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Cabinet: COVID-19 recovery plan in the pipeline

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Work continues to map South Africa’s future - with Cabinet asking all clusters to work together to produce one consolidated document on key priorities regarding the country’s economic recovery plan that will used post the COVID-19 national lockdown.

SA says US decision to cut WHO funding “regrettable”

Thursday, April 16, 2020

South Africa has expressed concern and alarm at the announcement by the President of the United States of America (USA) to cut funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) with immediate effect.

Gauteng has 909 confirmed COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Gauteng remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country - with the total number of confirmed cases pegged at 909.

Hi-tech platform set-up to curb fake news

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Government has set-up a hi-tech monitoring and evaluation platform in an effort to ramp up state capacity to monitor and respond to misinformation and fake news proliferating during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tourism Relief Fund does not discriminate: Kubayi-Ngubane

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Any person or small business in the tourism sector, regardless of their skin colour, can apply for financial relief from the Tourism Relief Fund, says Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.

SANDF records four COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

The Surgeon General of the South African National Defence Force says the SANDF has recorded its first four positive cases of the COVID-19.

Non-compliant businesses shut down in Free State

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

A Free State government-led blitz has netted 17 suspects for hiking prices on essential services and goods during the COVID-19 lockdown, among other contraventions.

Water tanker saboteurs read the riot act

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has warned that government will not tolerate the deliberate sabotage of government’s water supply interventions for the COVID-19 outbreak.