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JOHANNESBURG - The looming lockdown has come as a shock to the system for many with things suddenly  " becoming real”. Now that we have been instructed to stay in our apartments and houses with limit trips outside and social contact you may be wondering how you are going to ...
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CAPE TOWN - Since Covid-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa declaring a national state of disaster, there have been numerous false Coronavirus preventative tips being circulated. One of these myths -  Eating garlic prevents or cures Coronavirus - this is FALSE ...
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CAPE TOWN - Government is taking various steps to curb the spread of Coronavirus in South Africa, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. Mkhize was speaking to the media during an inter-ministerial briefing as part of a response to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a national lockdown on ...
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JOHANNESBURG - The South African minibus taxi industry is big business, representing 75% of all transport to work, schools and universities in South Africa. The taxi industry has been the backbone of South Africa's transport industry for decades. Hundreds of commuters descend on taxi ranks daily, making their way to ...
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CAPE TOWN - Here is the full list of essential services that will be maintained during the National lockdown ;   Electricity - stable power supply with no loadshedding Public and private organisations, their staff and service providers essential to the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity will need to ...
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CAPE TOWN- President Cyril Ramphosa announced earlier this evening that the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) will assist with implementing measures related to the nationwide lockdown.  In his address Ramaphosa outlined the South African government’s response to the rapidly spreading Coronavirus. "I have accordingly directed the South African National ...
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CAPE TOWN- President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the formation of an independent response fund -  ' Solidarity Fund' -  to care for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday and announced that government will provide seed capital for the independent fund to the ...
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CAPE TOWN- With confirmed positive cases rising everyday by the hundreds in South Africa, some welcomed news has come from the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health department that four patients have fully recovered. KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu revealed that four of the first ten coronavirus cases in South African have made ...
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CAPE TOWN - Coronavirus infections in South Africa have increased by 128  to 402, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Monday. The latest figures include the first registered infections in the Northern Cape. President Cyril Ramaphosa is meant to address the nation on decisions and measures taken by the National ...
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DURBAN  - Only about half of urban households in South Africa and about 27% of rural households have handwashing facilities. In the fight against COVID-19 one of the most effective things we can do is to ensure that it is both possible and practical for everyone in this country to ...
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