Contact tracing ‘now a challenge’ after Gauteng family tried to avoid quarantine: The family refused to be quarantined after a woman and her daughter tested positive for the coronavirus. ……
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Coronavirus panic buying: Call for ‘elderly hour’ at major retailers: Cape Town – A call has gone out to retail stores to institute an “elderly hour” for those vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus, as thousands of shoppers have raided shelves in a panic-buying splurge. The request by…
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Fears Cape children vulnerable to predators and Covid-19 over longer school break: Cape Town – As schools closed earlier for the Easter break, children’s rights activists are fearing that not only will kids be vulnerable to the coronavirus but also to sexual predators. The province has become notorious for the high number of children killed and raped and school holidays are usually the time when they are most vulnerable. All public schools will close today according to the directive given by President…
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Janusz Walus lawyer mulls another appeal for parole: Johannesburg – The lawyer of the man convicted for killing former SACP leader Chris Hani is heading back to court to secure his parole. Julian Knight, Janusz Walus’s lawyer, revealed this while reacting to Monday’s decision by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, to deny Walus parole for the fourth time. Giving reasons for his decision, Lamola said: “Placing…
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Transport authorities kick into high gear over Covid-19 threat: Durban – TRANSPORT organisations have gone into action after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared coronavirus a national disaster on Sunday evening. SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) KwaZulu-Natal office manager Sfiso Shangase said they would distribute pamphlets in English and isiZulu at taxi ranks educating people about the virus. “We are also looking at how we will have sanitisers in taxis so that passengers could use them. We are looking to find a way to get them in bulk,” he said. Shangase said if the…
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Offers of help flood in for baby boy abandoned in Centurion: Pretoria – A mother abandoned her baby boy in Centurion last week, leaving him on the doorstep of grandparents with only his birth certificate and a note saying “he can contact us when he is 18”. The grandparents said they were battling to survive with their pension grants and health issues and…
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FEEL GOOD | New computer lab delivers hope to rural children: Rural children in Limpopo now have access to state of the art computer labs that will give them the tools to become skilled in digital technologies. ……
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Eviction hearings at courts to continue despite coronavirus shutdowns: It will be business as usual at most courts across South Africa – most cases, like the issuing and execution of eviction orders, are expected to run their course. ……
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Coronavirus: South Africa faces critical shortage of test kits as pressure on labs mount: Scientists, virologists warn of a shortage of coronavirus test kits and implore South Africans to not request testing unless they show clear symptoms of infection. Laboratories, both public and private, are already straining under the pressure. ……
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‘Don’t make mass withdrawals’ – Reserve Bank urges people: The Reserve Bank is concerned about fake claims that it is recalling money from the public. ……
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