[ad_1] Beach photo by Sai Kiran Anagani on Unsplash and mask photo by 🇨🇭 Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash Coronavirus cases are increasing in the Western Cape and Prime Minister Alan Winde says the province will impose Level 1 restrictions this holiday season. “You’re going to have a holiday …
Read More »Covid-19: Second wave ‘surpasses first peak’ on Garden Route, Cape Town cases on the rise
[ad_1] Hospital admissions related to Covid-19 have risen from 1,020 on November 26 to 1,253 on December 2 in the Western Cape. Most are on the Garden Route and Cape Metro, with cases in Central Karoo, Theewaterskloof and Cape Winelands also on the rise. A Beaufort West hospital staff member …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8 p.m. Thursday night, when he is expected to announce tougher restrictions as the country approaches the holiday season. His speech follows a special cabinet session that considered the recommendations of the meeting of the national coronavirus command council (NCCC), the …
Read More »Italy slows down Christmas travel to avoid virus ‘third wave’
[ad_1] The new rules, along with an existing curfew and other regulations already in place, seek to curb circulation throughout the country during the holiday period by limiting the number of gatherings. Image: Facebook. ROME, Italy – Italy on Thursday announced national travel restrictions for the Christmas holidays designed to …
Read More »The government seeks $ 400 million from the buyer for participation in SAA
[ad_1] South Africa is looking to raise around $ 400 million from the sale of a stake in its bankrupt national airline, according to people familiar with the situation, a plan that will likely reduce the chances of finding a partner to help its revival. The funds would be used …
Read More »Updated lockdown rules for South Africa, including travel, self quarantine and repeat testing
[ad_1] The government has updated its Covid-19 rules related to travel and isolation under South Africa’s level 1 lockdown. In a series of bulletins published on Thursday (December 3), the Department of Health and the Department and Transportation outlined updated rules for entering and leaving the country, required tests, and …
Read More »The government seeks $ 400 million from the buyer for participation in SAA
[ad_1] South Africa is looking to raise around $ 400 million from the sale of a stake in its bankrupt national airline, according to people familiar with the situation, a plan that will likely reduce the chances of finding a partner to help its revival. The funds would be used …
Read More »Winde thinks level 1 blocking is enough, but wants ‘consequences’ for not wearing skins
[ad_1] Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde warns that the weekly increase in Covid-19 cases is too high. Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde will ask President Cyril Ramaphosa to consider introducing “consequences” for people who do not wear masks in public. He believes that the only way to stop …
Read More »Current restrictions are enough to control Covid-19, but we need tougher punishments: premier
[ad_1] Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde says Level 1 restrictions are sufficient to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the province, but a risk-adjusted strategy should be used in hotspot areas. In a digital briefing on Thursday (December 3), Winde said that while current regulations allow indoor gatherings …
Read More »DA warns Makhura about the new MEC Tau
[ad_1] Makhura appointed Dr. Nomathemba Mokgethi as MEC of Health and transferred Morakane Mosupyoe from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Social Development. FILE: Parks Tau. Image: @ NationalCoGTA / Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – As the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng’s legislature hails Prime Minister David Makhura’s …
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