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President Cyril Ramaphosa is also expected to provide an update on provisions for the religious sector following a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council which considered the inputs made by the sector in recent consultations with interfaith leaders.

The Black Tobacco Farmers Association (BTFA) claimed that farms were 'dying' and so were their livelihoods, complaining that government did not consider the views of the many who supported the sale of tobacco products.

The gold mine near Carletonville has temporarily closed after the first case was reported last week.

SAA said that customers who bought tickets for flights that occurred during the lockdown would be able to use their tickets.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited Ga-Rankuwa Primary School, north of Pretoria on Tuesday to assess the state of readiness.

Netcare said that 77 of the 80 healthcare workers who tested positive for COVID-19 at its St Augustine's Hospital in Durban had recovered.

Jacob Zuma's legal team claims that Judge Achmat Jappie sent an email to the NPA asking about the expected duration of the trial and the proposed date.

Democratic Alliance (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen said that South Africa was heading towards an economic depression because of the six-week hard lockdown implemented by government to fight the spread of COVID-19.

In this poetic commentary on Dathini Mzayiya’s video portrait of Miriam Makeba, Lindokuhle Nkosi inscribes moments of death, spiritual calling, sorrow and exile born by Makeba, during her singular and passionate life The post Miriam Makeba: 9 passports, no pass appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Teachers have returned this week and grades 7 and 12 can get back to class from next week.

Baseless evidence and unverified facts are making our rescue from COVID-19 more difficult, write Nyiko Mabunda and Busani Ngcaweni.

The municipality said the power cut was due to the emergency electrical equipment repairs.

There have been calls from some churches to declare places of worship an essential service from lockdown level 3.

Andile Mbuthu was kidnapped and assaulted late last month after being accused of stealing alcohol from a tavern in the oThongathi area, north of Durban.

A staggered exit from the lockdown accompanied by stepped-up testing to cover every district is necessary for India right now The post Coexisting with Covid-19: Saving lives and the economy in India appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Africa should abandon the neoliberal path to be able to deal with Covid-19 and other health system challenges likely to emerge in future The post What Africa can learn from Cuba in combating the Covid-19 pandemic appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize warned that they could soon run into problems as the country ramped up its testing and tracing regime.

The best-case scenario is that South Africa's tourism sector’s recovery will only begin in earnest towards the end of this year The post Road to recovery for the tourism sector: The South African perspective appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The inequalities in South Africa's education are systematically being exposed at a scale not experienced before.

Last week, the party's federal executive council resolved to hold the online congress on 31 October this year.

Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile on Tuesday visited the treatment plant, which is being built to improve water provision to the Hammanskraal area, which has been battling with proper water supply for some time now.

Amid concerns over access to PPE, Parliament's health committee members are also worried about nursing staff getting infected with COVID-19.

A Mtubatuba councillor and a Hammarsdale ANC Youth League leader were shot yesterday near their homes The post Two dead in new ANC KwaZulu-Natal killings appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) said that the COVID-19 pandemic had turned the Budget tabled by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in February 'upside-down', helping make 2020 one of the most difficult years in South Africa's economic history.

The provincial Education Department had already earlier this month delivered cleaning materials to help staff prepare for the phased reopening of schools from 1 June.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has come under fire for her position on cigarette sales.

About 20 people in South Africa die each day from the coronavirus, and this number may peak at 300, while positive cases may reach 8 000 a day, according to some projections The post The inevitable rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths: What the numbers mean appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The city said that most people who contracted the virus would be able to self-isolate at home and recover without requiring any further medical intervention.

Anita Mans approached the court after she and her husband signed a contract outside of their antenuptial contract with no supervision of the courts.

The men allegedly attacked 16-year-old Andile Buthu last month after he was accused of stealing alcohol from a local tavern.

The minister said trains and buses would start operating and interprovincial taxi and bus travel would also be allowed for essential workers under level 3 lockdown.

Investigators discovered the drug laboratory during a raid and arrested one suspect.

Speculation was rife on social media that it was again Menzi Ngubane's kidney problem that sent him to the hospital recently. His family, however, said it was not as bad as it was being portrayed.

It would provide 850 much-needed beds to the province's health system as the outbreak worsens.

The minister on Tuesday briefed members of the NCOP on government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Educators' Union of South Africa threatened to take legal action against Motshekga if she went ahead with the plan to reopen schools from next week.

At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91% firmer than its previous close.

In a statement, the board said it met to discuss the current challenges relating to the media statements made by Gray in her private capacity.

Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund The post Workers with noncompliant bosses can now access Covid-19 relief scheme appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Police have arrested two men while the search for other suspects is still under way.

Statistics South Africa is struggling to collect the data required to pull together crucial reports.

The AU chairperson led celebrations to mark the founding of the Organisation of African Union (OAU) – now known as the AU - on 25 May 1963.

The victims were inside when the double-storey house caught fire.

Teachers and other staff returned to work for the first time on Monday since schools closed a week before the national lockdown was implemented in late March.

The organisation consists of associations of township-based taverns and shebeens representing more than 50,000 members.

Sumy Sadurni describes the photo she captured of Stella Nyanzi being arrested by police in Kampala The post “I was just running along with police as they dragged her” appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Health Department director-general Dr Anban Pillay has called on SAMRC to probe Gray's comments about government's response to COVID-19.

The minister met with the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) on Monday to assess the progress made towards the reopening of schools in the country.

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The Western Cape is also expecting snow on the mountains, with heavy downpours due in Cape Town accompanied by gale-force winds.