Govt’s coronavirus command council not established in terms of any act, Ramaphosa’s answers reveal: The National Coronavirus Command Council was not established in terms of the Disaster Management Act. ……
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Childcare centres eager to reopen, say they serve as places of safety for children: Some early childhood development (ECD) centres have told News24 about their eagerness to reopen, but parents are grappling with the idea of sending their young ones back amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma orders investigation into Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral vacancy: Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has ordered Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha to urgently investigate the mayoral vacancy in Nelson Mandela Bay. ……
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‘Tygerberg Hospital major breeding ground, killing field for Covid-19’: Cape Town – Tygerberg Hospital has been slapped with a contravention notice for non-compliance as it has no risk assessment in place. It has now been given seven days to produce one. The notice was issued following a joint site inspection on Monday by the Department of Employment and Labour’s provincial chief inspector, David Esau, and union representatives from the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) and the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union…
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New R2.8bn Durban hospital 99% complete but will be used for Covid-19 patients for now: Durban – The Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital is 99% complete but Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu residents might have to wait a while longer for the hospital to serve their needs because it will be a Covid-19 hospital for now. During the Department of Health budget speech, Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu revealed they would use 450 beds at the 500-bed hospital, for Covid-19 cases. “We…
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Eastern Cape needs the alcohol ban back – Premier: Premier Oscar Mabuyane says this is meant to help save lives and curb the spread of the infection. ……
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JMPD ‘probing’ five police involved in Khosa’s death following Ipid report: The family has called an army inquiry that cleared four soldiers who assaulted Khosa a “sham”, and the officers’ presence is yet to be dealt with. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Fita’s cigarette ban case against government will be heard today: Judges in the matter, which affects an estimated eight million smokers, used day one to consider the legal arguments. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
I had no idea just how loved he was – wife of cameraman killed by Covid-19: “He was the heart of this family. He was love personified.” This is how Nandipha Tom, the grieving wife of eNCA cameraman Lungile Tom, described her beloved husband, who died of Covid-19 in a private hospital in Cape Town. ……
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Family seek justice after mother of three Naledi Phangindawo’s murder: Cape Town – The family of a Mossel Bay mother who was hacked and stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, is seeking justice. Naledi Phangindawo, 25, a local entrepreneur and health enthusiast, was attacked with an axe and stabbed with what her family described as a “spear” outside the home of the suspect in KwaNonqaba on…
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