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2020-05-07 10:30

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14:18
You can now order from Exclusive Books on Uber Eats

Uber Eats now delivers books from Exclusive Books. The food delivery service made the announcement on Thursday. The chain's full range of books will be available, and delivery is free for the month of May.
13:48
You can be fined up to R5 000 for breaking these lockdown rules

If you breach lockdown regulations, you can be fined as much as R5 000 and end up with a criminal record. Offences include being caught with liquor or spreading fake news about Covid-19. 
13:36
Government refuses to show minutes of cigarette ban U-turn, says it's 'classified'

Government has formally indicated that it will oppose a far-reaching court challenge to the lockdown cigarette sales ban – and has also made it clear that it will not hand over minutes of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) discussions regarding the ban because they are "classified".
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A Covid-19 payment holiday may – but shouldn’t – mess with your credit record. Here’s how to check

Payment holidays or extended payment deals on debt granted due to the Covid-19 disaster shouldn't mess with your credit record and ability to get more debt in future – unless the credit provider gets things wrong.
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12:50
Coronavirus: Concern as 56 people entering Eastern Cape during 'grace period' test positive

At least 56 people who travelled from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape during the lockdown travel "grace period" to cross provincial borders have tested positive for Covid-19, the Eastern Cape health department said on Thursday.
12:50
Coronavirus: Concern as 56 people entering Eastern Cape during 'grace period' test positive

At least 56 people who travelled from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape during the lockdown travel "grace period" to cross provincial borders have tested positive for Covid-19, the Eastern Cape health department said on Thursday.
12:28
Orlando Pirates player tests positive for Covid-19

Soweto giants Orlando Pirates have confirmed that one of their players has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Buccaneers on Thursday confirmed that midfielder Ben Motshwari presented with flu like symptoms last week and after undergoing tests, his result has come back positive.
12:06
Covid-19 international wrap:

UK to review easing of lockdown, German police target suspected Islamists over virus fraud, Duterte urged to free jailed senator
11:43
Can you be arrested for not wearing a face mask? The dangers of vague regulations

The lack of clarity around Level 4 regulations of the national Covid-19 lockdown has left much to interpretation as to whether people can be arrested and detained for contravening newly implemented laws.

One example is the regulation concerning wearing masks in public. It does not specify whether not wearing a mask is an offence that warrants arrest and detention.
11:36
SA knows too little about Covid-19, some hospitals will be overwhelmed - top scientist warns

One of government's top epidemiologists says there is "considerable uncertainty" over the spread of the coronavirus and the effectiveness of the state and people's interventions to slow the spread of Covid-19.
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"We have distributed almost 83 000 food parcels in Gauteng and more than 10 000 in the West Rand. We distribute our food in a dignified way. We need to intervene in colored communities" said Lesufi (@ntwaagae)
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"Make us proud and distribute to the needy. I don't want to be part of a commission after coronavirus. It must be in a cost effective manner that food reaches our people," said Lesufi (@ntwaagae)
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09:15

Brazil presidential spokesperson tests positive, Trump says task force being 'refocused' and Australia fears suicide spike due to shutdown

- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's spokesperson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, the latest case to hit close to the far-right leader, who rejects social distancing measures.

- United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed course on plans to wind down his coronavirus task force, telling reporters at the White House that - contrary to earlier statements by Vice President Mike Pence - the task force is not being dismantled, but instead refocused.

- Thousands of Australians are expected to take their own lives because of the financial and psychological stress of the coronavirus crisis, far outstripping the death toll from the disease itself, experts warned on Thursday.
08:59
eNCA morning anchors off air but 'not suspended', following Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma remarks

News anchors Xoli Mngambi and Jane Dutton have not been on air since Tuesday morning, but eNCA insists that they have not been suspended.

