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Gauteng COVID-19 committee concerned about spike in cases after festive season
Health experts in the province are closely monitoring the data, with the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
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EXCLUSIVE: Dept Finance Minister Masondo's thoughts on SAA & SA's credit ratings
In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News on Wednesday, Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo disagreed with pundits who questioned why the country was further downgraded.
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Contralesa slams 'inconsiderate' Cogta deputy minister over initiation stance
The traditional practice has been suspended since the country went into lockdown in March.
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EC Health Dept warns province under pressure from rising COVID-19 infections
The province alone has reported an increase of over 1,300 new infections in the last reporting cycle.
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Mkhize concerned over rise in latest COVID-19 infection figures
South Africa has recorded 2,080 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of infections since the outbreak to more than 769,000.
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SA records more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases
According to the Department of Health, 86 more COVID-19 related deaths were reported, bringing the national death toll to 20,845.
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Mkhize: No decision yet on stricter lockdown over festive period
The cumulative number of infections now stands on 757,000 cases with the Eastern Cape and Western Cape showing a spike in the number of infections per day.
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Gauteng taxi operators slam on the brakes to demand COVID-19 relief funds
Thousands of taxi drivers and owners marched through the Pretoria CBD on 18 November 2020. The operators demanded that Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula pay them the COVID-19 relief funds they were promised. A memorandum of demands was handed over at the Union Buildings. #TaxiStrike
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2020 academic year will go down as the most challenging, says Motshekga
The minister was speaking on Wednesday during a briefing in Pretoria where her team gave an update on progress made in the writing of the final matric exams.
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Work to restore trust in police bearing fruit, says Gauteng top cop
Acting Gauteng police commissioner Patricia Rampota has attributed the decrease in some violent crimes in the province to interventions aimed at restoring the public’s trust and confidence in the police.
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NDZ given 2 weeks to respond to court papers arguing against lockdown extension
A group called Dear South Africa has approached the Johannesburg High Court giving Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma until 1 December to give reasons why this case should not go ahead.
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Sun International welcomes lifting of international travel restrictions
Over the past few months, the hospitality and tourism industry has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cosatu not surprised by increase in SA's unemployment rate, blames policymaking
Stats SA announced on Thursday that the unemployment rate was at a record high of 30.8%.
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Sars reminds taxpayers of 16 Nov deadline before filing season closes
Sars has had to make changes to the way it collects taxes this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been encouraging South Africans to file online.
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Level one remains as Ramaphosa relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions
The president addressed the country on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since the National Coronavirus Command Council downgraded the alert level to one in September.
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Ramaphosa: Surge in Eastern Cape needs to be contained
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday to give an update on the status of COVID-19 in South Africa. He expressed government's concern over the massive spikes in the Eastern Cape.
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READ: President Ramaphosa's full address to the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday evening addressed the nation on developments in the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ramaphosa says COVID-19 is far from over, warns of rising infections in EC
The president on Wednesday appealed to citizens to take measures to contain the rise in new COVID-19 infections by adhering to health and safety protocols like social distancing and mask-wearing.
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa addresses the nation on SA’s COVID-19 response
The Presidency confirmed that the address is scheduled to start at 8pm.
