NEWSA Covid-19 coronavirus recovery rate that is moving close to 80%; reduced hospital admissions; a lower infection rate; and the need to resuscitate a struggling economy are some of the main reasons that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced sweeping changes to the lockdown regulations last night.Ramaphosa announced that Cabinet had made a decision to move to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially lifted the alcohol and tobacco ban.The lifting of the ban comes as Covid-19 numbers have dramatically reduced in recent weeks.Ramaphosa, however, warned the country that it still needed to be vigilant.The much-anticipated lifting of the alcohol and tobacco ban has been announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa.On Saturday evening, Ramaphosa declared…
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola. There are more than 10 000 lockdown contravention cases still open.More than 700 cases have, so far, been withdrawn.Lamola was responding to written parliamentary questions from two DA MPs.Five months into the Covid-19 lockdown, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says over 10 000 first appearance lockdown cases are…
By Nilanjana Bhowmick Children eating lunch in Madkheda, India, in 2015Saurabh Das/AP/Shutterstock A staggering 115 million children in India are at risk of malnutrition, as the world’s largest school lunch programme has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. When India went under a strict lockdown on 24 March to reduce the spread of the virus,…
Grade 12 pupils have returned to school after being away for a week.Some schools in Gauteng are preparing for more grades that are expected back by the end of August.A principal at one school says they have not been given directions on labour issues which poses a challenge as schools plan on working towards completing…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to