[ad_1] Health centers are under immense pressure due to staff shortages and the department is on a hiring drive to secure the services of more nurses. Snorkel masks protect healthcare personnel at Tygerberg Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. Image: Government of the Western Cape. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape …
Read More »Suspected gunman in taxi arrested after shooting with police
[ad_1] Four people were killed after the taxi they were traveling in near Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, was attacked at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Provincial police said the taxi with 13 passengers was fired upon by unknown suspects while traveling in the Cacaneni area of Ekombe. “Four people between the ages of …
Read More »Calls for new alcohol restrictions as SA’s Covid-19 cases skyrocket
[ad_1] “While Saapa SA is sympathetic to the plight of small operators in particular and their staff and families, we are concerned that the ‘self-regulation’ of the industry is inevitably subordinate to their economic interests and therefore will always be inappropriate, especially in the middle of a pandemic. “The alcohol …
Read More »Has EC reached its peak?
[ad_1] The national coronavirus command council met this weekend to decide what to do to slow the spread of the virus. Image: 123rf. JOHANNESBURG – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) believes on Monday that there is some evidence to suggest that the Eastern Cape may have reached its …
Read More »Durban bathers urged to be cautious
[ad_1] By Anelisa Looking 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – The municipality of eThekwini has urged bathers to ensure they follow all Covid-19 regulations after the bathroom was opened to the public on Sunday after the closures due to government regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the …
Read More »Klopp shares what the £ 100k-a-week Liverpool star has told him – HITC
[ad_1] Photo for Visionhaus If it weren’t obvious earlier, Liverpool sure I need centrals in January. The Reds are already without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the foreseeable future due to separate knee injuries. But another central defender in and out of the treatment room at the Axa …
Read More »Cabinet to hold urgent meeting on new Covid-19 action
[ad_1] The cabinet is expected to hold an urgent meeting on Monday to discuss the outcome of the emergency meeting of the national coronavirus command council on Sunday, said Cabinet spokeswoman Phumla Williams. There is growing speculation about a possible liquor sale ban, as hospitals, particularly in eThekwini and Cape …
Read More »Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, avoiding government shutdown
[ad_1] By Reuters 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell Washington – US President Donald Trump on Sunday enacted a $ 2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, which restored unemployment benefits for millions of Americans and averted the shutdown of the federal government in a …
Read More »Orders to suspend the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants grow
[ad_1] By Sihle Mlambo 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – The Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance in South Africa has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reconsider the government’s stance on alcohol sales as the second wave and a new variant of Covid-19 continue to spread rapidly …
Read More »Liquor Group Suggests Off-Site Sales As SA Prepares For Tighter Restrictions
[ad_1] The Liquor Merchants Formation called on the government to consider off-site alcohol sales as the country navigates the second wave. The group warned that a total closure of the liquor sales would end the tavern market and the 250,000 direct jobs in the sector. Tutwa Consulting Senior Associate Azwimpheleli …
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