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With the lockdown extended by another 2 weeks, parents and teachers alike are concerned about the education of the children. Even though the children can access curriculum work through different platforms, there are still those who do not have the means to do so. Most of these platforms would require the use of...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world as well as having a large impact on the South African economy, the government has extended the lock-down as per the Presidential address last night, some considerations have been made to ensure essential services and the sale of certain goods will continue to be...

President Ramaphosa has announced tonight that the National Lockdown will be extended for another 2 weeks and that the rules shall remain the same. “At midnight tonight, it will be exactly two weeks since our country entered into an unprecedented nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus,” thepresident continued, “For your cooperation,...

This afternoon a message was circulating on WhatsApp that President Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation at 16:00. This was fake news. The president did decide to address the nation after all but at 20H00. BREAKING NEWS⚠‼️ President of the RSA Cyril Ramphosa will address the nation live as regards the stand of...

Minister Bheki Cele visited eMbalenhle in the light of the disregard of the lockdown in the township. 1295 People have already been arrested but to no avail... The people of eMbalenhle still continue like it is a normal day. “I hear them crying that cops and soldiers are brutal. Not listening...

President Ramaphosa announced last night that there will be a Nationwide Lockdown from 26 March at 00:00 to 16 April 00:00. “Those countries that have acted swiftly and dramatically have been far more effective in controlling the spread of the disease,” said President Ramaphosa. The President continued: “This is a decisive measure to save millions of...

President Ramaphosa announced last night that there will be a Nationwide Lockdown from 26 March at 00:00 to 16 April 00:00. “Those countries that have acted swiftly and dramatically have been far more effective in controlling the spread of the disease,” said President Ramaphosa. The President continued: “This is a decisive measure to save millions of...

SA will go into a 21-day national lockdown starting at midnight on Thursday, 26 March, to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.  “Over the past week, as we have been implementing these measures, the global crisis has deepened. When I addressed the nation last Sunday there...

“Rand weakness against the US dollar has paled into insignificance against the fuel price bonanza caused by the massive retreat of international petroleum prices, setting the stage for large reductions in fuel prices at month-end,” according to the Automobile Association (AA) which was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price...

A National State of Disaster is now a reality. The minister announced the State of Disaster a few days ago and it was published in the Government Gazette dated 18 March 2020.03.19 This placed several severe restrictions on the citizens of South Africa. The first case of the Coronavirus has been confirmed in Secunda...