Covid-19 News
FEDUSA Welcomes Repo Rate Cut
24th July 2020 The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) has welcomed the announcement of a 25-basis point repo rate cut to 3.5% by the Reserve Bank’s... →
SAHRC Response to the delayed opening of schools to 24 August 2020
24th July 2020 The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) regards the South African government’s decision to keep schools closed for... →
SA Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
24th July 2020 As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, a cumulative total of 408 052 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded... →
Ramaphosa vows 'very, very severe' consequences for theft of Covid-19 relief funds
By: News24Wire 24th July 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday vowed to crack down on corruption or mismanagement relating to Covid-19 relief funds, saying the consequences... →
Covid-19: Just over 5 000 people hospitalised in Gauteng
By: News24Wire 24th July 2020 As of Thursday, 5 131 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in Gauteng. This as the province recorded 144 582 cases,... →
Public schools to close for four weeks: Ramaphosa
By: African News Agency 23rd July 2020 Cabinet has decided to close public schools from July 27, for four weeks to prevent them from becoming sites of rampant Covid-19 transmissions as... →
Renewables zones in Emalahleni and Klerksdorp part of just-transition vision – Creecy 
By: Terence Creamer 23rd July 2020 Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has made a direct link between government’s proposed designation of Renewable Energy... →
EOH, Risk Insights bringing digital education solution to South Africa
By: Schalk Burger 23rd July 2020 Information technology services multinational EOH, in collaboration with risk management advisory and consultancy company Risk Insights, is making... →
Ramaphosa to address nation at 20:00 tonight
By: News24Wire 23rd July 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20:00 this evening, on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the... →
Gauteng Premier recovers from Covid-19, resumes duties
By: Sane Dhlamini 23rd July 2020 Gauteng Premier David Makhura has recovered from the novel coronavirus and has already resumed his official duties by joining Thursday’s virtual... →
Eastern Cape hospitals need more beds, staff, oxygen - Mkhize
By: African News Agency 23rd July 2020 Hospitals in the Eastern Cape need more staff and beds - particularly in remote areas - and more oxygen equipment, health minister Zweli Mkhize... →
