News

News

Western Cape continues to lead spread as Covid-19 total reaches 5,647

Nsfas funding to continue during lockdown – Nzimande

Crime

Two Gauteng butcheries caught selling expired meat

World

US spy agencies: No evidence virus was man-made, genetically modified

Parliament in lockdown: ‘We have to ensure the public is not robbed’ – Modise

World

Trump lashes out at dismal election polls

Level 4 lockdown: This is where you can jog or walk in Cape Town

Strandfontein homeless shelter’s ‘phased’ closing to begin on Friday

World

Joe Biden launches VP search committee for White House bid

Courts

Solidarity heads to ConCourt over Tourism Relief Fund

Increased law enforcement ‘to monitor areas in EC with high virus infection rate’

Infections will rise, says Winde, as WC launches virus ‘stats dashboard’

Motshekga says it will take weeks to prepare schools, while Nzimande’s campuses to stay inactive

Courts

No BEE ‘bias’ in Tourism Relief Fund allocations, court rules

Crime

Free State ANC suspends Matjhabeng MMC after arrest

World

WATCH: Flypast as Britain’s hero of the hour ‘Captain Tom’ turns 100

Mboweni ‘didn’t like ban on alcohol, cigarette sales’, but ‘lost the debate’

News

His ‘compassion shone like a candle’ – Ramaphosa, Tutu bid farewell to ‘patriot’ Denis Goldberg

Half of Gauteng virus positives didn’t show symptoms – Makhura

Treasury predicts between 3 to 7 million job losses due to ongoing lockdown

EFF Gauteng calls for change in food parcel distribution to reduce corruption

Military Ombud has received 33 complaints against soldiers since start of lockdown

Naptosa demands full risk assessment before schools reopen

DA accuses KZN govt of virus ‘air of secrecy’, submits PAIA request

In best case scenario, 250,000 jobs will be lost in Gauteng due to Covid-19, says Makhura

UJ creates low-cost, open-source ventilator prototype as Covid-19 infections increase

News

New bugs found in Kenya could help control major maize pests

Ramaphosa on Goldberg: Even towards the end, he tried to reassert SA’s moral centre

Makhura says Covid-19 could make flu season difficult as thousands receive flu immunisation

Kind gestures lead to chaos in Plastic View

Fort Hare University to issue laptops, data as it moves to online learning

News

Ndabeni-Abrahams says video of her dancing next to BMW is old

Naspers donates R1bn worth of PPE for healthcare workers

‘Now is the time for government to announce the end of e-tolls’ – AA and Outa

DA calls on Sassa to open all offices to speed up unemployment grant applications

DA accuses KZN govt of having an ‘air of secrecy’, submits PAIA request

Indian mechanic invents ‘social distancing’ motorbike

News

Virus pushes Indonesia zoo animals to brink of starvation

Total of 2,451 motorists arrested for various offences during lockdown

World

China’s capital clamps down on single-use items to fight waste

Crime

Father, 52, arrested for allegedly raping 22-year-old daughter

South African smokers fuming over cigarette ban extension

Motshekga’s 10am media briefing on schools’ re-opening postponed due to Cabinet meeting

103 police officers test positive for Covid-19, more than 1,000 quarantined

Rivonia triallist Denis Goldberg dies at 87

Absolute power needs to be nipped in the bud

Don’t leave poor pupils out in the cold

Greta Thunberg donates $100k to support children during pandemic

News

Lockdown hasn’t stopped Cape Town cyclist aiming to complete 500,000km on a bike

Drug-addicted homeless group say they need rehab, not shelters

Clamp down on lockdown-busting officials, Ramaphosa

Lockdown Diaries: Please let me pound the streets again

Education on all things virus is key to full recovery

Sama voices concern over Chinese – Cuban virus ‘wonder drug’

Local health workers’ jobs safe despite Cubans – Mkhize

The big back-to-school gamble – ‘schools unlikely to be ready’

News

Swimming with turtles: Lockdown training makes a splash in India

Cuba rejects report that its doctors will get R440m from SA as a ‘smear’ from the USA

Government is treating citizens like children, says DA

Limpopo residents up in arms over food parcels distribution by councillors

World

US says remdesivir shows ‘clear-cut’ effect in treating coronavirus

President ‘still considering’ release of 19K inmates

News

Covid-19 infections jump by record 354 to 5,350

Tobacco association vows to light up the fight on cigarette ban again

World

British virus death toll now world’s third-worst

Read regulations in full: All the do’s (stay home) and don’ts (smoke) of life in level 4

12 staff members test positive for coronavirus at NHLS lab in Cape Town

Africa

Lesotho party rules out immunity for embattled PM

Ban on alcohol has ‘done wonders’ in virus fight – Cele

World

US’ Pompeo criticizes SA, Qatar for taking Cuban doctors

Teachers’ unions call for strict conditions once schools reopen

Ramaphosa threatened with possible litigation over constitutionality of Covid-19 council

Courts

Zuma withdraws ConCourt application against his corruption trial

Cuban ‘doctors are here to save lives, not enrich themselves’

‘Our work is dangerous and risky’ – Pikitup workers want to be screened daily