NEWS RELATED TO covid-19-coronavirus

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

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’

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

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

Teachers’ unions call for strict conditions once schools reopen

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

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

Competition Commission slaps another company with R11m penalty over face mask prices

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

Wits seeks participants to help develop SA’s own Covid-19 test

World

Global crash fears mount as virus hammers US economy

Crime

Lockdown sees the black market thrive

Supermarket workers vulnerable to Covid-19 – Saccawu

11 employees test positive for virus at two Gauteng health facilities

CTICC to be used as a temporary 800-bed hospital for Cape Town

Clover factory in Bloemfontein temporarily shut, more than 300 workers tested

Back to school – Pupils must wear masks, sports and extra murals prohibited

Evictions during Covid-19 are equally as illegal as land invasions, says Sisulu

How to apply for the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress grant

Zulu says death of young Sassa official proof ‘we are at war’ with Covid-19

World

India virus deaths pass 1,000, but low toll puzzles experts

Eastern Cape health MEC endangering province with incomplete Covid-19 stats – DA

School in a time of Covid-19? Allow social media to paint you a picture

Centurion residents queue for kilometres to receive food hampers

Travel

Ramaphosa to hold virtual meetings with African heads of state

WATCH: Residents in Westbury get tested for Covid-19

DA gives government until 5pm to back down on ‘race-based’ Covid-19 support

Strandfontein site for homeless to be closed, says councillor

DA accuses Nxesi of scapegoating employers for UIF’s admin errors

News

WATCH: Committee member places live basic education virtual meeting on hold

Employers are not applying for UIF benefits

Learners with pre-existing conditions and teachers over 60 to stay home under level 4

Grade 7 and 12 pupils could be back in class by 6 May

Gauteng Health MEC disappointed that some health workers’ salaries have not been paid

Vietnam draws on propaganda artists in battle against virus

eThekwini will be classified as level 4 as of May

News

Poaching could increase under virus lockdowns, warns wildlife watchdog

News

60% of recalled miners have returned to work

News

One of Capitec’s founding directors donates R100m to Covid-19 efforts

Covid, Corona and lockdown: the newborns named after a pandemic

Take the force out of lockdown enforcement

Sea lovers will likely have to wait a bit longer to hit the waves

Scrapping the year may be only way back to safe teaching

The factors that may keep eThekwini on Level 5 lockdown

Cry freedom, it’s IMF or bust

Stay home. Or get shot. Your call

Let the people buy and read books, Ramaphosa

Limpopo businesses also want to distribute Sassa food parcels

Sniffing around for a coronavirus cure

MK veterans slam govt decisions on cigarettes, returning to school

Cuban doctors ‘cost R440m’, while local ones sit without work

3m South Africans without water, tanks not enough – Salga

Home Affairs will register births during level 4 lockdown

World

US legislators abruptly cancel plans to return to Washington, DC

News

Covid-19 infections now reach 4,996, with deaths at 93

World

Care home deaths increase under-reported UK virus toll

Alex health centre queue shows microcosm of virus damage

Personal Finance

Workplace Preparedness and Government Demands on Health and Safety

Young people must lead efforts to build post-virus SA – ANC

World

Treading fine line, France is latest to unveil lockdown exit

Sama warns against possible use of Cuban ‘wonder drug’

As govt scrambles to save academic year, safety-first calls grow

Over 5,000 Gauteng virus contacts complete 14-day monitoring process