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Covid-19: Gauteng government against tighter restrictions
Doctors are calling for retailers and restaurants to close as COVID-19 infections run riot. However, the Gauteng government says tighter…
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Ramaphosa to address the nation at 8pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8 pm on Tuesday. The meeting comes after Ramaphosa met with the…
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SA COVID-19: Randburg taxi rank complains of commuter non-compliance
As the third COVID-19 wave grips South Africa the taxi industry in Gauteng is complaining of commuter non-compliance. The province…
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More than 24 000 new Covid-19 infections for Gauteng in just 7 days
Over 24 000 new coronavirus infections – among them 1 000 learners – have been reported in Gauteng in the…
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Uganda records highest number of daily Covid-19 cases
Uganda has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic begun. A total of 1,438 out of 8,478…
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UN: Child labour swells for first time in two decades
The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push…
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SA COVID-19: 4 209 new cases and 120 deaths recorded
South Africa has recorded 120 new coronavirus fatalities. This takes the death toll closer to 57,200. Over 4,000 COVID-19 infections…
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SA COVID-19: Northern Cape sees rise in school cases
There’s been an increase in positive coronavirus cases in schools in the Northern Cape. That’s according to the province’s Education…
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New level 2 lockdown rules – This is what you can and cannot do
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved South Africa back to Lockdown level 2. The President made the announcement on Sunday after…
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GP sees significant rise in COVID hospitalisations and new infections
As coronavirus infections continue to surge, The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has said that hospitals in Gauteng were…
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Pandemic takes centre stage in Emmanuel Macron’s SA trip
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in South Africa on Friday for a lightning trip dominated by the coronavirus pandemic…
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Health Minister Mkhize to respond on alleged corruption
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is expected to respond to allegations about irregular multi-million rand contracts by his department. Mkhize’s close…
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SADTU wants teachers vaccinated soon
The South African Democratic Teachers Union is urging all its eligible members to get vaccinated. There is still no clear…
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28 Northern Cape schools closed in May so far as COVID-19 cases rise
Twenty-eight schools in the Northern Cape have had to close this month after COVID-19 cases were picked up. Infections are…
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SA COVID-19: 2 750 new cases and 59 deaths recorded
South Africa has recorded 59 coronavirus-related new deaths. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is 55,183 2,750 new cases…
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Coronavirus can make pen!ses not to work properly – New details on the disadvantages of COVID-19 revealed
Research has found out that coronavirus is the reason why 4-5s are no longer functioning in the bedrooms. As we…
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SA COVID-19: 67 more deaths and 2 256 new infections recorded
Sixty-seven more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, taking our known death toll to 54,687. The…
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2 073 new COVID-19 infections recorded in SA
The number of daily coronavirus infections in South Africa has breached the 2,000 mark for the first time in several…
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SA COVID-19: 897 new cases, 35 more deaths reported
There have been 897 new COVID-19 cases that have been reported in South Africa in the last 24 hours. Sadly,…
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46 more SA COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours
Forty-six more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, pushing the country’s national death toll to 54,331.…
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SA COVID-19: 1 385 new cases and 59 more deaths recorded
South Africa has recorded 1,385 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of confirmed…
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SA COVID-19: 1 637 new cases and 71 more deaths reported
There have been 1,637 new COVID-19 cases that have in South Africa in the last 24 hours. That brings the…
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SA records 1 267 new COVID-19 cases
Fifty-three more people have succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours here on home soil, pushing the death…
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777 more COVID-19 infections recorded in SA
South Africa’s COVID-19 infections have increased by 777. This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa…
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Children have stronger antibody response to COVID – study
Children who are 10 and younger produce more antibodies in response to coronavirus infection than adolescents and adults, a study…
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Drama as family tricked to drink their own urine as Covid-19 cure
A mother who was looking for natural ways to protect herself and her family from the novel coronavirus was duped…
