Schools reopening: Challenges faced by special needs schools make it a ‘difficult sector’: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says schools working with learners with special needs may experience some unique challenges in the transition to the new way of operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. ……
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MAPPED | SA’s 14 Covid-19 hotspots – and the areas emerging as new hotspots: The number of Covid-19 hotspots has risen to 14, as seven new districts have shown higher numbers of coronavirus cases, leading to them being reclassified by the Department of Health. ……
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Cost of flight tickets making it difficult for many South Africans to return home: Cape Town – South Africans stuck in Bahrain in the Middle East say the cost of flight tickets quadrupling over recent weeks has made it very difficult to get home. Nicky Samuels is in Bahrain with several other South Africans. She said that up until Tuesday they had not received much help from officials to get home, while a R3 000 flight jumped to R19 500. “It has been such a gruelling…
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Water trucks targeted as City of Cape Town staff robbed at gunpoint: Cape Town – Criminals targeted two more water trucks en route to vulnerable communities this week, robbing City staff of their belongings at gunpoint. Mayoral committee member for water and waste Xanthea Limberg said the City was working hard to increase access to water for basic hygiene under lockdown. But on Sunday, two water trucks were targeted by opportunistic criminals in separate incidents. The first…
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Lockdown: Stay away, rather die with your boots on, says Malema: The EFF says ending the lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus makes no sense and has urged South Africans to be defiant and stay at home. ……
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How behind is SA on Covid-19 testing? It depends on who you ask, but do …: South Africa is anywhere between three and 10 days behind on testing, depending on whether you ask Health Minister Zweli Mkhize or his acting director-general, Dr Anban Pillay. ……
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SA’s confirmed Covid-19 cases now at 27 403, death toll at 577: Durban – As the country prepares to move to Level 3 of lockdown from Monday, the number of positive Covid-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 27 403. This is an increase of 1 466 new cases in the last 24 hours. On Thursday, the Health Ministry said 25 more deaths had been reported, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths in SA to 577. According to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, one of the latest reported deaths is that of an employee of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) who was confirmed…
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Rights commission says schools not ready for return of pupils: According to school governing bodies, about 3 500 school do not have enough water. ……
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Over 800 cops infected with Covid-19, Cele reveals: He made the startling claim the number of arrests per province during the lockdown period correlated closely to the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. ……
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Empirical evidence suggests ‘negative outcomes’ for smokers, says acting health DG: Empirical evidence suggests smokers are “at risk of a negative outcome” with Covid-19, the acting director-general of the Department of Health, Anban Pillay, has told Parliament. ……
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