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Hundreds of refugees finally evicted from CT church
Dozens of policemen broke down the wooden church doors with a hammer and stormed the building. Hundreds of foreign asylum…
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National Command Council to update the country on COVID-19
Ministers representing the coronavirus National Command Council will update the nation on the revised lockdown regulations on Thursday. South Africa…
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Ekurhuleni clinic closes after nurse tests positive for COVID-19
The Duduza Clinic in Ekurhuleni has closed indefinitely after a nurse tested positive for COVID-19. She allegedly attended a prayer…
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Mbalula – Taxi industry not fully complying with lockdown regulations
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has conceded the taxi industry was not fully complying with the lockdown regulations. Speaking on Radio702…
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Mangaung Municipality gets tougher on handling remains of COVID-19 victims
The Mangaung Municipality in the Free State has implemented strict measures for handling the remains of people who die of…
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Angry DJ Cleo strikes South Africans for not taking Covid-19 seriously
Award-winning musician DJ Cleo has spoken out against those who have ignored the government’s instructions to stay indoors during the…
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COVID-19: More medical personnel wanted in Limpopo
Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba says she is concerned the province doesn’t have enough resources to combat COVID-19. The province…
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SA approached China and Cuba to help curb spread of virus
‘Every province must identify health professionals who can focus on COVID-19. We will seek reinforcements from other countries who want…
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No one is immune to COVID-19 – Fikile Mbalula
No one is immune to COVID-19. That’s the warning from Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. He was addressing taxi officials on…
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Criminals take the gap during COVID-19 lockdown
Cities across the country may be on lockdown, but that hasn’t stopped criminals. From police killings to drug busts and…
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Government could extend lockdown – expert
Public Law Expert Cathy Powell says government could extend the lockdown if needed. South Africa recorded its first COVID-19 death…
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Covid-19 cases climb to 1,380 in SA
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA has risen to 1,380. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize revealed the figure…
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Motshekga sends condolences after KZN teacher dies from COVID-19
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Wednesday sent her condolences on Wednesday to the family of a KwaZulu-Natal teacher who…
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Health Minister unveils mobile laboratories as COVID-19 cases rise
The confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa now stand at 1,380. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says this number is…
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Covid-19: 16 Western Cape patients in hospital, four being treated in ICU
The number of positive Covid-19 cases has risen to a total of 370 in the Western Cape as at 00h01…
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Justice Minister Lamola issues new court directives for lockdown period
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said all matters on court rolls that were not urgent would be postponed…
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Coronavirus: Sadtu shocked by KZN teacher’s death
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has expressed shock after learning that a teacher and union member had died…
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Health Dept warns SA against complacency over lower than expected COVID-19 cases
Health Department Deputy Director-General Yogan Pillay said while the COVID-19 infection rate in the country was slower than expected, South…
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Bishop Ngcobo talks to God on how to defeat Covid-19 pandemic
Controversial Durban Zionist Bishop Bheki Timothy Ngcobo has allegedly violated the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown by leaving his home to go…
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Lockdown will have to be extended if people don’t stay home – Deputy police minister
Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale has warned the national lockdown will have to be extended if people do not…
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Makhura vows to escalate COVID-19 testing in Gauteng’s informal settlements
The Gauteng government said it would escalate the rate of screening and testing for COVID-19 in the next few days…
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Lindiwe Zulu denies child grant payments will be increased during Covid-19
Responding to a question from the media at a ministerial briefing on Tuesday in Pretoria, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu…
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COVID-19: Govt plan to repatriate more South Africans
International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, says plans to repatriate South Africans stranded abroad are being worked on. Recent data made…
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Education Department urges pupils to keep learning
Tuesday would have been the first day of the second school term, but the academic year has been delayed due…
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SA scientist Gita Ramjee dies of complications due to Covid-19
Tributes are pouring in for renowned scientist Professor Gita Ramjee, the chief scientific officer for the Aurum Institute and director…
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Zweli Mkhize says 5G causing COVID-19 deaths is just fake news
The health minister reacted with derision to a question about a conspiracy theory that radio waves may have something to…
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Mass COVID-19 testing takes place in Alexandra
The Gauteng government has started testing residents of Stjwetla in Alexandra for COVID-19. A resident in the township tested positive…
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Pensioners to use grants to buy masks to prevent them from contracting COVID-19
Some pensioners have told Eyewitness News they’ll be using this month’s social grants to buy things to protect them from…
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National Command Council briefs SA on lockdown
South Africa has recorded three deaths attributed to COVID-19 while the number of confirmed cases has risen over 1,300. The…
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Couple arrested in Ekurhuleni for selling liquor, while alcohol worth millions confiscated in Eastern Cape
Police say they confiscated alcohol worth R1 million from a 31-year-old man. Members of the Ekurhuleni Police Department’s drug enforcement…
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