The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for the South African government to restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and cut back on state spending. This is according to economist Dawie Roodt‚ who was speaking at a media briefing facilitated by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) on the impact of the lockdown on the economy‚ among other […]
Essential baby items and clothing may be sold in stores during the 21-day lockdown‚ the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) said on Thursday. “Following requests for clarification‚ we confirm that this provision includes baby clothes‚ blankets‚ towels and other essential accessories for newborns‚ infants and toddlers up to 36 months old‚” said […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa and health minister Zweli Mkhize’s leadership in the fight against Covid-19 has again received praise. The pair have been applauded by The Council on Foreign Relations on the decision to institute a 21-day nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of the virus and providing daily‚ forthright briefings that are perceived as credible. […]
Two Limpopo doctors who were forced into quarantine by the provincial department of health have been released‚ the South African Medical Association (Sama) said on Thursday. Dr Claire Olivier and Dr Taryn Williams‚ who work at Mmametlhake Hospital in Mpumalanga‚ were already self-isolating at home when they were forced into quarantine. The two tested positive […]
Public sector union Nehawu and health minister Zweli Mkhize have agreed that no health worker will be forced or intimidated to work without proper and sufficient provision of personal protective equipment (PPE). The leadership of Nehawu met the minister on Wednesday morning after a court application by the union to force a meeting with him […]
Minister of communications and digital technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has broken her silence with a public declaration that she did in fact breach the regulations of the nationwide lockdown. Ndabeni-Abrahams issued a brief statement on Wednesday after President Cyril Ramaphosa informed the country that he had placed her on two months’ special leave — one of […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cracked the whip against communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for violating a government imposed lockdown‚ putting her on special leave for two months and docking a month’s pay. This was after Ndabeni-Abrahams was exposed for having lunch on Sunday with former deputy minister of higher education Mduduzi Manana‚ violating a government ban […]
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