South Africa

The Cape Town Labour Centre will shutdown on Monday as one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19.

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increasing at a startling rate in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the public not to be alarmed but to prepare to deal with an upsurge in numbers.

Mpumalanga has recorded its first death as the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2 312 to 48 285.

Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, says most of the country’s schools are ready to receive learners on Monday morning.

Deputy President David Mabuza says all South Africans have a responsibility to play an active role in combating the spread and transmission of COVID-19, as they have done in the past when faced with challenges such as HIV and TB.

The Western Cape needs about 30 000 beds as the number of Coronavirus infections in the province is expected to continue to surge.

The Western Cape’s staffing and money shortages will be prioritised as a matter of urgency, as government attempts to deal with an upsurge of COVID-19 infections in the province, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation that will improve the safety of navigation in South Africa’s territorial waters, professionalise the country’s diplomatic foreign service and give citizens access to information about funding for political parties.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday be in Cape Town to assess the Western Cape’s provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Motorists and fleet-owners, whose car licences expired during the lockdown, can skip the long queues at the Traffic Department by renewing them at their local Post Office during level 3.