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Making headlines: Ramaphosa says economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors; Zweli Mkhize and wife test positive for Covid-19; And, Sudan's premier backs demands for justice as ICC prosecutor visits

 

Ramaphosa says economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last week will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Presidential Employment Stimulus announced last week involves a public investment of R100-billion over the next three years, which Ramaphosa said marked a fundamental shift in the country’s approach to tackling unemployment.

In his weekly address to the nation, he said support would be provided to early childhood development practitioners, mainly self-employed women.

Over 74 000 small farmers will also receive production input grants.

 

Zweli Mkhize and wife test positive for Covid-19

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife, Dr May Mkhize, have tested positive for Covid-19.

The pair tested for the virus on Saturday after they started showing symptoms.

Mkhize said he was showing only mild symptoms, but his wife had a cough and was feeling dizzy and extremely exhausted.

Mkhize says that he will use the quarantine period to rest and recharge because the task to improve the health services of the country, and the lives people post Covid-19, remains of paramount importance.

 

And, Sudan's premier backs demands for justice as ICC prosecutor visits

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday his government was committed to achieving justice as an International Criminal Court delegation visited for the first time since the overthrow of ex-leader Omar al-Bashir.

The ICC issued arrest warrants against Bashir in 2009 and 2010 on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity during his campaign to crush a revolt in Darfur in which an estimated 300 000 people died.

The delegation, led by Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, arrived in Sudan late on Saturday to discuss the cases of Bashir and two other former officials wanted by ICC.

Bensouda also met the powerful deputy leader of Sudan's ruling council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who said the government was willing to cooperate with the court, state news agency SUNA reported.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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