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Archbishop Makgoba urges South Africans to stay home
By: Sane Dhlamini 9th April 2020 Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Thursday wished South Africans well for the Easter Holidays and urged citizens to heed government’s call to stay home... →
World Bank warns of big South Africa GDP slump and first SSA recession in 25 years as Covid-19 bites 
By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2020 The World Bank is forecasting that gross domestic product in South Africa could slump by between 6.9 percentage points and 8 percentage points in... →
Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
By: News24Wire 9th April 2020 The coronavirus pandemic could push an additional half a billion people into poverty, aid charity Oxfam has warned, demanding that world leaders... →
Ndabeni-Abrahams ‘regrets’ flouting Covid-19 lockdown regulations
By: Thabi Madiba 8th April 2020 Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has expressed her regret for breaching lockdown rules put in place to... →
Ramaphosa wants absolute compliance with Covid-19 lockdown
By: African News Agency 8th April 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday called for absolute compliance with the national lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. “The... →
Lockdown: Ramaphosa says scientific analysis of whether it is working is expected within days
By: News24Wire 8th April 2020 South Africans will soon know if the national lockdown is working. On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would soon receive a... →
SMMEs urged to apply for Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund
By: Yvonne Silaule 7th April 2020 As part of government efforts to ease the financial burden of the coronavirus on the local tourism sector, the Department of Tourism has launched... →
South Africa should not approach IMF for help, ANC and allies say
By: Reuters 7th April 2020 South Africa should not approach the International Monetary Fund or World Bank for help, even as it grapples with the impact of the coronavirus... →
Government planning Covid-19 mercy repatriation flight from Brazil
By: News24Wire 7th April 2020 The government is preparing to evacuate South Africans who can get to its embassy in Brazil ahead of a flight out on Wednesday morning, with a... →
Economy may shrink by up to 4% due to coronavirus – SARB
By: News24Wire 6th April 2020 South Africa's economy may contract by between 2% and 4% this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the South African Reserve Bank has... →
DA launches campaign against spread of fake Covid-19 news
By: Thabi Madiba 6th April 2020 Opposition party the Democratic Alliance will roll out its latest campaign in the fight against fake news, during the coronavirus pandemic. DA... →
Covid-19 testing kits are not contaminated
By: News24Wire 6th April 2020 A fake video relating to Covid-19 which has emerged, claiming testing kits are possibly contaminated, has been condemned by the Eastern Cape... →
