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Over 2,000 KZN smallholding farmers to receive COVID-19 relief vouchers
The intervention forms part of the Agriculture Department's support programme to farmers in a bid to sustain food security while the country battles the scourge...
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State to give update on mental health of Ballito mom accused of killing daughter
Fungai Nyamadzawo faces charges of premeditated murder, kidnapping defeating the ends of justice and perjury.
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KZN Education MEC calls on police to protect schools from disruption
KZN Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu addressed the media as schools reopened for matrics and grade sevens on Monday. He called on police to maintain law and order after unrest in certain parts of the province.
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Inside the isolation and quarantine site at Durban's Clairwood Hospital
A newly refurbished quarantine site was launched on 2 June 2020 at the Clairwood hospital in Durban. The facility has been set up as part of the response plan to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Netcare bolsters St. Augustines safety regulations after report release
According to a report from a University of Kwazulu-Natal team of experts, the St. Augustine’s outbreak could be linked to 14% of all COVID-19 cases in KwaZulu-Natal.
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‘We will work with our hearts’ – Cuban doctors welcomed by KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government welcomed 28 Cuban doctors on Thursday. They are part of the 217 health professionals deployed by the Cuban government to assist South Africa in the fight against COVID-19. #CoronavirusSA #Healthcare #Cuba
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Zikalala: KZN economy expected to shrink by 8% due to COVID-19
Premier Sihle Zikalala said while unemployment in the rest of the country was expected to increase to about 30%, KZN was likely to see a 27% unemployment rate by the end of this year.
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Ramaphosa assesses KZN's COVID-19 response plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited KwaZulu-Natal to assess the province's response plan to the coronavirus outbreak. Ramaphosa lauded the province's efforts but emphasised that it needed to ensure it was prepared for the worst-case scenario. KwaZulu-Natal has the third-most infections in the country after the Western Cape and Gauteng.
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KZN private sector donates COVID 19 specialised testing vehicles
Efforts to test patients and curb the spread of COVID-19 have been given a major boost by the private sector in KwaZulu-Natal through the donation to the Health Department of much-needed testing vehicles. #Coronavirus #COVID-19SA #LockdownSouthAfrica
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Zikalala urges eThekwini residents to remain in confinement even after Friday
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the easing of restrictions from later this week, Sihle Zikalala is concerned about the rising infection rate in the metro, which is the epicentre of KZN.
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Intensified enforcement operations net nearly 700 lockdown lawbreakers in KZN
The province's community safety department said the arrests follow the rolling out of intensified law enforcement operations after seeing that citizens failed to adhere to restrictions.
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KZN has plan outside Sisulu's informal settlement de-densification strategy
Premier Sihle Zikalala said the province was carrying on with its own programme, outside of the national department's de-densification plan, and it had alerted Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
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Self-isolation for KZN COVID-19 patients allowed no more: Simelane-Zulu
She said all those who have tested for COVID-19 from Sunday onwards would be kept and monitored at state-identified quarantine sites.
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Education Dept mourns teacher who died after contracting COVID-19
It’s understood the 45-year-old teacher from the Platt Primary School died on Tuesday, just days after she tested positive for the coronavirus.
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KZN Health MEC to communicate with traditional healers over COVID-19
The MEC said to ensure the safety of patients, traditional healers would also be required to change some of their ways.
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Cosatu KZN threatens to disrupt govt operations over dismissed municipal workers
Over the last three months, more than 300 workers have been fired at the Newcastle and Ugu district municipalities.
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KZN community reaches UN target in fight against HIV/Aids
The uMkhanyakude district is one of the poorest and underdeveloped regions in South Africa.
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KZN disaster management teams start mop-up operations after latest tornado
Last month a storm destroyed several homes uprooted trees and flooded infrastructure but more than four weeks later, rescue teams remain on high alert for more rainfall.
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DA calls for accountability over unspent disaster relief funds in KZN
In the last financial year, the KZN provincial government disbursed funds to assist disaster victims in more than 10 municipalities.
