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Call for councillors to adhere to lockdown regulations

Thursday, April 9, 2020

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on councillors and municipal officials to work with other spheres of government as well as stakeholders to ensure strict adherence to the regulations aimed at containing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

AU backs WHO, calls for solidarity against COVID-19

Thursday, April 9, 2020

African Union (AU) Chair, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has backed the efforts of the World Health Organisation and called for international solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 deaths reach 18

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

South Africa's COVID-19 related deaths have risen to 18. This after Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday announced five more deaths.

SA COVID-19 response is exemplary

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

South Africa, together with the rest of the African continent, has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, given the circumstances that the world finds itself under.

SASSA provides food parcel relief

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has provided a solution to temporary disability grants which lapsed or expired in March 2020.

PPE suppliers urged to contact National Treasury

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

National Treasury has called on compliant essential personal protective equipment (PPEs) suppliers to direct their offers to the department’s Project Management Office (PMO).