{"id":161949,"date":"2020-05-17T16:26:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T14:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/over-300-pietermaritzburg-churches-to-fast-pray-for-covid-19-cure-citys-woes\/"},"modified":"2020-05-17T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T14:26:40","slug":"over-300-pietermaritzburg-churches-to-fast-pray-for-covid-19-cure-citys-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/over-300-pietermaritzburg-churches-to-fast-pray-for-covid-19-cure-citys-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 Pietermaritzburg churches to fast, pray for Covid-19 cure, city&#8217;s woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Over_300_Pietermaritzburg_churches_to_fast_pray_for_Covid19_\/\">Over 300 Pietermaritzburg churches to fast, pray for Covid-19 cure, city&#8217;s woes<\/a>: Durban \u2013 Over 300 Pietermaritzburg churches are embarking on a three-day \u201cEsther\u201d fast and city prayer for a Covid-19 cure, and the many administration issues faced by the municipality including its economy and unemployment. About 90 church leaders will lead the programme which will be streamed live on the city\u2019s Facebook page between Wednesday and Friday. In groups of ten, the leaders will gather at the City Hall three times a day at 6am, 12pm and 6pm. All sessions will be an hour long. Pastor John van Niekerk from City&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Over_300_Pietermaritzburg_churches_to_fast_pray_for_Covid19_\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Former_Gauteng_Gambling_Board_spin_doctor_new_ANC_Joburg_spo\/\">Former Gauteng Gambling Board spin doctor new ANC Joburg spokesperson<\/a>: Johannesburg &#8211; Five months after the position of regional spokesperson became vacant, the ANC in the greater Johannesburg region has filled the position by appointing a communications guru to manage its image. The party has&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Former_Gauteng_Gambling_Board_spin_doctor_new_ANC_Joburg_spo\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Four_awaiting_trial_prisoners_still_on_the_run_in_Gauteng\/\">Four awaiting trial prisoners still on the run in Gauteng<\/a>: Four awaiting-trial detainees who escaped from the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria are still on the loose. The quartet escaped in the early hours of Saturday morning, which triggered a&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Four_awaiting_trial_prisoners_still_on_the_run_in_Gauteng\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Ramaphosa_takes_Level_4_lockdown_in_his_stride\/\">Ramaphosa takes Level 4 lockdown in his stride<\/a>: The president of South Africa is loving every moment of Level 4 liberation, it seems. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Ramaphosa_takes_Level_4_lockdown_in_his_stride\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Health_dept_met_with_ministerial_advisory_board_after_public\/\">Health dept met with ministerial advisory board after public criticism by member<\/a>: One of the members of the council Dr Glenda Gray told News 24 on Saturday that the lockdown has no basis in science and should be lifted. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Health_dept_met_with_ministerial_advisory_board_after_public\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/SANDF_gearing_up_for_the_Covid19_worst\/\">SANDF gearing up for the Covid-19 worst<\/a>: Johannesburg \u2013 The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is setting up four field hospitals to the tune of almost R50 million as part of what the government believes will be a devastating impact of Covid-19 when the country reaches its expected peak period in August. The army, which ordered all its staff back to work on May 1, is also planning to convert 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums into countrywide field hospitals after being warned to \u201cexpect the worst\u201d. These plans are contained in an SANDF document, marked Summary of Operation Notlela V1 and has been seen by the Sunday Independent, which reveals that the army\u2019s Covid-19 disaster management budget estimated the cost of the four field&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/SANDF_gearing_up_for_the_Covid19_worst\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/A_comprehensive_guide_and_toolkit_to_accessing_Covid19_relie\/\">A comprehensive guide and toolkit to accessing Covid-19 relief funds<\/a>: Cape Town &#8211; The unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on our communities, informal (spaza shops) and formal (small and medium) scale businesses has led to wide-scale relief responses from the private and&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/A_comprehensive_guide_and_toolkit_to_accessing_Covid19_relie\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Pro_surfer_Jordy_Smith_among_latest_wave_of_repatriated_Sout\/\">Pro surfer Jordy Smith among latest wave of repatriated South Africans glad to be home<\/a>: Durban: Surf&#8217;s up! Well, it\u2019s not quite happening yet for local surfer Jordy Smith, who hoped that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce an easing of the lockdown rules this week. That would have enabled Smith, who is counted among the best surfers on the planet, to let rip on the waves again. But for now, he is happy to be back home in South Africa after a two-week delay, which included being stranded on OR Tambo International Airport runway with his wife and other passengers for a few hours after disembarking from a US repatriation flight. Local authorities were still busy securing quarantine accommodation for citizens returning from the US, while Smith and the others were contending&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Pro_surfer_Jordy_Smith_among_latest_wave_of_repatriated_Sout\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Court_battle_as_Soweto_residents_face_eviction_despite_lockd\/\">Court battle as Soweto residents face eviction despite lockdown<\/a>: Lockdown regulations stipulate that no evictions should take place during this period but residents of Klipspruit in Soweto are gearing for a face-off with the City of Joburg after they were served with an eviction notice this week. According to court papers and letters of correspondence to the occupants, the city has ordered the residents to vacate its property with immediate effect, after they failed to heed an earlier order that gave them until April 14 to leave. Now this week, Padi Incorporated&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/Court_battle_as_Soweto_residents_face_eviction_despite_lockd\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/DA_fedex_resolves_to_hold_online_elective_congress_in_Octobe\/\">DA fedex resolves to hold online elective congress in October<\/a>: The party&#8217;s leaders met on Saturday and decided to elect its leaders at a virtual congress on 31 October 2020. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/05\/17\/DA_fedex_resolves_to_hold_online_elective_congress_in_Octobe\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your life easier:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/straton.co.za\/pre-paid\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gain control of your tenants electricity consumption and install a private prepaid meter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your own Press Release<\/a> or get free content for your publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video &#8211; How to post your Press Release on MyPR:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ovzdChGkuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off line publishers and media. 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