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Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
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Gauteng online applications for Grades 1 and 8 cut to one month due to lockdown

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…

Gauteng has 2 773 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 29 deaths

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 -…

Gauteng education department receives 120 000 applications for Covid-19 youth brigades

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…

This is how some of Gauteng schools are preparing ahead of the return of pupils on 1 June

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…

Lockdown: Gauteng ready for Level 3, but it’ll be up to NCCC – Makhura

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…

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