Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. (GCIS) Ban on passenger vessels and cruise liners remains and only vessels bringing in cargo are allowed to call on all ports.Allowance will be made for South African-registered seafarers to embark and disembark ships with a mandatory quarantine for those returning.Discouraging the use of sanitising booths due to health concerns.The ban…
Restaurants question why they must remain shut while places of worship can openRamaphosa said on Tuesday the government had decided to accede to requests from the churches to allow them to gather and for church leaders to be classified as providing essential services so they could continue with their role of offering emotional, psychological and…
Lockdown Level 3: Here's what's allowedA briefing by the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) where details on the sale of liquor were expected, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, was postponed to Wednesday. Here is what we know about liquor sales under Level 3 thus far: Your surname will likely not be used to determine on which day you…
Graeme Smith (Gallo Images) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 Cricket South Africa (CSA) is hopeful that a move to Level 3 in the national lockdown leaves the sport on track to return to the field as soon as possible. While sports like rugby and soccer in South Africa have been hit particularly hard from an economical point…
on 1 June.LIVE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesRamaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday evening, outlining that the country would be moving to Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown on 1 June. South Africa is currently at Level 4 of the nationwide lockdown.The country was initially under a hard lockdown, Level 5, for…
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…