President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa has over 900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
When presenting a summary of the African Union and G20 teleconferences the president said there are more than 900 confirmed cases of the virus.
The last number of confirmed cases was 709. The president also encouraged the public to observe two-minutes of prayer or silent meditation.
Ramaphosa says the prayer should be held between 18:00 and 18:30 on Thursday.
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In other news – DJ Tira follows Somizi’s footsteps, buys street vendor’s fruits & veggies before the lockdown – Watch
Some few days ago radio and TV personality Somizi Mhlongo shared a video in which he encouraged people to support street vendors by buying their stocks before the lockdown as they will be greatly affected, than the supermarkets that will be able to survive.
Producer and musician DJ Tira has also played his part as he shared a video of himself fulfilling the pledge made by numerous media personalities to, continue reading
Source: eNCA