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South Africa
South African President Sets A Committee To Probe COVID-19 Corruption
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has constituted a ministerial committee to prove alleged corruption in state tenders in the fight…
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South African Health Minister Reports Dip In New Virus Cases But Warns Of Return
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said three of the country’s provinces, which were considered coronavirus hotspots, have…
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South Africa: Anti-Corruption Watchdog Investigating COVID-19 Tenders
South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday said it was investigating irregularities in tenders allotted by the government during the coronavirus…
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South African Government Announces New Lockdown Rule Changes
South African Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Thursday announced a number of new lockdown rule changes as well as relief…
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South African Government Shuts Down Public Schools For Another One Month
South African government has decided to shut down public schools once again for a month from Monday to limit the…
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WHO Raises Alarm Over Rapid Increase In Coronavirus Cases Across Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Africa, pointing towards…
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South Africa: Coronavirus Cases Cross 300,000 Mark Despite Early Lockdown
South Africa’s coronavirus cases crossed 300,000 mark late on Wednesday, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on…
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South African Government Re-Instates Curfew, Booze Ban As Coronavirus Cases Spike
South African government on Sunday re-imposed a nationwide curfew, as well as a ban on the sale of alcohol as…
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South African President Extends Deployment Of 20,000 Soldiers Until September
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday informed Parliament about his decision to extend the deployment of 20,000 soldiers, a…
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South African Government Allows Re-Opening Of Casinos, Restaurants
The South African government has ordered reopening of casinos, cinemas, and restaurants from Monday in a further easing of coronavirus…
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South Africa To Begin Its First Clinical Trial Of A Coronavirus Vaccine This Week
South Africa on Tuesday announced it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel…
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South African President Announces Re-opening Of Restaurants, Casinos, Cinemas
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced re-opening of casinos, cinemas, personal care services and certain forms of accommodation…
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Over 58,000 South African People Now Infected By Coronavirus, Death Toll At 1,284
South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Thursday announced that the country now has 58,568 confirmed cases of coronavirus,…
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South African Health Minister Confirms Coronavirus Cases Hit 50,000 Mark
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus surpassed 50,000 mark on Monday, with 2,594 cases reported in the…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Urges Citizens To Drink Responsibly
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday urged the people to not to drink responsibly and not put undue pressure…
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South Africa: High Court Ruling Says Some Lockdown Restrictions Unconstitutional, Invalid
South Africa’s cabinet on Tuesday said it had taken note of a High Court judgment that declared the level 4…
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South African President Says Moving Country To Level 3 Of Coronavirus Lockdown A Milestone
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said June 1 will mark a significant shift in the country’s approach to…
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South African Teachers’ Union Urges Staff To Disobey Government’s Return-To-Work Order
South African teachers’ unions and governing associations on Friday made an appeal to their staff members to not abide by…
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South African Government To Allow Opening Of All Core Productive Sectors
The South African government on Thursday said most of the economic sectors including mining and manufacturing will be allowed to…
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South African President Allows Re-Opening Of Places Of Worship Starting June
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that places of worship will reopen in the country starting June 1,…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Coronavirus Lockdown To Ease From June 1
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, reported…
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South Africa: Scientists Warn Country Might See 50,000 COVID-19 Deaths By Year-End
Scientists warned on Thursday that South Africa could see up to 50,000 coronavirus deaths and around 3 million infections by…
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South African Health Minister Says Coronavirus Restrictions To Be Assigned By District
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday that the government will assign levels of lockdown restrictions for each…
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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa To Ease More Lockdown Restrictions Soon
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday the government is soon going to ease more lockdown restrictions imposed to…
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SA President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Africa Needs Two-Year Debt Standstill
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also the chairperson of the African Union, said on Friday that African countries…
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