[ad_1] A group of South Africans who spoke to News24 are asking to be repatriated from South America, fearing that a blockade lasting several months will keep them out of their home country indefinitely. Live | All the latest coronavirus and crash updates They join a line of South Africans …
Read More »Liquidating SAA is not as simple as it sounds
[ad_1] Choosing to liquidate South African Airways, which was voluntarily rescued from business in December last year, is not simply an easy way out. This is according to aviation economist Joachim Vermooten, who argues that the cost of the possible SAA liquidation is still difficult to determine. This is because …
Read More »Cele has lost the plot, says the senior police officer, warning that social unrest is looming over food supplies.
[ad_1] Concerns are mounting that South Africa will experience a sharp increase in crime and social unrest as desperation for the food supply spills onto streets and shops across the country. According to a senior police official, who briefed News24 on the concerns raised during high-level government meetings this week, …
Read More »New SA coronavirus statistics raise concerns about the extent of blocking: what you need to know
[ad_1] Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed that South Africa has registered 2,605 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 99 cases since yesterday. Most of these cases come from the three epicenters of the coronavirus in South Africa: Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban. The total number of cases in Gauteng is …
Read More »More than 5 200 foreign citizens have been repatriated from the Western Cape
[ad_1] By staff reporter 6h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmail Cape Town – The Western Cape Provincial Joint Operations Center (JOC), together with the South African Police Services, have worked hard in planning and executing several repatriation operations. In total, 5,276 people have been repatriated to Germany, the United Kingdom, …
Read More »Formula One season interrupted by pandemic could end in tears
[ad_1] Alarm bells have been ringing for weeks over whether the sport can survive in its current format before key talks between the FIA governing body, Formula One chiefs and the 10 teams taking part in the circuit. “The crisis is the last wake-up call for a sport that was …
Read More »MEPs license is canceled when Parliament prepares to resume immediately
[ad_1] Parliament’s “must” issues must resume immediately in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the presidents announced Thursday during a virtual press conference. The parliamentarians’ license later this month has also been canceled. Last month, Parliament suspended the activities of both Houses, the National Assembly and the National Council of …
Read More »Western Cape government calls Sassa to reopen some offices as food protests escalate
[ad_1] The Western Cape government has asked the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) to reopen some of its offices after the food protests in Cape Town this week, along with 14,500 calls to its own line for help from hungry people during closure. “With the expansion or extension of an …
Read More »Health! South Africans turn to homebrew to overcome blockade ban
[ad_1] All the waitress Thabile Vilakazi needs is a little cornmeal, sorghum malt and three liters of water to make five liters of creamy and thick traditional South African beer, known as umqombothi. Since President Cyril Ramaphosa banned the sale of alcohol as part of a coronavirus blockade, South Africans …
Read More »Deaths rise from 14 to 48 when Covid-19 infections reach 2,605 in SA – The Citizen
[ad_1] Citizen reporter Health Minister Zweli Mkhize can be seen during a press conference on updates on the coronavirus in South Africa at the Civitas building in Pretoria CBD, March 9, 2020. Image: Jacques Nelles The health department says two more provinces recorded their first deaths. In a statement Thursday, …
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