A man who tested for Covid-19 and refused to self quarantine but instead traveled to Limpopo, has been arrested. In a statement, the Limpopo Health Department revealed that the man had tested for the virus in Gauteng but when his results came out positive, tracers were unable to locate him. The patient was subsequently found and arrested in Limpopo. Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba had earlier in the week urged […]
South African motorists will benefit from record fuel price decreases in April, according to the Automobile Association. The Association has attributed the expected decrease to low demand for oil due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Unleaded 95 petrol is set to drop by R2.18 per litre, with 93 set to decrease by R2.05. Both grades of diesel are expected to decrease by around R1.65, with illuminating paraffin predicted to go down by […]
Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane has been unable to place where she could have contracted Covid-19. On Tuesday 24 March, Netball South Africa announced in a statement that Molokwane had tested positive after her work travels between the United Kingdom and Scotland, earlier this month. In an interview on YSports, Molokwane revealed that she had travelled to the UK with Netball SA CEO Blanche de la Guerre and was […]
South Africa has recorded its first two deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize revealed this in a statement on Friday morning. "this morning, we wake South Africans up with sad news that we have our first deaths resulting from Covid-19" said Mkhize. Today marks day 1 of the 21 day national lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in an effort to curb the rapid spread of the deadly […]
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that the number of Covid-19 cases have increased to 554 on Tuesday. This is an increase of 152 confirmed cases from Monday's announcement of 402. Mkhize and the Inter-ministerial committee dealing with the virus addressed the nation in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement on Monday of a national lockdown which will come into effect from Thursday 26 March […]
In a first in Democratic South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced that government would implement a national lockdown for 21 days from Midnight 23:59pm on Thursday. The lockdown follows the announcement of more than 400 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. On March 15 Ramaphosa declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster and announced a package of extraordinary measures to combat the public health emergency. Among […]
The Health Ministry has confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 402. This is an increase of 128 cases from Sunday's announcement. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed in a statement that the Northern Cape recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus. This means that the virus has now spread to all nine provinces in the country. To date Gauteng has the highest number […]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that people living with disabilities and the elderly will receive their grants on the 30th and 31st of March. The payment of grants has been brought forward in an effort to ease congestion at pay points in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. In a statement, SASSA said all other grants such as child support should be paid from the 1st […]
