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DIY Health Tonic : Boiled Lemon and Honey

Boiled Lemon and Honey for Fatigue and Fever Lemons are full of Vitamin C and antioxidants which aid in improving your immune system and help prevent diseases. Boiling a lemon in a pot of water helps to draw out all the natural properties from the lemon and its peel. Ingredients: ...
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COVID-19 TERS: Your questions answered

CAPE TOWN -  The Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (COVID-19 TERS) has been implemented by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). This is to ensure all non-essential workers stay inside during the lockdown, maintain their livelihoods and to take the pressure off  employers who cannot afford to pay their workers as ...
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New Covid-19 test kits to produce results in 45 min

DURBAN - Faster Covid-19 test kits will arrive in the country next week cutting down the wait for results from up to 24 hours to just 45 minutes,  says Gift of the Givers Dr Imtiaz Sooliman. South Africa currently has a confirmed case count of 1380 covid-19 infections. He said ...
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4 Pop Culture References to COVID-19

DURBAN - Many of the TV series, movies and books that we consume contain various wild predictions that we simply write off as either extreme or fantasy. However, these pop culture references were spot on ; 1) The Simpsons (1989 -) The Simpsons predicted not only predicted the common name for ...
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Covid-19 TERS : Employers must apply for employees, says UIF

CAPE TOWN -  The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF ) has implemented the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (COVID-19 TERS)  to ensure non-essential workers maintain their livelihoods during lockdown and remove pressures on employers who cannot afford to pay their workers during this period. UIF commissioner, Teboho Maruping called on employers ...
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Permit holders can now travel to attend funerals

CAPE TOWN- Permit holders are now allowed to move between provinces and municipal districts to attend a funeral or transport a body for burial purposes. The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and Minister of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma have made amendments to Regulations on the ...
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VIDEO : 3 DIY face masks you can make at home

CAPE TOWN - Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has been emphatic in his message to South Africans regarding the wearing of face masks in a bid to curb Covid-19 infections. “There is no question about the fact that the masks are actually one of the best ways of preventing the ...
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Chatsworth’s Covid-19 action team reaches out during lock-down

DURBAN - With week one of the National lockdown almost coming to an end, state officials, NGOs and community leaders are all playing their part in minimising its effect on the elderly and vulnerable.  Members from the Nelson Mandela Chatsworth Youth Centre and neighbouring communities have strung together their resources ...
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10 things Covid-19 has taught us thus far

CAPE TOWN - The Covid-19 pandemic would have already taught society a few harsh lessons. Did we take things for granted ? We've developed a list of lessons we have learnt from the deadly outbreak so far... 1. Prevention saves more lives than acting at the last moment. 2. Healthcare ...
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COVID-19 – A tipping point for knowledge work

JOHANNESBURG - We are all living the unimaginable. So many face tragedy and hardship. It’s a time for compassion and care for those hardest hit by this global pandemic. COVID-19 is set to be a tipping point in many ways. One of those is a re-evaluation of how we work ...
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