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Universities given February deadline to complete 2020 academic year

Universities in SA have been given until February to complete the 2020 academic year with the 2021 calendar set to start between March and April. Higher education & training minister Blade Nzimande made the announcement on Wednesday during his update on Covid-19 alert level 2 measures in the post-school education and training sector. He said institutions have reported different levels of responsiveness in terms of their progress in completing the […]

27 August 2020

Local

Zweli Mkhize warns SA is not far from return to strict lockdown

SA may be over the Covid-19 surge, but reimposing strict restrictions is still on the table, warns health minister Zweli Mkhize. Mkhize told eNCA he hoped SA did not have to reimpose extreme lockdown restrictions, as other countries have done. He said the plateau had started and the country was seeing an impressive decrease in Covid-19 infections, but he feared a resurgence might be on the cards if people neglected […]

26 August 2020

Local

61% of SA lost income due to Covid-19: research

Five months into the Covid-19 pandemic, financial distress remains a concern among South Africans, with as many as 61% reporting a loss of income. This is according to the latest research results on the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus conducted by the market research company Ask Afrika. The survey also found that many people were not as worried about contracting the virus than when it broke out in SA in […]

26 August 2020

Local

Experts welcome reopening of the economy

Economists and industry experts say although President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will move from alert Level 3 to 2 of the lockdown, the damage has already been done. They, however, say the further opening up of the economy is welcome news. The ban on tobacco and alcohol sales has been lifted. There have been mixed reactions from industry experts with some saying the economy should have been […]

17 August 2020

Local

SA moves to level 2 as alcohol and tobacco bans are lifted

Lockdown regulations will ease from Tuesday, removing almost all restrictions on the economy and seeing bans on the sale of tobacco products and alcohol lifted. Provincial borders will also reopen. On Saturday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would move to level 2 of the risk-adjusted strategy from midnight on Monday. “The move to level 2 means that we can remove nearly all of the restrictions on the […]

16 August 2020

Local

The rules around wearing a mask while driving in South Africa – and the fines you can expect to pay

Magistrates across the country are releasing updated admission of guilt penalties for breaking South Africa’s lockdown regulations, including a number of motoring-specific fines. Of particular importance for motorists, is the failure to ensure your passengers wear masks while in a vehicle. Motorists can be fined as much as R1,000 for breaking this law under the current State of Disaster, said managing director of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert. Herbert said while Covid-19 […]

15 August 2020

News

“We have to live with the virus,” says expert on lockdown level 2

As anticipation builds around the expected relaxation of the lockdown in South Africa and subsequent lifting of bans, experts have warned that this needs to be carefully considered and implemented. It comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa held meetings with the National Coronaviurs Command council and cabinet amid ongoing court cases challenging aspects of the lockdown. The ban on the sale of tobacco products has been highly contested, with smokers and […]

14 August 2020

News

NGOs stare closure in the face as funding from donors dry up

Following the announcement earlier this year, that the country would go into a hard lockdown due to the global coronavirus disease, many organisations and institutions had no choice but to shut their doors as they found themselves plunged into unprecedented times due to the virus. Non-Governmental Organizations are staring at the same fate. Community Chest CEO, Lorenzo Davids said donors have opted to pool their monies into the solidarity fund […]

14 August 2020

Local

Updated lockdown rules for South Africa – including revised alert levels

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has published a new directive which provides further clarity around the country’s coronavirus lockdown and how alert levels are calculated. The alert levels determine the level of restrictions to be applied during the national state of disaster. The levels are as follows: Alert Level 1 – indicates a low Covid-19 spread with a high health system readiness; Alert Level 2 – indicates a moderate Covid-19 […]

11 August 2020

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