President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced actions by the government to reduce gender inequality during a virtual address commemorating Women's Day.One of the planned measures includes ensuring 40% of government procurement is from women-owned businesses.The president also highlighted assistance given to shelters working with gender-based violence survivors.In a virtual address commemorating Women's Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa…
President Cyril Ramaphosa during a previous address to the nation. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday evening sit-in restaurants and hair salons, among others, will be allowed to reopen. He said the reopening will be under strict conditions, and the exact dates for their reopening will be communicated in the coming days. Here is all you need…
A brick making business in Mamelodi that has been able to operate during level 3 of the lockdown (Alex Mitchley, News24) Lockdown Level 3 will see the opening of many more sectors of the economy including construction, the liquor industry and real estate.Small businesses allowed to open during Level 3 of the lockdown are eager…
Long Island is not ready to reopen fully yet, but it is getting close. On Friday, some businesses such as gardening and landscaping will go back to work. Outdoor activities like tennis and drive-in movies will also resume. As other parts of the state prepare take bigger steps toward opening back up, Long Islanders are…
May 1, 2020CHICAGO — Texas lifted stay-at-home orders for its 29 million residents. Hair salons in Maine welcomed customers back inside. In Alabama, clothing boutiques flung open their doors.Nearly a dozen states tentatively returned to public life on Friday, the first mass reopening of businesses since the coronavirus pandemic brought America to a standstill six…
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…