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Lockdown: Universities prepare to switch to online learning from Monday
As the country proactively fights the spread of Covid-19, some universities are hitting the ground rolling,…
These are the kind of measures businesses (and schools) can expect when SA’s hard lockdown ends
Regulators and industry bodies in South Africa are trying to figure out what the future will…
Covid-19: Four test positive in military community – SANDF
Four Covid-19 cases within the military community have been confirmed but none of them involve uniformed…
South African government cuts off funding to airline
The South African government has refused a request from the beleaguered national carrier for $500m (£400m)…
Lockdown: Western Cape surfer claims surfing is ‘essential activity’, in cut-and-paste of US petition
Western Cape surfers have been signing an online petition urging the province’s premier, Alan Winde, and…
Coronavirus in South Africa: The lull before the tsunami?
During the past fortnight South Africa has seen a dramatic, and unexpected slow-down in the daily…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa extends lockdown by two weeks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday extended a lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of…
South African leaders take pay cuts for COVID-19 fund
South Africa’s president and his cabinet will take a 33% pay cut for the next three…
Pakistan rolls out largest social assistance program in nation’s history to tackle Covid-19
Pakistan launched the largest social protection effort in the country’s history Thursday with plans to pay…
Half billion more people face poverty due to virus: report
Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic…