Adriaan Basson: The truth behind THAT interview with Prof Glenda Gray: Our duty is not to paper over the obvious cracks in the government’s Covid-19 strategy, writes Adriaan Basson. ……
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3 more dead in EC after drinking home-brewed beer mixed with methylated spirits: Eastern Cape health authorities and the police have called on members of the public to refrain from consuming home-brewed beer mixed with methylated spirits after three more people have died. ……
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Covid-19: Another top scientist says experts are being sidelined: Another top scientist and member of…
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Man arrested for allegedly poisoning 4 young boys in the Eastern Cape: A 42-year-old Eastern Cape man has been arrested for murder and attempted murder after he allegedly poisoned four boys between the ages of three and eight in Magcakeni locality, Libode, according to police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana. ……
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Patients to be moved from Gugulethu care home after two patients, 4 staff test positive …: Cape Town – Ninety-four elderly people will be evacuated from the Ikhaya Loxolo Lase Frail Care Centre and Home for the Aged in Gugulethu this week. This comes just days after employees threatened to down tools after an elderly man tested positive for the coronavirus. It is not clear where the elderly will be taken while the facility undergoes a deep clean. The home recorded two patient cases and at least four staff members have tested positive since the outbreak. “When the (latest) elderly man tested positive he was…
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Activists question constitutional implications of City of Cape Town’s proposed by-law amendment: Cape Town – A social justice organisation has called on the City of Cape Town not to implement a proposed amendment to a by-law, while a research institute has said it could have constitutional implications. On April 17, the City published its Draft Amendment to the Streets, Public Places and the Prevention of Noise Nuisances By-law. It invited the public comment on the amendment within a month, setting the deadline for last Sunday. The streets by-law prohibited certain actions including to beg, stand, sit or lie, urinate,…
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Covid-19 in SA: This is where the 1 218 new infections and 10 latest deaths …: Cape Town – South Africa’s 10 new Covid-19 deaths on Saturday came from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows. The three provinces currently have the highest number of cases in the country. The Western and Eastern Cape accounted for 1 038 (85.2 percent) of the 1 218 new cases reported on Saturday. Deaths and recoveries With 261 deaths, the Western Cape is also responsible for just over 64 percent of the…
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‘Survival outlook bleak for mid-level companies’: Cape Town – Businesses are gearing up for the new normal as more industries reopen after two months under easing lockdown regulations. The Cape Chamber of Commerce hosted an online summit this week with industry leaders from various sectors to discuss the impact of the lockdown and how businesses would operate going forward. Chairperson of Cape Union Mart Philip…
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Legal battle looms as Frere Hospital in EC is shut down – report: A legal battle is looming after health and safety inspectors from the labour department shut down Frere Hospital in East London amid concerns that its measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are inadequate, according to a report in DispatchLive. ……
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Coronavirus: 10 more deaths reported as positive cases climb to 21 343: The number of positive Covid-19 cases has risen to 21 343, with 10 more deaths being reported, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. ……
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