Covid-19: Find homeschooling information hereActivity in the country ground to a halt towards the end of March, as the government instituted a nationwide lockdown. Lesufi said the department was already receiving inquiries, making the decision to limit the application period to one month rather difficult. He added he would announce further details closer to the opening…
Lockdown Level 3: Here's what's allowedMeanwhile, production at an AngloGold mine in Gauteng has halted becasue of Covid-19, the department said. Breakdown of the remaining cases per district:Sedibeng: 49 cases, 21 recoveriesWest Rand: 111 cases, 47 recoveriesUnallocated: 238 casesIn the City of Johannesburg district, City of Johannesburg B was the sub-district with the most cases -…
No visitors, 3 screenings a day - all you need to know about Gauteng's plan for school reopeningWhile the programme is seeking to accommodate an intake of 7 000 people, the department has, however, received at least 120 000 applications, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi announced during a briefing by the Provincial Command Council, which is steering…
grades 7 and 12 would be returning from 1 June as the department grapples to save the academic year after it was forced to close its doors in March when the pandemic hit the country. While Motshekga said teachers would start returning from 25 May, some principals and school management teams (SMTs) have already returned to school.The minister…
The whole of Gauteng will move to Level 3 in June"Yes, we want the economy to open, we would like to return to some kind of new normal but the decisions as to who goes to what level will be made by the NCC [NCCC]," Makhura told journalists on Wednesday, while on tour of the…
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…