[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 »The cigarette ban is still half-smoked – The Citizen
[ad_1] The Independent Fair Trade Tobacco Association (Fita) dropped part of its urgent request scheduled for yesterday after the government admitted to providing a record of the reasoning of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to uphold the ban on tobacco products in Level 4. The association said its court …
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 »Lockdown and other interventions potentially saved 20,000 lives – top scientist
[ad_1] Government interventions, including the travel ban and lockdown, have potentially averted at least 20,000 deaths, says a top scientist. Professor Tulio de Oliviera, a bioinformatician and director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (Krisp) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, said the basic reproductive number of the infection …
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 …
Read More »113-year-old Spanish woman survives the coronavirus
[ad_1] Maria Branyas, born in the USA In the USA, she became infected in April at the Santa Maria del Tura nursing home in the eastern city of Olot, and battled isolated respiratory illness in her room. FILE: The care home recorded “several” virus-related deaths during the pandemic, the residence’s …
Read More »Isabel dos Santos says Angola faked evidence to freeze assets
[ad_1] The 47-year-old tycoon and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of syphoning off more than $ 1 billion from Angolan state companies. FILE: Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos. Picture: www.isabeldossantos.com LUANDA – Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Tuesday accused …
Read More »The blockade in South Africa can no longer be justified
[ad_1] While the evidence of the blockade is evaporating, so is the support for that same strategy that is rapidly declining. We can no longer keep silent and comply, say the writers. (Photo: Unsplash / Giacomo Carra) Covid-19 could well be remembered as the “Panic Pandemic”: decisions have already been …
Read More »Auto dealers can open their doors again
[ad_1] Starting Wednesday, May 13, new and used car dealers can reopen their doors under strict risk-adjusted business measures, hygiene restrictions and social distancing. Emergency repairs can also be carried out on vehicles, including cars that are behind for a service. The Department of Commerce, Industry and Competition announced on …
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