Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu delivering a post-Cabinet briefing on Thursday. All executives in government will head back to school through training programmes, Cabinet has decided.Cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss various issues, including corruption surrounding the procurement of PPE.It also postponed the hosting of the 2020 International Maritime Organisation and World Maritime Day event.Cabinet…
The IMF has agreed to extend a $4.3 billion loan to help SA's efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.This follows months of engagements between Treasury and the IMF's management to iron out engagement terms. The New Development Bank and African Development Bank have also both approved Covid-19 relief loans for SA.The International Monetary Fund's executive board…
Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Published 8:12 a.m. ET July 8, 2020 | Updated 9:42 a.m. ET July 8, 2020CLOSE Not sure when Clorox wipes will be back in stock? Here's how to make your own with bleach or alcohol. USA TODAYLysol is the first surface disinfectant approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to wipe out the…
FILE PHOTO: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) staff uses a Lysol to clean a station at the lobby of Grand Central Station following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, U.S., March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon(Reuters) - UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB.L) said on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment | Analysis 1 July 2020 By Adam Vaughan Aircraft have been grounded during the coronavirus pandemicDARREN DARREN ENGLAND/AAP/PA Images/AAP/PA Images A landmark deal curbing the impact of aviation on climate change was watered down at a United Nations (UN) meeting yesterday, meaning airlines likely will not have to start offsetting their growing carbon emissions…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…