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The Department of Health has responded to the upcoming funeral practitioners' strike.It has stuck to its guns, saying certification, something many funeral practitioner do not have, will be a must.The striking funeral associations say they have been left by the wayside, while a select few controls this process.The Department of Health warned the upcoming funeral…

File photo: Funeral parlour staff prepare a grave for a victim of Covid-19 at Waterval Cemetery, Johannesburg. 17 funeral associations and forums will close its doors as it wants government to address a long list of grievances.During the shutdown period, starting on Monday, the grouping says there will be no removal of bodies from hospitals…

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak. Sadtu has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak.It says, though, that approaching courts will be a last resort.Should the Department of Basic Education not meet its demands, the union said it will draft a programme…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A group of angry demonstrators amassed Wednesday outside the state capitol building in Kentucky to voice their disdain for the closing of non-essential businesses to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as Gov. Andy Beshear was inside the building making an announcement on the…