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Gift of the Givers pledges R5m support amid Covid-19 crisis

Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has pledged its assistance to aid the fight against the novel coronavirus in South Africa. The humanitarian organisation's founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said R5 million had been put aside from emergency funds should the need arise. Sooliman announced GOTG would also avail its emergency medical equipment and ambulances to support public health services, if required. “Our focus is going to be when the crucial time […]

17 March 2020

Local

FAKE NEWS | Western Cape cops deny closing police stations because of coronavirus

Western Cape police on Tuesday denied that its police stations in Cape Town would close as a result of the novel coronavirus. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said reports on social media to that effect were "fake news". The police stations mentioned include, among others, Delft, Mfuleni, Kuils River and Khayelitsha. The fake posts advised police officials to stay away from work until after the Easter weekend. "The management of […]

17 March 2020

International News

Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque shut as precaution against coronavirus

The Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem has announced that the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will close their doors to worshippers as a precaution against the new coronavirus, adding that outdoor prayers will still be allowed at the complex that houses Islam's third holiest site. "The Islamic Waqf department decided to shut down the enclosed prayer places inside the blessed Aqsa mosque until further […]

15 March 2020

International News

Lebanon ‘to declare state of medical emergency’ over coronavirus

Lebanon will announce a "state of medical emergency" on Sunday, shutting down all public and private institutions except hospitals, pharmacies and bakeries in an effort to contain a coronavirus outbreak, a presidential palace source said. Supermarkets "will open within specific times, not all the time", while banks will be ordered to close, "but perhaps not immediately in order to give people time to secure money," the source told Al Jazeera […]

15 March 2020

Local

Two Oceans Marathon cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic

The 51st running of the Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday, 11 April 2020 has been cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. In addition to the ultra marathon, the half marathon which was also due to be staged on Easter Saturday, as well as the trail runs, Cape Town International Friendship Run and the fun runs (Friday, April 10) have been cancelled. […]

15 March 2020

News

MJC gives guidelines for hygiene to safeguard against COVID19

With increasing concern around how Muslims should safeguard against the novel coronavirus, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has issued some guidelines to mosques and musallees in a bid to lower the risk of the virus spreading. The World Health Organisation has declared COVID19 a global pandemic, as more than 4,900 people have died and over 132,000 have been infected globally. On Friday, the national Minister of Health confirmed there are […]

13 March 2020

News

WCED says protocols are in place for schools in the event of COVID19 spreading

Eight Western Cape schools, all under the banner of the United Herzlia Schools have shut their doors over fears of a possible coronavirus breakout in the province. The National Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the Western Cape now has two new COVID19 cases. This brings the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the province to three. Director of United Herzlia schools in Cape Town, Andries van Renssen, […]

13 March 2020

International News

Recoveries exceed new coronavirus cases in S Korea

South Korea, once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China, has seen its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. However, the death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 189 to 1,016, a rise of 23 percent, the country's Civil Protection Agency said on […]

13 March 2020

Local

Western Cape schools remain open despite coronavirus scare

The Western Cape education department (WCED) on Thursday said schools in the province would remain open despite a man testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Western Cape education MEC, Debbie Schäfer urged residents to remain calm. “There is currently one confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Western Cape. He is isolated. There is no need for panic. The Western Cape government, working with the national government, is monitoring the situation […]

13 March 2020

COVID19

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