A pharmacy based in KwaZulu-Natal has admitted to excessive pricing of face masks in a consent agreement with the Competition Commission.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has disbursed almost R9.5-billion through the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).
President Cyril Ramaphosa has convened a virtual consultative meeting with Heads of State and Government from neighbouring countries to discuss responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Citizens and businesses wishing to move premises during the COVID-19 lockdown can now do so.
South Africa has 8232 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 161 deaths.
In a statement on Thursday, the Health Department reported eight more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total national deaths to 161.
Of these deaths, two are from KwaZulu-Natal and six from the Western Cape.
“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and thank the health care workers who treated these patients,” said Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.
The provincial breakdown of cases is as follows:
Case Data
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Thursday warned against the premature re-opening of schools.
As COVID-19 continues to put business under immense pressure, putting jobs on the line, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has encouraged departments to engage suppliers to resolve outstanding payments and speedily process Small Medium Micro Enterprises’ (SMME) invoices.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on interprovincial travelers to exercise extreme caution on the roads, as the grace period for transit across provincial boundaries draws to a close.
Statistician General, Risenga Maluleke. has announced that Statistics South Africa will conduct data collection for key labour statistics using telephone interviews.
Employers have been urged to ensure that money paid over by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) for the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) is disbursed to the workers.
