Coronavirus Command Council on Monday where it is believed that a further relaxation of lockdown was discussed.
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Countdown: Will Ramaphosa announce easing of lockdown? SA waits in anticipation
The president is expected to outline government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at 7 pm.
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Expert raises concern about accuracy of data used to track COVID-19 in SA
Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7 pm on Wednesday where it is hoped he will also open the country's international borders.
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WC Education MEC Debbie Schafer wishes matrics luck as many begin trial exams
Schafer said the exams are important as they would guide schools on which topics and subjects need additional attention in the remaining seven weeks before the final National Senior Certificate exams start.
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Tourism SA hoping Ramaphosa announces reopening of borders in address
The tourism sector has been among the hardest hit since the introduction of the lockdown but there are fears that travellers from outside the country could spur on a second wave of infections.
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Guinea and Togo extend COVID-19 restrictions
Guinea imposed nationwide measures on 26 March that have been repeatedly rolled over since then.
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Govt failed to provide fair access to education during lockdown - PSC report
The PSC published its quarterly report on Tuesday which reflected on the impact of the nationwide lockdown on the education system, among other issues, in the public service.
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Global recession not as deep as expected: OECD
In its previous set of forecasts in June, the Paris-based OECD had been expecting the global economy to shrink by 6.0% in 2020 and return to growth of 5.2% next year.
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President Ramaphosa to address SA tonight
The Presidency confirmed in statement that the address is scheduled to start at 7pm tonight.
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Govt urged to do better with implementing social safety net interventions
The nation has been through months of varying stages of lockdown, mass job losses and an increase in the number of vulnerable people depending on government for the bare minimum to get by.
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SACC: It appears SA has become the capital of corruption
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) held a national day of prayer across the country on Tuesday and called on members to stand in silent prayer in all nine provinces to declare that corruption is not acceptable.
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772 new COVID-19 cases push SA infections to 651,521
The recovery rate stands at 89.5%, meaning that 583,000 people have so far recovered.
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UN could meet in-person on COVID-19 pandemic before year's end
But several diplomats have said their countries are hesitant to meet so soon - especially in the United States, where the virus that causes the disease continues to spread widely.
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Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be ready in a month
Only hours earlier, speaking to Fox News, US President Donald Trump had said a vaccine could come in 'four weeks, it could be eight weeks.'
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Centre of Excellence in Food Security discusses COVID impact on the vulnerable
Panellists looked at safety nets and how social emergency relief measures performed in the face of the global pandemic.
