The United Nations in South Africa has launched a R2.5 billion emergency appeal to assist up…
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SA’s hotel industry ‘decimated’
South Africa’s hotel industry has been near-decimated by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and resultant…
Facebook is adding 50-person video chatrooms to battle Zoom’s popularity and help people interact during lockdown
Facebook is adding 50-person video chatrooms to its social network in a significant update that seeks…
FNB STADIUM TO BE TURNED INTO A TREATMENT CENTRE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS
It joins the Nasrec Expo Centre in being revamped to help accommodate patients who have contracted…
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…
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 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…
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…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is ‘stable’ in intensive care with coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition “has been stable overnight” after he was admitted to intensive care…
More than R2 billion donated to the Solidarity Fund in two weeks
The Solidarity Fund has extended its gratitude to South Africans for the generosity the fund experienced…