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[ad_1] By Staff Reporter 22h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town: The Western Cape government has expanded its Covid-19 testing criteria so that anyone symptomatic of the Cape metro and rural regions of the province will be tested. The new testing criteria now include all people with coronavirus symptoms, …

[ad_1] Health Minister Salvador Illa said the socialist-led government would declare a state of emergency, giving it powers to reimpose the measures on 4.5 million people in and around the capital. Members of the Military Emergencies Unit of Spain (UME) with protective equipment prepare to disinfect the Lope de Vega …

[ad_1] Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura announced on Friday morning that he had relieved Health MEC Bandile Masuku of its duties after the SIU found that it did not comply with the Constitution and the regulations contained in the Public Finance Management Act. during the COVID-19 acquisition processes. FILE: Bandile …

[ad_1] Hours after being fired for failing to exercise oversight of controversial PPE contracts, former Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku criticized the Special Investigation Unit report that led to his dismissal. Former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku plans to go to court to challenge the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) report …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump added further turmoil to the U.S. presidential race on Thursday by refusing to participate in an Oct. 15 debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden after he switched to a virtual event. to prevent the spread of COVID-19, prompting both campaigns to …

[ad_1] Gauteng MEC for Health Dr. Bandile Masuku. Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images via Getty Images The district attorney says a new MEC needs to be appointed to fix the “rot” at the Gauteng Health Department. Meanwhile, the IFP says it welcomes the action taken against Masuku and that the decision …

[ad_1] As of Friday, South Africa has registered a total of 688,532 Covid-19 cases, with 1,641 new cases identified since the last report, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. 139 more deaths have been reported: 23 from the Eastern Cape, 3 from the Free State, 65 from KwaZulu-Natal, 28 from Gauging, …

[ad_1] A nurse performs a smear test for Covid-19. The Western Cape has expanded its coronavirus testing criteria so that all Cape Metro residents and rural regions with coronavirus symptoms can now be tested for Covid-19. In July, the province introduced a risk-adjusted testing strategy in the metropolitan region due …

[ad_1] Gauteng Health MEC Dr. Bandile Masuku. Images by Sharon Seretlo / Gallo via Getty Images A preliminary report from the SIU and an independent forensic report on the Gauteng PPE scandal contradict each other. The first implies while the second exonerates MEC Bandile Masuku from any irregularity related to …

[ad_1] NSFAS Administrator, Dr. Randall Carolissen. Claims by the National Union of Education, Health and Allied Workers about government funding applications for 20,000 students disappeared last year. Nehawu has blamed the administrator of the National Student Financial Aid Program, Randall Carolissen, for the applications fiasco. The union also claimed that …