On Tuesday, Mngambi and Dutton issued an on-air apology for comments made during an eNCA news broadcast on Monday that implied that Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma had undermined President Cyril Ramaphosa's authority when banning the sale of tobacco during Level 4 of the national Covid-19 lockdown.
08:58
'Implementation of lockdown has made us a begging nation' - advocate responds to Presidency

Advocate Nazeer Cassim SC has hit back at the Office of the President after it wrote a sharply-worded letter to the high-profile advocate and his colleague Erin-Dianne Richards.
07:46
These are the 'priority matters' SA courts will hear during lockdown - Ronald Lamola

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola issues new directives to ensure only priority cases will be heard by the country's courts for the duration of the Level 4 lockdown.
07:40

You can order a 5-course meal from some of SA’s top restaurants – at cut-rate prices

Some of SA's best restaurants are now offering deliveries. The tasting menus on offer are much cheaper than what you would pay in a restaurant.
07:21

SA expats' hopes to return to work in Saudi Arabia dashed

While most countries across the globe remain on coronavirus alert, there is simply nothing that can be done to facilitate the return of more than 100 South African healthcare workers to Saudi Arabia.

This according to the Saudi embassy, which said the kingdom was doing this in the interest of its own citizens.
07:13
News24 is looking for SA's Covid-19 Everyday Heroes

As South Africa prepares for the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, News24 is looking for everyday heroes who will help their communities survive this crisis.

Aside from frontline healthcare workers, and essential workers, South Africans are playing an increasingly important role to take care of their communities every day, and to improve their circumstances.

Help us by nominating an Everyday Hero in your community today.
06:40
INFOGRAPHICS | Covid-19 infection rates accelerate amid ‘uncertainty’ about biology, lockdown interventions

Scientists have repeatedly warned there will be an increase in South Africa’s Covid-19 infection rate. Reported data shows early signs that it is starting to happen.
05:37

Coronavirus morning update: Concerns over schools plan, top companies get UIF money, and 'Covid toes'

 

Your latest coronavirus news: Fears around the planned, phased re-opening of schools; the UIF has released a list of employers which have received a special grant to pay staff, including prominent companies; and the virus can also cause frostbite-like patches on the hands and toes - dubbed "Covid toes".
05:36

Think bike: Vehicle sales might have taken a knock, but people will always need to move

 

Lockdowns have been instituted in countries across the world, limiting the movement of people, and raising the question of the future of motor vehicles. Individuals may not be driving much for now, but when lockdown restrictions lift, they will find reasons to move around again. The need for transport will remain, but the need to own cars might not, a futurist suggests.
05:34

Lockdown | SMME owners and employees fear Level 5 will be reintroduced

 

Fears that the government will introduce more stringent regulations or reintroduce the Level 5 lockdown are mounting, according to some small business owners and employees. 

22:43
Five more people have died from the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 153. Two deaths came from the Western Cape, two from KwaZulu-Natal, and one from Limpopo. The total number of cases now sits at 7 808.

Here are the top stories of the day

The government has gazetted new regulations regarding transport which stipulate that public transport can only operate between 05:00 and 19:00. Previously, public transport could run from 05:00 until 20:00, with a “grace period” until 21:00 to complete a journey.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that two health workers have died from Covid-19, while 26 have been hospitalised for the virus. A total of 511 health workers have contracted Covid-19. Addressing media in Gauteng today, Mkhize added that the country may battle with the virus for as long as two years.

A staff member at the Presidency has tested positive for Covid-19, and access to the union buildings has been limited. The Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy, David Mabuza, have been working remotely during the lockdown, suggesting they have not come into contact with the employee.

There has been yet more repatriation chaos, and this time more than 200 South Africans who were set to return from an airport in Doha, Qatar, were left stranded. The plane had begun heading to SA, but made a U-turn while still on the runway because of delays in securing the quarantine facilities for the expats to be housed in once they reach the country.

In another incident, 37 immigrants escaped from a repatriation centre in Gauteng. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi believed the escape was an inside job involving the centre’s security guards. South African Breweries - owner of Castle Lager, Hansa, and Black Label – may be forced to destroy more than 130 million litres of beer if it is not allowed to transport the brew to its depots. The transport of alcohol – apart from alcohol for export – is currently illegal under South Africa’s lockdown regulations. All consumption of alcohol is also prohibited.

International news at a glance

Relatives of Senegalese nationals who have died from Covid-19 abroad may turn to the country's courts because its government is refusing to allow for the bodies to return for burials and religious ceremonies.

Swedish officials on Wednesday said the country, which has taken a softer approach to curbing the spread of the new coronavirus, was nearing 3 000 deaths from Covid-19. The country has not imposed the kind of extraordinary lockdowns seen elsewhere in Europe, instead opting for an approach based on the "principle of responsibility".

