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Government to appeal tobacco ban ruling
Government plans to appeal the High Court ruling on the ban of cigarettes during hard lockdown last year. The court…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma adds one more restriction after Ramaphosa’s address?
Minister of Corporate governance Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has further intensified restrictions on funerals. Nkosazana Zuma said funerals are super-spreaders of…
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Northern Cape coastal towns prepare for tourist boom
It remains to be seen whether the Northern Cape coastal areas will be able to cope with the much-anticipated influx…
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No changes on international travel, initiation schools to close, says Dlamini-Zuma
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday said that international travel has not changed under the…
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Pressure on healthcare system contributed to alcohol sales ban, says Minister Mkhize
Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday said South Africa was seeing an increase in trauma cases, which was putting…
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Here are all the new lockdown level 3 changes, including businesses that have to close
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the latest amendments to the Disaster Management Act, giving…
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High Court to hear AfriForum’s challenge over beache closures
Another challenge to the government’s COVID-19 regulations is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.…
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Minister Dlamini-Zuma updates South Africa’s lockdown rules – Here you go
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has published a new gazette which provides further clarity around South Africa’s…
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Hotels, lodges and resorts can now operate at full capacity, says Minister Dlamini-Zuma
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has amended regulations published on Tuesday, which will now see certain…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gazettes regulations on booze sales & super-spreader events
In line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national address on Monday evening, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma…
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This is What you can and can’t do – New level 1 lockdown restrictions for South Africa
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Corporate Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has published the updated alert level 1 lockdown regulations for South…
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Cabinet makes plans for heavy rainfall over festive season
As if 2020 hasn’t brought enough challenges, the government is preparing contingency plans for higher than normal rainfall and subsequent…
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New application to overturn state of disaster to be filed in January
The urgent application by civil society group Dear South Africa to set aside the extension of the lockdown by the…
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Another lockdown lawsuit on the cards for government
The government is being dragged to court yet again over the lockdown extension. Advocacy group Dear South Africa filed an…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma given 2 weeks to respond to court papers arguing against lockdown extension
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been given two weeks to respond to court papers filed by a group called…
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New level 1 lockdown rules – What you can and cannot do
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Corporate Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has published the updated alert level 1 lockdown regulations for South…
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Govt dragged into fight over new AmaXhosa king
The government has been dragged into the fight over the new AmaXhosa king after a group from the kingdom wrote…
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COVID-19: National State of Disaster extended
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended the National State of Disaster by a month. Lockdown will…
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Cabinet extends state of disaster by one month
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday confirmed that the national state of disaster has been extended…
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Probe underway after horror KZN taxi crash
Road scene investigators are piecing evidence together in KwaZulu-Natal after a deadly minibus accident that claimed the lives of 13…
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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma speaks on SA going back to tighter lockdown restrictions
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has warned that South Africa could go back to tighter lockdown…
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Travelling within all African countries allowed during level 1 – NDZ
International travel within all African countries will be allowed under lockdown level 1, co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta) minister…
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IEC ready to resume by-elections during lockdown Level 1
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is set to resume by-elections, and plans to clear the backlog of all…
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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma defends government’s decision on night curfew
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has defended the government’s decision to persist with a night…
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Level 1 not a licence to become reckless – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma warns
South Africa’s COVID-19 infections have been declining consistently during the past six weeks. This is according to the Coronavirus Command…
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National Coronavirus Command Council gives an update on Level 1 regulations
Ministers in the National Coronavirus Command Council will brief the country on the regulations relating to the COVID-19 Level 1…
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Minister Dlamini-Zuma raises concerns over Cape Town’s high crime rate
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday questioned the high crime rate in Cape Town. Dlamini-Zuma said…
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Dlamini Zuma warns municipalities finances shrinking further
Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has warned that the finances of municipalities will be further…
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Debt owed to municipalities by households soars to R127.7 billion
As the Covid-19 economic crash looks set to worsen, cash-strapped consumers owe South Africa’s municipalities more than R120 billion. At…
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Minister Dlamini-Zuma highlights challenges faced by some local municipalities
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday said in some municipalities across the country, governance and political…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma responds to criticism over lockdown bans – I don’t tell Cabinet what to do
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has defended herself against her detractors, saying she does not run…
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Minister Dlamini Zuma sends a strong warning – Don’t let your family visits lead to grief
Visiting of family and friends as well as hosting social events at residences will be allowed under level 2 as…
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This is What’s permitted and prohibited under level 2 lockdown
South Africa will enter lockdown level two from Tuesday. Restrictions on certain activities have now been eased under level 2…
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Visits to friends and family are restricted to 10 people at a time under lockdown level 2
The move to level 2 lockdown, which comes into effect at midnight on Monday, August 17, means that South Africans…
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The need to wear face masks will remain even after level 2 – Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
The need to wear face masks will remain even after the Covid-19 pandemic is brought under control, Cooperative Governance and…
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National Coronavirus Command Council to brief the country on level 2 regulations
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will lead a briefing on National Coronavirus Command Council’s latest…
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National state of disaster extended until September
South Africa will remain in a national state of the disaster until 15 September 2020, according to a government notice…
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Watch Live: President Ramaphosa addresses the nation after state of disaster extension
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Saturday evening on the strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19. The…
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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma defends alcohol ban
The government is not buckling under the pressure to lift the temporary ban on the sale of alcohol and is…
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Restaurateurs in CT slam state for stalling court battle against booze ban
Cape Town restaurateurs embroiled in a legal fight to lift the ban on alcohol sales have accused the government of…
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Tobacco products kill and are not essential, says Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has dismissed a contention by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita)…
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President Ramaphosa orders investigation of PPE fraud
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed several ministers to investigate the alleged looting of millions through dodgy PPE tenders. Six cabinet…
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Court dismisses appeal against South Africa’s smoking ban
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association’s application to appeal the dismissal of its challenge to the cigarette sales ban was…
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Cogta has tabled R107 billion adjustment budget to fight Covid-19
R544 million was also approved by National Treasury for ‘labour-intensive infrastructure programmes’, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said. The department of cooperative…
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Here is who will be prosecuted if people don’t wear masks
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said magistrates would have the final say on sentences and penalties if people were prosecuted for…
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New school regulations: Here is what will happen if pupils don’t have a mask
There are now also guidelines on what to do if school children arrive at school without a mask. In new…
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Taxi drivers must make sure all passengers wear masks – Minister Dlamini Zuma
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Monday urged minibus taxi operators to prevent passengers from entering their vehicles if…
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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma explains South Africa’s alcohol ban
Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has outlined the reasoning behind South Africa’s new lockdown regulations, which…
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National Coronavirus Command Council updates SA on amended regulations
The National Coronavirus Command Council will brief the country on Monday following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on…
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Here is everything you need to know about SA’s new lockdown rules
At about 9 pm on Sunday night, more than a dozen new pieces of legislation were thrust upon SA. They…
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