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Not everyone who goes to restaurants drinks alcohol – Dlamini-Zuma

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has disputed a claim by a group of restaurants that people are not frequenting restaurants solely because no alcohol can be sold with meals. She said restaurant groups have not considered that there are risks associated with frequenting public places during the Covid-19 pandemic. In her 103-page affidavit submitted to the Western Cape High Court, opposing the application led by Cape Town-based […]

8 August 2020

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‘Hunger crisis is growing, emergency food aid is dwindling’ : report

A top level report given to the Western Cape government paints a dire picture of the impact of the lockdown on hunger and community kitchens, most of whom have seen rising food requests and dwindling resources. And amid this is a need for mass assistance from society and ongoing humanitarian aid as community kitchens "cry out for help". This is urged in a new report presented to the senior leadership […]

25 July 2020

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Millions have lost their jobs during the lockdown, impacting social welfare and food poverty

Three million – that is how many people in South Africa have lost their jobs during the nationwide lockdown so far, according to a new study conducted by 30 social science researchers from five South African universities. The research was released on Wednesday. The National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile survey studied 7 000 households to assess the impact of the lockdown on employment as well as welfare. It is […]

16 July 2020

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Food prices on the up amid adverse covid-19 effects

As the world come to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse effects, many families in low-income households have noticed a steep price hike on everyday grocery items even while many have faced retrenchment packages or been unfairly dismissed. Programme Coordinator at the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, Mervyn Abrahams said that since the beginning of March a basket of 38 food items has increased up by 8.2%. […]

10 July 2020

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Government winning court cases but losing public buy-in, say analysts

Government may be winning court cases seeking to challenge their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but they are losing public buy-in. This is according to Professor Thuli Madonsela who said government was creating a situation where the people were fighting to evade the government instead of fighting to combat the coronavirus. "They may be winning cases in courts of law but not in the court of pubic opinion," she said. […]

7 July 2020

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Metrorail eases in services amid covid-19 lockdown

Trains are back on their rails at the Cape Town railway station where the first batch of locomotives moved to and from Retreat to Cape Town station for essential travel on Wednesday morning during the three day COVID-19 trial run. Acting regional manager Raymond Maseko said it is a historically significant event. “Never in history has the country’s entire train system been forced to shut down for 13 consecutive weeks. […]

3 July 2020

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COVID-19 infections still under control and manageable: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says compared to other countries South Africa’s infections are still under control and manageable. Ramaphosa has urged South Africans not to panic and be alarmed by the rising number of coronavirus infections in the country. He was speaking during the virtual Presidential Imbizo on the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday night. The President interacted with communities across the country through over 80 community radio stations and some SABC […]

2 July 2020

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Sea Point hotel gives back to the needy despite crippling finances

For many hoteliers in the hospitality industry, the coronavirus pandemic has brought the business to its knees. Despite this, the Peninsula All-suite Hotel in Sea Point has gone above and beyond to do what they can to ensure destitute learners at St Pauls primary school in Scotcheskloof are fed every single day. Executive chef at the Peninsula All-Suite Hotel, Hajierah Hamiet said to her the initiative is much more […]

24 June 2020

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NGO concerned over rise of baby abandonment during lockdown

More than three months into a nationwide lockdown and the month of July has been littered with crime scenes and the memorials of women and children across South Africa. As news of violent crime slowly begins to dominate coronavirus headlines, reports indicate another tragic set of statistics: an increasing number of babies being abandoned. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat on Monday, chairperson of the National Adoption Coalition of South Africa […]

22 June 2020

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