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Homeless booksellers go ‘online’ to survive lockdown

DURBAN - A Durban book publisher has saved the income of homeless people in Durban who earn a living selling second-hand books. The Booksellers of Mzansi is a project collaboration by the Denis Hurley Center and Micromega Publications which enables homeless people around Durban to sell second hand books in ...
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LIST : All the lockdown emergency numbers

DURBAN - The National government together with the military and South African Police Service are working around the clock to enforce the rules of the National lockdown. Its important to know that you can still reach out for assistance during this period. Only contact these numbers in case of an ...
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Quarantined Wuhan students go home

CAPE TOWN- President Cyril Ramaphosa has released 112 people who tested negative for Covid-19 from the Ranch Resort in Limpopo after they spent two weeks in quarantine. Ramaphosa visited the resort near Polokwane on Sunday and declared it a green zone. The group of students were brought back into the ...
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SA lockdown Instagram drama series

CAPE TOWN- The global onset of Covid-19 has affected the livelihoods of performing artists across the world. The art industry has had to adapt to the new lockdown environment and many have resorted to livestreaming their performances on various social media platforms. A group of performing artists based in Johannesburg ...
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Ramaphosa’s 3 point plan to G20 leaders

CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed an extraordinary virtual G20 meeting to formulate a global response to the Coronavirus outbreak. The meeting was hosted by King Salman of Saudi Arabia and pledged $5 trillion to defend the global economy and allocated a budget for research into slowing down the ...
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SA to participate in Covid-19 clinical trial

CAPE TOWN - South Africa is participating in a public health initiative by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to conduct a clinical trial to find effective treatment for COVID-19, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize announced on Saturday. WHO has convened an independent group of experts to review evidence from laboratory, ...
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Flu vaccines – SA is ‘understocked’ says Mkhize

CAPE TOWN :  South Africa is understocked when it comes to the availability of flu vaccines and as a result, healthcare professionals on the frontline of fighting the Coronavirus will get preferential access to it. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize made the announcement in a statement released to the media on ...
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1187 Covid-19 infections in SA

CAPE TOWN - Coronavirus infections in South Africa have  increased by 17 cases to 1187, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Saturday. "Fellow South Africans, as at today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1187. We must outrightly state that these numbers do not indicate a reduction in ...
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Free video chat apps to use during lockdown

CAPE TOWN- Those living in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic have to resort to creative ways of staying in touch with their families and friends or employees. Here is a list of technological substitutes you can use to maintain social distancing but feel like you’re still making face-to-face connections.  ...
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Patrice Motsepe donates R1bn to fight Covid-19

DURBAN -  South African business tycoon Patrice Motsepe will donate R 1 Billion to help fight the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country.  Motsepe said the money will be channeled through government in order to build water, health and educational facilities across the country.  “We’ve been advised that access to ...
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