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Courts to put in measures to fight COVID-19

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says courts around the country will beef up sanitation in a bid to ensure that access to justice is not hindered by COVID-19.

COVID-19: Passenger liner under investigation in Cape Town

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has confirmed that two vessels in the Port of Cape Town are being held off port limits after a crew member on board one of the vessels began to exhibit symptoms of COVID-19.

President's meeting with AU Commissioners postponed

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in his capacity as Chair of the African Union (AU), requested the postponement of a meeting with Commissioners of the African Union Commission.

MDB cancels ward consultations over COVID-19

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has suspended all outstanding public consultations on draft electoral wards following the declaration of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a national disaster.

Employers urged to ramp up OHS measures

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus (COVID–19).

Coronavirus 101

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster.

Department to increase water provision in rural areas

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed the department to increase the provision of water and sanitation in high density public areas, informal settlements and rural areas in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.