The popular eatery, Buns Out, has indefinitely closed down after owner, Maps Maponyane, made the difficult decision amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Buns out joins a list of many SMEs and larger businesses announcing their shutdowns in efforts to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak and abide by the new laws around it. The entrepreneur announced the shut down on his social media, upsetting Twitter followers and fans of the burger joint. Mr Buns Out states […]
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 […]
Hate to break it to you; but you're not on a staycation, you're actually working, but just from home. Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, many companies have implemented work-from-home policies to protect their employees. This can expose employees to new challenges that include working from home for the first time and who know for how long? Even if you’ve done it before, working from home because of COVID-19 might feel like […]
Concerts and events are postponed, school and uni are out, sporting events are canceled, and people are working from home; but that does not mean your life needs to stop too! President Cyril Rampahosa advised that the nation exercise social distancing during his Coronavirus national address. The address also listed avoiding public areas such as malls, gatherings of over 100 people, schools and universities to name a few. So you already […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the Coronavirus outbreak in South Africa as a “National Disaster” yesterday evening, and announced the contingency plans government has taken against the spread of the coronavirus, as well as the suggested precautions that the public should follow. Here is a 10 point summary of Cyril Ramaphosa's address: There are now 61 confirmed cases of the virus in SA. The president declared the pandemic a state of […]
