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Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize speaks following coronavirus case in KZN

Panic and anxiety has gripped residents of Hilton in KwaZulu-Natal after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the town. Cowan House Preparatory School closed after reports that the patient’s children were pupils there.

The Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize accompanied by the KZN MEC’s for Health Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu and Education Kwazi Mshengu have met with parents and management.

Dr Zweli Mkhize

Travellers have been thrown into panic mode in the wake of the first coronavirus case in the country and has resulted in a number of flights being cancelled. KwaZulu -Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has urged people not to panic and says one recorded case recorded does not mean an outbreak is imminent.

In other news – Phat Joe has resigned from Radio 2000

Less than a year after joining Radio 2000, controversial shock jock Phat Joe has resigned as the station’s breakfast show host. His resignation was confirmed in a statement by the SABC on Friday.

Phat Joe

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) radio station, Radio 2000, would like to announce the resignation of its breakfast show host, Mr Majota ‘Phat Joe’ Khambule. Phat Joe joined the breakfast show ‘Phat Joe and the family’ in April 2019.  Read more

Source: eNCA

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