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More industries to reopen soon

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Sit-down restaurants, casinos and accredited accommodation will soon open to the public -- under stringent conditions -- after being closed for over 80 days since the lockdown was announced in March.

Africa launches medical supplies platform to fight COVID-19

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As Africa braces itself for the peak in COVID-19 cases, the continent is launching the Africa Medical Supplies Platform, an innovative marketplace to enable all African governments to access critical supplies, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday.

VBS Bank suspects arrested

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The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has pounced on eight suspects allegedly behind the plundering and collapse of the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank.

Call to protect land

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Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Makhotso Sotyu, has urged South Africans to protect land from over-use as it provides food, water and energy.

SA participates in China-Africa solidarity summit

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), participate in a virtual Extraordinary China-Africa Solidarity Summit against COVID-19.

Government committed to youth development

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed government’s commitment to developing young people who will contribute to creating a prosperous country for all.

Call for youth to work with government

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged the youth to work with government in creating an inclusive economy that will rid South Africa of inequality, poverty and unemployment.

COVID-19 and the youth

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As South Africa commemorates Youth Day, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected young people.

Government provides water in response to COVID-19

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Since the establishment of the National Command Centre at Rand Water, an agency of the Department of Water and Sanitation, almost 19 000 water storage tanks and 1299 water delivery tankers have been delivered.

SA records 73 533 COVID-19 cases

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South Africa has recorded a further 88 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number nationally to 1 568.