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Basic education department says school reopening dates to stay the same for now 
By: News24Wire 11th January 2021 The Department of Basic Education says schools are still on track to reopen on 27 January. On Monday, head of department, Mathanzima Mweli, said:... →
Ramaphosa to address the country on pandemic developments
By: Sane Dhlamini 11th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 20:00 on Monday evening and update South Africans on developments in government’s... →
BLSA’s Mavuso calls for comprehensive vaccine strategy
By: Simone Liedtke 11th January 2021 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has lamented South Africa’s lack of a vaccine strategy and says that, with the end of the festive... →
Ramaphosa to deliver ANC January 8 statement virtually
By: News24Wire 8th January 2021 African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the party's annual January 8th birthday statement, but this time it will be... →
Eskom suspends rolling blackouts as demand ebbs
By: African News Agency 8th January 2021 South African electricity company Eskom said on Friday it was suspending rolling power cuts implemented this week as demand had dropped ahead of... →
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine likely effective against SA, UK mutation
By: News24Wire 8th January 2021 Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus... →
SA to receive 1-million vaccine doses this month from Serum Institute of India
By: Thabi Madiba 7th January 2021 South Africa will receive 1-million doses of the SII/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in January, with a further 500 000 doses expected in February.... →
ANC hopes to strengthen unity, deepen movement renewal
By: Sane Dhlamini 7th January 2021 Ruling party, the African National Congress on Thursday announced that its yearly January 8 statement will be dedicated to strengthening unity and... →
Medical schemes to fund Covid-19 vaccinations for both insured and uninsured South Africans
By: News24Wire 7th January 2021 As South Africa's battle against increasing Covid-19 cases continues, medical schemes are collaborating to help fund vaccinations for some people... →
Cele confirms SANDF will help police patrol Garden Route beaches
By: News24Wire 6th January 2021 Police Minister Bheki Cele has revealed that South African National Defence Force members have been roped in to assist the police to keep bathers... →
South African officials argue for harsher measures to curb Covid
By: Bloomberg 6th January 2021 South African government officials have called for stricter measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections at a meeting to discuss the state’s... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding on Wednesday, Thursday nights
By: Simone Liedtke 6th January 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom will be implementing Stage 2 load-shedding between 22:00 and 05:00 on January 6 and 7. The load-shedding is... →
