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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Transport department is negotiating with banks to prevent the repossession of minibus taxis.Taxi associations have complained about loss of income after being forced to carry 70% of their load when lockdown began in March.Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said banks have been responsive to their proposals.The Department of Transport is negotiating with…

As businesses were forced to close their doors during the lockdown, more than half have cut working hours for their employees or implemented lay offs. A new study has revealed three million South Africans lost their job during the lockdown, with women accounting for two million of those.Martin Kingston of Business for South Africa said…

New regulations published by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday covered a variety of sectors. Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp Regulations around protocols for children arriving at school without a mask have been amended. Principals, or owners or managers of early childhood development centres must take all reasonable steps to provide cloth masks.Failing that,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa may announce stricter rules for alcohol buying on Sunday evening.While hospitals are struggling to cope with Covid-19 patients, they also now have to cope with a big spike in alcohol-related trauma cases. But the alcohol industry warns that the income of one million people could be threatened by the move, which could also…

The Liberty Fighters Network said the lockdown was over when a judge compelled Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to amend certain lockdown regulations, even though she was granted leave to appeal.But legal experts believe that the lockdown regulations remain in place now that the minister has been granted leave to appeal.The minister still has the option of applying…