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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. (GCIS) • The process of rebuilding Prasa is ongoing and the government has taken decisions to ensure interventions.• It is not ready to resume commuter rail services from Monday and will only do so in a limited fashion from 1 July.• Engagements between the government, taxi and bus industries over relief fund…

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…

A general view of children and adults at Delft South Primary School standing in line to collect literacy books, sandwiches, oranges and apples on May 21, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images) Child malnutrition may be worsening under the Covid-19 lockdown.The South African Civil Society for Women's, Adolescents' and Children's Health believes…

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa. (GCIS) R200 million has been made available for relief funding in the sector. Almost 300 athletes will receive funding.More than 1 500 artists will receive relief funding.Almost 300 athletes will receive relief funding, alongside around 1 500 artists, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Saturday.The…

All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesIt held its first media briefing on Thursday since the pandemic hit.Leader Julius Malema said the party's protracted silence was due to the understanding it could not sacrifice people's lives at the "alter of political convenience and opportunism"."We refused to respond to even the most provocative temptations of the…