{"id":163158,"date":"2020-07-15T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/iec-hopeful-covid-19-pandemic-under-control-in-time-for-local-elections\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T08:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:38:34","slug":"iec-hopeful-covid-19-pandemic-under-control-in-time-for-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/iec-hopeful-covid-19-pandemic-under-control-in-time-for-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"IEC hopeful COVID-19 pandemic under control in time for local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/IEC_hopeful_COVID19_pandemic_under_control_in_time_for_local\/\">IEC hopeful COVID-19 pandemic under control in time for local elections<\/a>: Briefing MPs on Tuesday, the IEC said that while COVID-19 would have a huge bearing on next year&#8217;s local elections, preparations were well underway. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/IEC_hopeful_COVID19_pandemic_under_control_in_time_for_local\/\">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\/07\/15\/CEM_threatens_legal_action_against_anyone_trying_to_disrupt_\/\">CEM threatens legal action against anyone trying to disrupt schooling<\/a>: The Council of Education Ministers (CEm) said that groups or individuals did not have the authority to close schools, adding that parents had options if they choose not to take their children back to school for now. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/CEM_threatens_legal_action_against_anyone_trying_to_disrupt_\/\">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\/07\/15\/New_Covid19_taxi_rules_will_not_slow_the_rate_of_transmissio\/\">New Covid-19 taxi rules will not slow the rate of transmission &#8211; top professor<\/a>: Two top scientists advising government say the new taxi rules will do nothing to slow the rate of transmission in SA. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/New_Covid19_taxi_rules_will_not_slow_the_rate_of_transmissio\/\">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\/07\/15\/SA_recording_more_new_Covid19_cases_a_day_than_any_other_cou\/\">SA recording more new Covid-19 cases a day than any other country &#8211; but has &#8230;<\/a>: South Africa is one of the top 10 worst affected countries in terms of outright Covid-19 infections reported, but the number of deaths, 4 346, are among the lowest globally. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/SA_recording_more_new_Covid19_cases_a_day_than_any_other_cou\/\">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\/07\/15\/Stage_1_power_cuts_to_start_at_9am_today_says_Eskom\/\">Stage 1 power cuts to start at 9am today, says Eskom<\/a>: The rolling power cuts are likely to last until 10pm tonight. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/Stage_1_power_cuts_to_start_at_9am_today_says_Eskom\/\">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\/07\/15\/174_more_COVID19_deaths_take_SA_death_toll_to_4346\/\">174 more COVID-19 deaths take SA death toll to 4,346<\/a>: More than 10,000 new cases have also been confirmed over the past 24-hour cylce, bringing the total number of infections picked up since March to almost 300,000. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/174_more_COVID19_deaths_take_SA_death_toll_to_4346\/\">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\/07\/15\/Pay_back_the_money_Report_recommends_criminal_action_against\/\">Pay back the money: Report recommends criminal action against top PSC officials<\/a>: The report recommends that the PSC chairperson should approach the courts to have the appointment of the mother of Dovhani Mamphiswana&#8217;s child set aside, and that civil claims be lodged against the woman. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/Pay_back_the_money_Report_recommends_criminal_action_against\/\">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\/07\/15\/It_could_take_years_to_get_criminal_record_for_lockdown_brea\/\">It could take years to get criminal record for lockdown breach expunged &#8211; expert<\/a>: The Justice Project South Africa&#8217;s Howard Dembovsky said that of the thousands who&#8217;d paid admission of guilt fines for lockdown offences, some, but not all, would have criminal records. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/It_could_take_years_to_get_criminal_record_for_lockdown_brea\/\">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\/07\/15\/DPE_confident_restructured_SAA_will_be_financially_viable_se\/\">DPE confident restructured SAA will be financially viable, self-sustained<\/a>: More than R10 billion is needed to get the airline off the ground after the business rescue plan was approved, but there is no word on where the funding will come from. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/07\/15\/DPE_confident_restructured_SAA_will_be_financially_viable_se\/\">WN.com &#8211; 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