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SA close to 1.5 million COVID cases since start of pandemic
South Africa has recorded 288 related deaths in the past 24 hours. The country reported 2,781 new COVID-19 cases over…
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Healthcare workers disappointed as AstraZeneca vaccine rollout put on hold
Healthcare workers said that they were disappointed that the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout program had hit a snag. New data shows…
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SA records 3184 new Covid-19 cases and 278 more deaths
South Africa recorded 3184 new positive coronavirus infections on Saturday. The total number of deaths increased by 278, to reach…
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Australia scrap South Africa Test tour over COVID-19 risk
Australia pulled out of their Test cricket tour to South Africa due to the unacceptable risk to players with the…
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Gauteng govt concerned over high number of hospitalized COVID patients
With Gauteng starting to see a decline in COVID-19 cases, the government on Friday raised concerns about the high number…
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Here are 3 new symptoms that show you have Covid-19
With the onset of the pandemic, people have been tackling the different challenges brought on by the novel coronavirus. The…
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SARS extends provisional taxpayer deadline
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has on Thursday extended the provisional taxpayer season deadline from January 29, 2021, to…
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President Ramaphosa launches Tourism Equity Fund to revive COVID-hit industry
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched the Tourism Equity Fund aimed at reviving the coronavirus-hit tourism sector and promoting transformation. The…
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1000s arrested in KZN for flouting alert level 3 regulations
Over the past four weeks, 7,270 people have been arrested for flouting alert level-three lockdown regulations over the past four…
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Full Speech: President Ramaphosa’s eulogy at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral
EULOGY BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AT THE OFFICIAL FUNERAL OF MINISTER JACKSON MPHIKWA MTHEMBU EMALAHLENI, MPUMALANGA 24 JANUARY 2021 Programme…
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Limpopo family runs out of tears after losing 5 members, one after the other to Covid-19
Christmas was coming and the Rabothata family was preparing for a quiet festive season under strict lockdown rules. But nothing…
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Health workers have gained crucial experience in fight against COVID-19, says Dr Mkhize
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday said that health workers had gained crucial experience and confidence in the fight against…
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Professor Karim: No evidence SA’s new COVID-19 variant is more severe
Epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim on Monday said that while the new variant of the coronavirus spreads much faster, there was…
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President Ramaphosa warns more Covid-19 waves may follow
Public finances are under extreme strain and the second wave of the novel Coronavirus may be followed by further waves,…
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SA COVID-19: 13 973 new cases and 384 more deaths recorded
The number of coronavirus deaths in South Africa has increased by 384. KwaZulu Natal reported the most deaths (125), followed…
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Cogta Deputy Minister Obed Bapela tests positive for Covid-19
Obed Bapela, the Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has tested positive for Covid-19. Cabinet spokesperson Phumla…
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120 of latest 171 matric markers infected with COVID-19 are from EC
The Department of Basic Education said over 170 markers who were due to mark matric exam papers, have tested positive…
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SAMA against hard lockdown
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says calls for a harder lockdown are counter-productive as it won’t achieve meaningful outcomes…
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Limpopo MEC slams accusations of bed shortages in the province
Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has slammed accusations that there is a shortage of beds in hospitals around the…
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Soldiers deployed to Garden Route beaches to enforce lockdown rules
Police Minister Bheki Cele said soldiers would be deployed to the Garden Route on Wednesday afternoon to help the police…
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Savanna responds after viral photos of South Africans misbehaving with bottles
Savanna Cider has issued a statement distancing itself from what it calls “irresponsible and damaging consumer-generated social media activity”. This…
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President Ramaphosa shifts the focus to health workers
As the second wave of COVID-19 infections intensifies and provinces brace for the worst, the focus is on healthcare workers…
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First Covid-19 vaccine doses arrive in France
France’s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were delivered early Saturday to the Paris hospital system’s central pharmacy outside…
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President Ramaphosa’s Full Speech 14/12/2020: Festive season COVID-19 restrictions
My fellow South Africans, It is just 11 days since I last addressed you. Then I reported on the signs…
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