South Africa

Work is underway to prepare Gauteng’s public health infrastructure for the period when the COVID-19 pandemic may peak.

Almost 20 000 households have benefited from the Gauteng provincial government’s food relief efforts.

Parliament will resume its business with immediate effect, after the Presiding Officers announced on Thursday that the leave period for Members of Parliament has been cancelled.

If you are stuck at home with a burst pipe, you can now call your plumber to come fix it. This is just one of the changes made to regulations governing the extended COVID-19 lockdown.

Government has amended the Disaster Management Regulations governing the COVID-19 lockdown on certain industries, including mining.

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the law will take its course in the investigation into the death of an Alexandra man, who was allegedly beaten by South African National Defece Force (SANDF) members.

In a bid to streamline and fast track COVID-19 related procurement processes, the Gauteng Health Department has urged suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE) to register on its database.

The Social Development Acting Director-General, Mzolisi Toni, says the department has not contracted or partnered with any organisation to conduct door-to-door sanitisation for COVID-19.

The Select Committee on Appropriations has cancelled public hearings for oral submissions on the 2020 Division of Revenue Bill scheduled to take place in May.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his sincere condolences on the passing of veteran activist and esteemed member of the Order of the Baobab, Mama Lindiwe Leah Aida Myeza.

Work continues to map South Africa’s future - with Cabinet asking all clusters to work together to produce one consolidated document on key priorities regarding the country’s economic recovery plan that will used post the COVID-19 national lockdown.

South Africa has expressed concern and alarm at the announcement by the President of the United States of America (USA) to cut funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) with immediate effect.

The number of COVID-19 related deaths have risen to 34 in South Africa, with infections now at 2 506.

Gauteng remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country - with the total number of confirmed cases pegged at 909.

Government has set-up a hi-tech monitoring and evaluation platform in an effort to ramp up state capacity to monitor and respond to misinformation and fake news proliferating during the COVID-19 outbreak.