South Africa

Companies in distress as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are set to receive government-backed reprieve, the Department of Employment and Labour has announced.

The Gauteng Health Department has pleaded with the public to cooperate with healthcare workers to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) after a family refused to be quarantined.

As the power generation system remains constrained and vulnerable, the possibility of load shedding still remains, says Eskom.

SA Express has suspended its operations effective as of Wednesday as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, has announced that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa has increased by 23.

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says courts around the country will beef up sanitation in a bid to ensure that access to justice is not hindered by COVID-19.

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has confirmed that two vessels in the Port of Cape Town are being held off port limits after a crew member on board one of the vessels began to exhibit symptoms of COVID-19.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in his capacity as Chair of the African Union (AU), requested the postponement of a meeting with Commissioners of the African Union Commission.

The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has suspended all outstanding public consultations on draft electoral wards following the declaration of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a national disaster.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy says there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 in the mining sector.

The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus (COVID–19).

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called on the department and its public entities to implement measures to minimise the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster.

The Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, has taken a decision to postpone sectoral parliaments and outreach programmes of the legislature.

The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed the department to increase the provision of water and sanitation in high density public areas, informal settlements and rural areas in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.