[ad_1] The President of the General Council of the South African Bar Association, Craig Watt-Pringle SC, has written a letter in his personal capacity to say that he is “deeply concerned” about the personal attacks against two defenders of the Director General and the Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Cassius Lubisi. Defenders …
Read More »DA wants Ramaphosa to sack Patel after ‘Soviet-era’ clothing rules
[ad_1] The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire trade & industry minister Ebrahim Patel after he gazetted controversial regulations determining what clothes people can buy or how they can wear them in some instances during level 4 of the Covid-19 lockdown. “The DA is stunned by the …
Read More »The African Union is ready to test Madagascar’s so-called coronavirus remedy
[ad_1] “This review will build on global technical and ethical standards to obtain the necessary scientific evidence.” Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina. Image: United Nations photo. ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar is putting its so-called plant-based cure for COVID-19 up for sale, and several African countries have already placed purchase orders, despite …
Read More »SA Post Office May Join SAA in Succumbing to COVID-19
[ad_1] The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies informs Parliament about its coronavirus related programs and projects. FILE: The department said there were always systemic problems plaguing the post office even before the pandemic and shutdown. Image: @ PostofficeSa / Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The South African Post Office (Sapo) …
Read More »113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus
[ad_1] A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest person living in Spain, has beat the coronavirus at retirement home where several other residents died from the pandemic, the residence said on Tuesday. Maria Branyas, who was born in the US, was infected with the virus in April at the …
Read More »FAKE NEWS | No, the coronavirus did not originate in South Africa.
[ad_1] An out of context quote suggesting that the new coronavirus may have originated in South Africa has led to a virtual collapse on social media. Following the publication of an online story in the UK Daily Express newspaper published on Monday, the Humane Society International-Africa (HSI-Africa) has released a …
Read More »From the US, to quarantine, to home: SA man’s long journey to be reunited with his wife
[ad_1] It has been a journey of love – back home on South African soil and into the arms of the woman he adores – for one Cape Town man who has been given the all clear after returning from the US. This was the story unfolding on Tuesday as …
Read More »Coronavirus is stifling South Africa’s economy, but are businesses ready to reopen?
[ad_1] It’s no secret that the longer government extends the lockdown, the worse the impact will be on the economy and jobs. While businesses fear closures over the uncertainty of the length of lockdown, they are also unable to guarantee that the spread of Covid-19 will be avoided in their …
Read More »Coronavirus is suffocating South Africa’s economy, but are companies ready to reopen?
[ad_1] It is no secret that the longer the government extends the closure, the worse the impact on the economy and employment. While companies fear closures due to the uncertainty of the duration of the blockade, they also cannot guarantee that the spread of Covid-19 in their operations will be …
Read More »Morning coronavirus update: the president urged to give regular updates and what is demanded in SA stores
[ad_1] WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SA Updating cases: The last number of confirmed cases is 11,350. According to the latest update, no new deaths were reported, NUMBER of deaths have been recorded in the country. So far there have been a total of deaths. Just under 370,000 tests have been …
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