SA risks losing 7 million jobs, reaching over 50% unemploymentMakhura said this was one of the reasons why a Level 4 lockdown would not work in Gauteng for long, as people had been adversely affected by the slowdown of economic activity in the province.The country has been on Level 4 of the lockdown since beginning…
TimesLIVE, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga met the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) on Monday to discuss schools' readiness to open their doors again under Level 4 of the lockdown, implemented to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus.News24 reported on Monday that Motshekga also met teacher unions and school governing body (SGB) associations to consider…
Here is what is and what isn’t allowed during Level 4"If we do so, we will lose donors. Donors don't want to be associated with wrong things. Make us proud and distribute to the needy. I don't want to be part of a commission of inquiry after coronavirus. If there will be a commission, I…
DA ready to fight back if Maile attempts to appeal Tshwane court judgmentLast month, the court ruled in the DA's favour and found the decision to dissolve the council unlawful. "Interference from one sphere of government into another sphere, as we have here, is seen as most intrusive and can only be resorted to in exceptional…
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…