South Africa

As of Saturday 21 March 2020, South Africa now has 240 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a messaging service – WHO Health Alert - with partners, WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from Coronavirus.

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has suspended and postponed all face-to-face training by the National School of Government (NSG) with immediate effect.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished all South Africans a reflective national Human Rights Day and called on all citizens to unite behind the national effort to minimize the rapid spread of the Coronavirus.

A parent of two children at Brandwag Primary School has tested positive for the Coronavirus in the Free State.

As government continues to implement measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says audio visual systems are to be used in courts to enable some proceedings to take place.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that South Africa now has 202 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus.

Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday warned that anyone who disregards the recently released COVID-19 state of disaster regulations would be arrested and face the full might of the law.

The Competition Commission says it has received several complaints from the public about rising prices for essentials such as some food, healthcare and hygiene products.

South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will immediately suspend all international operations until 31 May 2020, in response to government’s travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of COVID-19.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has noted the German government’s plans to evacuate the 1 243 German nationals on board AIDAmira cruise ship in Cape Town.

Statistician General Risenga Maluleke has suspended all fieldwork activities of the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) with immediate effect until 31 March.

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, China has reported no domestic cases.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country is likely to increase to just under 200 by Friday.

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