Ramaphosa urges liquor forum to consider COVID-19 global effect and avoid court: President Ramaphosa has denied the Gauteng liquor forum permission to trade during the lockdown saying the COVID-19 national command council has agreed alcohol is not an essential service. ……
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COVID-19: Gauteng logs over 1,000 infections, national death toll rises to 50: As expected, the number of coronavirus cases in the country is continuing to increase and now stands at 2,783; Gauteng is still the countries epicentre with 1,018 cases. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Lockdown unraveling? Government dithers on economy as regulations threaten to squeeze fiscus further: The government’s new regulations are under scrutiny, while a lack of action on the economy poses a threat to law and order. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Lockdown offers homeless substance abusers a platform for change: For the homeless, especially those who have substance abuse problems, the lockdown has become a catalyst for sobriety. ……
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Chinese nationals handed hefty fines for forcing stowaways onto raft at sea: Seven Chinese nationals who forced two stowaways from their ship onto a self-constructed raft last month were convicted and sentenced for attempted murder in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday. ……
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Party’s over: Ramaphosa rejects demands to lift alcohol ban during lockdown: The liquor ban may have contributed to nearly a 60% drop in trauma admissions, according to new research seen by the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism. ……
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SA at 2 783 Covid-19 cases: Where the two new deaths and 178 cases came from: Johannesburg – The two new Covid-19 coronavirus deaths came from the Western Cape, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday. The 178 new cases came from six provinces, chief amongst which was KwaZulu-Natal, which had 57 new cases, the most new infections, followed by Gauteng…
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SA’s confirmed Covid-19 cases rise to 2 783, death toll at 50: Johannesburg – South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased to 2 783 with two new deaths, taking the death toll to 50, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday. This means an increase of 178 new cases from Thursday’s 2 605 confirmed coronavirus cases. On Thursday, the confirmed infections had jumped by 99 new cases and with 14 reported fatalities South Africa saw its most deaths in a…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
South Africa ranks second in the world for reliable Covid-19 news: Cape Town – The spread of fake news is a crisis in itself and false Covid-19 posts on social media have caused mass panic both locally and internationally. There has been a flood of fake news posts shared on various platforms, from WhatsApp to Facebook and Twitter, but South African lockdown regulations have made it more difficult by criminalising the disemmination of misinformation and fake or…
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Man who was Limpopo’s first Covid-19 death ‘initially tested negative’: The first test returned negative, despite the man having shown symptoms of Covid-19. His doctor then requested a second Covid-19 test, but by the time the results were received, which returned positive, the man had already died. ……
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