Transport Minister releases Easter weekend road statistics

Transport Minister releases Easter weekend road statistics

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that 28 people died on the roads during the Easter weekend, a significant decrease from 2019 in which 162 fatalities were recorded. Mbalula released the annual Easter weekend statistics on Friday, and said the majority of the deaths were pedestrians and single-vehicle crashes with contributions of 38% and 19% respectively. It was also revealed that vehicle movement on the roads was reduced by more […]

April 17, 2020 27

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Companies must obtain new certificates for lockdown extension

The Department of Trade and Industry has announced that companies which supplied essential goods during the 21 days nationwide lockdown are required to obtain new certificates for the duration of the extended lockdown. In a statement the department says companies which are registered through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s (CIPC) BizPortal to perform essential services will be required to have a new certificate from the BizPortal website for the […]

April 17, 2020 25

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Retailers and suppliers to face prosecution over price hikes

The Competition Commission has referred its first case to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution, in the wake of Covid-19. In a statement, the commission said the first case is for excessive pricing of facial mask by Babelegi Workwear Overall Manufacturers and Industrial supplies CC. "The Commission investigated the complaints and found that during the period 31 January 2020 to 5 March 2020, Babelegi increased its prices of facial masks from […]

April 16, 2020 26

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SARB cuts repo rate by 100 basis points

In an effort to ease financial conditions in the wake of Covid-19, the South African Reserve Bank (sarb) has taken a unanimous decision to cut the repo rate by 100 basis points, with effect from 15 April 2020. This was revealed by Governor Lesetja Kganyago on Tuesday morning. The rate now stands at 4.25%. Kganyago said the uncertainties of Covid-19 have led to extremely high volatility in financial asset prices, […]

April 14, 2020 34

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Exponential spread of Covid-19 unavoidable

South Africa can not escape the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to the chairperson of the ministerial advisory group on Covid-19, epidemiologist professor Salim Abdool Karim. Speaking in Durban on Monday night during a live ZOOM public engagement, he said the country's population would be at high risk again after the nationwide lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the nationwide lockdown which came into effect on March […]

April 14, 2020 26

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SANDF members investigated after Alexandra man dies

The South African Police Service(SAPS) has confirmed that an investigation into the killing of a 40-year-old man in Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg, is underway. It's alleged that the man was beaten to death by South African National Defence Force(SANDF) officials in his yard on Friday after accusing him of violating National lockdown regulations. In an interview with Ynews, SAPS spokesperson Mathapelo Peters revealed that they are awaiting postmortem results […]

April 13, 2020 31

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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. […]

March 31, 2020 25

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Covid-19 cases increase to 554

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 […]

March 24, 2020 20

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Covid-19 cases in South Africa increase to 402 | GP records highest number

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 […]

March 23, 2020 27