Coronavirus
Makhubo ‘commits’ to responding to concerns raise by Maile about his governance
Maile penned a formal letter to the mayor on Monday regarding allegations levelled against his running of the city.
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SA’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 19k mark
The health ministry recorded 40 more deaths over the past day - pushing that number to 19 008.
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Australia's virus epicentre records second day with no cases
Australia had largely curbed the spread of COVID-19 when the virus leaked into the community from Melbourne hotels used to quarantine travellers from overseas.
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'We cannot give up,' WHO chief Ghebreyesus says of pandemic fight
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ comment came a day after US President Donald Trump's chief of staff told CNN that the administration's focus had moved to mitigation, not stamping out the virus.
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Trump says he’s 'not' giving up on COVID-19 fight
On Sunday, Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows told CNN that the administration's focus had moved to mitigation, not stamping out the virus.
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Malema: Law enforcement agencies shouldn't turn blind eye to other crimes
Julius Malema said that the EFF demanded that the authorities should not only go after certain individuals accused of corruption but must also focus on bringing criminal charges against the CEOs of banks who were found to have manipulated the rand's value among others.
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Lufthansa says 30,000 jobs at risk over pandemic
The executive board of Europe's largest airline said in a letter to employees that it was now 'harder than ever' to predict how the aviation industry will develop, given there is little clarity over how long travel warnings would be applied or how quickly any recovery could come.
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No party worth having to miss writing matric final exams, warns WCED
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations get underway in 10 days amid concern over the risk of a second wave of COVID-19.
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Malema: EFF to protest against companies who've claimed UIF and not paid workers
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is calling for workers to contact the party to alert it of companies that had not paid the UIF.
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Why are so many people refusing to be responsible during pandemic? - Cele
Police officers made several arrests following a raid on nightclubs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Melbourne lockdown lifted after zero new virus cases recorded
Stay-at-home orders for Melbourne's five million residents will be lifted from midnight Tuesday into Wednesday while restaurants, beauty salons and retail stores will be permitted to throw open their doors.
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Want to visit Limpopo? Here are 7 COVID-safe things to do there
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane visited the Limpopo province during the department’s domestic travel campaign to boost tourism during level 1 lockdown of COVID-19. Here are 7 things you can enjoy doing in Limpopo and keep safe during COVID-19. #Limpopo #Tourism
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Tourism blossoming in Limpopo amid COVID-19 pandemic
The tourism industry has been hit hard by the pandemic - with apocalyptic job losses resulting from the long, hard lockdown and the shutting down of South Africa’s borders.
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Pay what you promised: NTA heads to court to force govt to pay relief fund
Earlier this year, the Transport Department made a commitment to give the industry over R1.8 billion to help it combat the coronavirus.
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SA entrepreneurs who made the best of the COVID-19 pandemic
Over 2 million South Africans lost their jobs as a result of lockdown, but some businesses have seen remarkable growth despite a sharp downturn in the economy.
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SA’s COVID-19 recovery rate edges up to 90.3%, 24 more deaths confirmed
The Department of Health said 1,622 new infections were picked up over the past day, pushing the number of known cases since the start of the outbreak in the country to over 715,000.
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Biden accuses Trump of giving up in COVID fight
Biden once again hammered the Trump administration over the virus, which has set records for new cases in recent days, with nearly 90,000 on Saturday and more than 63,000 Sunday.
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Trump team hit by Covid again, lashes out at 'failure' Biden
Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, and other aides, tested positive over the weekend, swelling the list of the staff to have caught the virus.
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Alcohol industry supports cops for closing places not COVID-19 compliant
Chairperson of the South African Liquor Brandowners Association Sibani Mngadi agreed to immediately stop servicing and supplying traders who get their license revoked.
