[ad_1] The body of an elderly woman, who died of Covid-19, has been lying at an Eastern Cape funeral parlor since Monday because her family cannot get the necessary documents from closed Home Affairs branches in order to travel to her province. Sandile Mcimeli told News24 his mother had died …
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[ad_1] Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that there are now 8,895 positive cases of Covid-19 in South Africa. This increases by 663 cases from the 8,232 Covid-19 cases announced Thursday. Dr. Mkhize said in a statement Friday (May 8) that the total number of deaths increased from 17 …
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[ad_1] It has become the norm for police management to release weekly crime stats during the lockdown, with some offences declining. Police Minister Bheki Cele addressed the media on 28 November 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier / EWN. CAPE TOWN – South Africans can expect a more regular release of crime …
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[ad_1] Tanzania says it received its first shipment of Madagascar’s self-proclaimed plant-based “cure” for coronavirus, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its effectiveness is unproven. Friday’s announcement came days after Madagascar said it would start selling the herbal concoction, known as Covid-Organics, and that several African countries had …
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[ad_1] The Bitcoin “halvening” is approaching, and it is expected to result in a significant price change for the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. Analysts and cryptocurrency experts have argued over the direction of this price change, citing everything from economic theory to the building hype around the halving event as evidence …
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[ad_1] Numsa, Sacca feel vindicated after court declares retrenchments at SAA unfair The unions said that the court judgment ordering the business rescue practitioners to stop the retrenchment processes at South African Airways (SAA) was proof that they never had the workers’ best interests at heart. Picture: South African Airways …
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[ad_1] A Fin24 reader whose son is a student at Stellenbosch University and is staying in a private residence near campus wants to know what his options are for applying for a vacation rental. He writes: I read that many companies are considering paying reduced rent to owners due to …
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[ad_1] Seventy-two families will now be moved from tents to two-roomed wooden structures. Some of the structures erected for the 72 families who had been living in tents in Wilgespruit, Roodepoort. Picture: @ DWS_RSA / Twitter ROODEPOORT – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that the building of temporary structures …
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[ad_1] By Mayibongwe Maqhina 12h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town: 253 South African Police Service officers tested positive for Covid-19, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Friday. Reporting on a joint meeting of parliamentary committees, Cele said 178 positive policemen were from the Western Cape alone, and the …
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[ad_1] South Africa faces its gravest test since the end of World War II almost 75 years ago, to rebuild an economy that was already in a prolonged depression after the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic that has slowed activity since the end of March. However, one could be forgiven …
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