[ad_1] The union federation said the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the economic crisis with restrictions on several companies. President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Freedom Day speech to address the high levels of inequality in the country. Image: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – With mounting pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ease …
Read More »Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula mourns 7 deaths in Durban road accident
[ad_1] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula mourned the deaths of seven people in a major accident on the N2 near Inanda Road in Durban on Tuesday morning. According to KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services spokesman Robert McKenzie, eight people were traveling in a light motor vehicle when the accident occurred around 06:00. …
Read More »More than 20 liquor licenses in WC were suspended during the closure
[ad_1] Of the 51 investigations, 20 liquor licenses were suspended and two reports were forwarded to the liquor licensing court for consideration. FILE: The Western Cape Community Safety Department said 12 more cases were being investigated. Image: supplied. CAPE TOWN: More than 20 liquor licenses have been suspended in the …
Read More »20 more liquor licenses suspended while Cape merchants sell alcohol during shutdown
[ad_1] By staff reporter 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town: Between March 23 and May 8, 2020, the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) conducted 51 investigations into non-compliance with National Disaster Regulations, where liquor merchants sold alcohol during the shutdown . Of the 51 investigations carried out, 20 …
Read More »President of the Medical Schemes Council dies of complications from Covid-19
[ad_1] The Chairman of the Medical Schemes Council (CMS), Dr. Clarence Mini, died of complications from Covid-19, the council’s body confirmed Tuesday. “He had been in the hospital for the past six weeks,” said Grace Khoza, general manager of stakeholder relations at CMS. Khoza confirmed the news to News24 on …
Read More »“You have been very good to me” – applause, tears as the Cape Town coronavirus patient is discharged
[ad_1] Shirley Horton sobbed as she hugged her husband, Ken, as he was leaving the Mediclinic Durbanville in Cape Town after his Covid-19 treatment. A line of hospital staff applauded when Ken Horton, 68, was pushed into the entrance in a wheelchair. Christine Taylor, general manager of the Mediclinic Durbanville …
Read More »Rampage follows wildlife expert Covid-19 claim may have originated in South Africa – The Citizen
[ad_1] Wildlife director for the African branch of the Humane Society International (HSI), Audrey Delsink, left Africans with a sour taste in their mouths after claiming that the deadly coronavirus may have started in South Africa, not China. Chinese scientists suspected that the virus may have been transmitted to humans …
Read More »‘Underlying health conditions’ driving high Covid-19 death rate in Cape
[ad_1] “Our health experts have studied further data provided by our hospitals, especially private health care facilities where people have died, as part of our continued rigorous data-led approach,” he said in a statement. “We can therefore further update the media that only 6% of known Covid-19 deaths in the …
Read More »Father involved in Ballito’s arrest of minors talks of harsh treatment by police – the Citizen
[ad_1] A disturbing video of KwaDukuza Township peacekeepers allegedly trying to get a four-year-old boy screaming out of a Chaka’s Rock compound while his father tries to get him out of them on Sunday morning has gone viral. The North Coast Courier spoke to Paul * (37), one of the …
Read More »Companies calling for an urgent end to the South African blockade
[ad_1] Many prominent South African business executives are calling for the closure to end to save the economy and people’s lives. The blockade has already claimed many companies, including Time Freight, Rebel Tech, Associated Media Publishing and Caxton Magazines. Many prominent South African companies have also requested the trade bailout, …
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