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Informal food traders get a thumbs up to operate during lockdown

Minister of Cooperate Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced that all informal traders have been given the go ahead to operate during the 21 days lockdown. This includes spaza shops, hawkers and informal food traders in communities. Dlamini-Zuma alongside various ministers in the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) expanded on the latest revised lockdown regulations. South Africa has been under lockdown since March 26 in effort to curb […]

todayApril 3, 2020 36

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All taxi passengers to wear surgical masks

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that minibus taxis will be allowed to transport at full load capacity, provided that all passengers are wearing surgical masks. Mbalula addressed the public at the Noord Taxi Rank in the Johnnesburg CBD on Wednesday. He outlined the revised public transport regulations in the wake of the  nationwide lockdown which came into effect on March 26. The address followed a meeting with the South […]

todayApril 1, 2020 34

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Champions League fate to be discussed on Wednesday.

UEFA is expected to discuss the fate of this season’s Champions League that has been suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic that has brought sports around the world to a standstill. The European soccer governing body will hold a video conference meeting on Wednesday. All UEFA competitions have been halted because of the deadly virus that has killed at least 37,000 people with more than 780 000 infected worldwide. In […]

todayMarch 31, 2020 28

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Government to assist informal businesses during lockdown: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that additional measures are being developed to provide relief to self-employed individuals and informal businesses during the nationwide lockdown. On Monday he addressed the nation for the first time since the implementation of the lockdown which came into effect on March 26. Ramaphosa spoke about the loss of income of small business owners and informal traders and how they will be assisted during this time. […]

todayMarch 31, 2020 40

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Health Department confirms Covid-19 case in Alexandra|five quarantined

The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that five people from Alexandra, in the Johannesburg district have been quarantined after coming into contact with an individual who tested positive for Covid-19. The department had initially dismissed reports of a confirmed case in the township which emerged on Monday afternoon. According to the department the positive individual had defied instructions to self quarantine while awaiting results.  It's said the individual travelled […]

todayMarch 30, 2020 40

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Police arrest metro cop and security guard for the killing of a man in Vosloorus.

Police have arrested an Ekurhuleni metro police official and a private security guard for the killing of a 41 year old man in Vosloorus. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), the two were nabbed on Sunday for their involvement in the shooting of the man, who was reportedly standing on his veranda during COVID-19 lockdown enforcement operations in the area. It is alleged that officers attempted to arrest […]

todayMarch 30, 2020 35

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Newly established Solidarity Fund bags R500m in a week

The Solidarity Fund which was set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured over R500 million since its launch a week ago. During President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a nationwide 21 days lockdown, he revealed that a Solidarity Fund had been established which South African businesses, organisations and individuals can contribute to. The fund which was launch with R150 million seed capital donated by government will focus on efforts to […]

todayMarch 30, 2020 50

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Mapisa-Nqakula pleads with security forces to refrain from using excessive force

Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded with security forces to refrain from using unorthodox methods bordering on excessive force, to punish those who don't comply with lockdown regulations. Mapisa-Nqakula was speaking to the SABC on Monday morning, following the emergence of videos of members of the SANDF forcing people to do frog jumps among others. Social media is littered with videos from all over the country of security forces going […]

todayMarch 30, 2020 34

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Minister revises operating hours for taxis and buses to accommodate SASSA grant beneficiaries

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has relaxed operating hours for taxis and buses as of Monday till Friday, April 3. The ministry announced that minibus taxis and buses will operate from 05h00am till 20h00pm daily. This as scores of elderly people and people living with disabilities will collect their social grants across the country. “Having considered Minister Zulu’s request and representations made by various industry bodies, including the taxi industry, I […]

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