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Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu. Department of Water and Sanitation via Twitter More than R2 billion has been allocated to upgrade informal settlements in the hope of reducing Covid-19 infections through improved living conditions.Funds will also be spent on providing better access to water and sanitation.Gauteng receives the lion's share of…

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande. Universities across the country need R1.85 billion as part of their Covid-19 campus readiness plans.Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande has said funding for universities varied from as little as R2.1 million to R 402.8 million.Community Education and Training (CET) colleges need R27…

Bundesliga match between FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05 (Getty Images) FIFA is to make available $1.5 billion in grants and loans as a relief fund to help associations impacted by the coronavirus, world football's governing body announced on Thursday.Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, said the relief fund had been "unanimously approved" by the members…

Commuters taxis being disinfected. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images) More than R1 billion in relief funding has been allocated to the taxi industry due to the impact of Covid-19 on it.It's the highest relief support compared to other affected sectors.The taxi industry has called for regulation reviews and wants 100% passenger capacity to be brought back.More than…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A fruit vendor waits for customers during the nation-wide lockdown in Amritsar, IndiaRAMINDER PAL SINGH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 29 April Nearly half the global workforce could lose their livelihoods due to the pandemic Nearly half the global workforce…