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[ad_1] A charge of pointing a firearm against a woman who drew a weapon during an EFF protest outside a Clicks store in a shopping center in Port Elizabeth has been dropped. Diane Attwell, 52, became involved in a verbal altercation during the protest against a controversial hair ad, later …

[ad_1] South African scientists monitoring sewage in the Western Cape province have spotted spikes of the coronavirus in the past three weeks as concern mounts among the government that a lack of compliance with health guidelines could trigger a second wave. The project, spearheaded by a team of experts within …

[ad_1] In the South African context, there is close to zero value in returning to a hard lockdown, as nothing different will be achieved in controlling the epidemic. This is the opinion of Professor Shabir Madhi from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Pathology. The latest data released by …

[ad_1] Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize says that all of South Africa’s provinces remain on high alert for a possible resurgence of Covid-19. Mkhize said at a World Health Organization (WHO) press conference on Friday (November 6) that the country has managed to halt its’ plateau ‘of Covid-19 cases, but …

[ad_1] The National Treasury has outlined some of the key tax proposals it has received in response to the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. In a parliamentary briefing on Friday (November 6), South African National Treasury Chief Director Edgar Sishi said that more than …

[ad_1] A nurse performs a smear test for Covid-19. An early outlier in the local Covid-19 epidemic, the Eastern Cape is experiencing a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths. As of Thursday, 710 people were admitted to hospitals in the province, 45 to the ICU and 52 with …

[ad_1] It is vitally important that South Africa addresses Covid-19 hotspots as they appear, because the country cannot afford to re-enter the lockdown, says Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde. In a digital briefing on Thursday (Nov 5), Winde said he was concerned that several European territories had re-entered the …

[ad_1] A health worker takes samples from a man to test him for COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Biological Sciences unit of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico City, on May 25, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Another 92 Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed in South Africa. 23 …

[ad_1] Presidential Minister Jackson Mthembu said the coronavirus national command council would meet next week, after which President Cyril Ramaphosa would brief the nation. Minister of the Presidency Jackson Mthembu at a post-Cabinet briefing on August 8, 2019. Image: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – The cabinet said it was concerned about reckless …

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation next week, Presiding Minister Jackson Mthembu confirmed Thursday, Nov. 5. Speaking during a press conference, Mthembu said the president will address the nation on the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic following a virtual cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. The …