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[ad_1] Former captain of Proteas Faf du Plessis said the players quarantined for two weeks before and after the Twenty20 World Cup it could allow it to take place in Australia this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will be played in October-November, but uncertainty exists after the cancellation …

[ad_1] The president on Wednesday night announced that most provinces will relax in a level 3 blockade by the end of the month, depending on infection rates and the capacity of health facilities. President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on coronavirus measures on May 13, 2020. Image: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – …

[ad_1] Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma wants “a chat” with music producer Max Hurrell, the man behind the hit meme song Zol. The song was created after Dlamini-Zuma made a U-turn in banning the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products last month. In his speech, Dlamini-Zuma cited …

[ad_1] By ELEANOR HAYWARD 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare London – Almost 100 children in the UK have suffered from a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome related to coronavirus. Experts believe that some children have a “delayed immune response” that leaves them seriously ill for four to five days a month …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Alan Winde said Thursday that he will “clarify” his provincial government’s position that the Western Cape should move to Level 3 blockade restrictions as soon as possible. This despite the fact that the province is home to 55.6% of the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in …

[ad_1] Businesses, some political parties and health experts have called out government on the extended lockdown, saying it was doing harm to people’s livelihoods. President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on the coronavirus measures on 13 May 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted that there have …

[ad_1] In the wake of the ban on tobacco sales, South African smokers have been paying between R80 and R300 for a pack of cigarettes – up to six times the price of the most expensive brands prior to the lockdown. Some say they are paying as much as R3,000 …

[ad_1] The Western Cape has recorded a surge of 484 confirmed Covid-19 infections, contributing to SA’s total cases rising to 11,350. The province, with 6,105 cases, now has 53.8% of the country’s infections to date, according to data released by health minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday. Gauteng has recorded 43 …

[ad_1] A SANDF soldier has a 24-hour roadblock on the N2 near Khayelitsha. (Photo: Roger Sedrus / Gallo Images via Getty Images) While the vast majority of South Africans hiring Covid-19 will survive, the continued blockade is destroying the livelihoods of millions of people. It is not rising fast enough, …

[ad_1] Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Liziwe Ntshinga tested positive for Covid-19. “The provincial commissioner received her diagnosis last weekend after voluntarily undergoing a test despite being asymptomatic,” police spokesman Brig Vish Naidoo said on Wednesday. “At the time of the trial, Lt. Gen. Ntshinga had not experienced any …