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday he could begin to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next week, but warned he would do nothing that would risk a new surge of cases.

Germany is planning an almost complete return to normality in May, with schools and shops reopening and the return of top-flight Bundesliga football matches, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday.

And finally, France will discard 10 million litres of beer - four Olympic-sized swimming pools full - due to expire, which could not be consumed because people are in lockdown, a brewers' association said.

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22:12
5 more die from Covid-19

Five more people have died from the coronavirus, the Health Ministry has said. Two deaths have come from the Western Cape, two from KwaZulu-Natal, and one from Limpopo. 

The total number of cases now sits at 7 808. 

The Western Cape remains the epicentre with 3 760 cases, followed by Gauteng with 1 720 and KZN with 1 189.

There have, however, been 3 153 recoveries.
20:50
Bodies of Senegalese citizens who died abroad barred from returning for burial, people turn to gaming while under lockdown - international Covid-19 news

Relatives of Senegalese nationals who have died from Covid-19 abroad may turn to the country's courts because its government is refusing to allow for the bodies to return for burials and religious ceremonies. 

And Spain's parliament on Wednesday voted to extend the country's state of emergency, allowing stringent coronavirus lockdown measures to remain in place for at least two more weeks.

People are beating the lockdown boredom with gaming, with game publishers reporting a massive increase in players since the start of the lockdowns. 

Pictured: The Nintendo Switch has grown in popularity during the coronavirus lockdown. (Getty Images)
20:18
SAB may be forced to destroy 400 million bottles of beer

Yes, you read that correctly.

SA Breweries (SAB) – owner of Castle Lager, Hansa, and Black Label – says it may be forced to destroy more than 130 million litres of beer - equals roughly about 400 million bottles of beer - if it is not allowed to transport the brew to its depots. 

The transport of alcohol – apart from alcohol for export – is currently illegal under South Africa’s lockdown regulations. 
19:25
Gauteng prepares for 'worst-case scenario' by adding more hospital beds, wards

Due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Gauteng and the winter season fast approaching, the provincial government has added more hospital beds and wards in a bid to be prepared for the "worst-case scenario" during the pandemic.

To date, the province has inspected eight construction sites, which have special Covid-19 quarantine wards in various health facilities across the province, in anticipation of the expected severe cases needing hospitalisation and self-quarantine.
19:00
Kenya to cordon off some places, France to discard 10 million litres of stale beer - international Covid-19 news

Kenya's health minister announced on Wednesday that one suburb of the capital Nairobi, as well as a part of the port city of Mombasa, will be cordoned off due to skyrocketing cases of coronavirus in those areas. 

France will discard 10 million litres of beer - four Olympic-sized swimming pools full - due to expire, undrunk, with consumers in coronavirus lockdown, the national brewers' association said Wednesday. 

And Germany is planning an almost complete return to normality in May, with schools and shops reopening and the return of top-flight Bundesliga football matches, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday.
18:00
New transport regulations, a Presidency staffer tests positive, and an escape from a repatriation centre 

Here are stories from today you may have missed

The government has gazetted new regulations regarding transport which stipulate that public transport can only operate between 05:00 and 19:00. Previously, public transport could run from 05:00 until 20:00, with a “grace period” until 21:00 to complete a journey.

Meanwhile, a staff member at the Presidency has tested positive for Covid-19, and access to the union buildings has been limited. The Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy, David Mabuza, have been working remotely during the lockdown, suggesting they have not come into contact with the employee.

In another incident, 37 immigrants escaped from a repatriation centre in Gauteng. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi believed the escape was an inside job involving the centre’s security guards.
17:22
Sweden, which did not impose restrictions, nears 3 000 deaths, UK may ease lockdown soon - international Covid-19 news

Swedish officials on Wednesday said the country, which has taken a softer approach to curbing the spread of the new coronavirus, was nearing 3 000 deaths from Covid-19. The country has not imposed the kind of extraordinary lockdowns seen elsewhere in Europe, instead opting for an approach based on the "principle of responsibility".

And UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday he could begin to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next week, but warned he would do nothing that would risk a new surge of cases.

Uber says it was cutting 3 700 jobs amid a huge slump in its ride-hailing operations during the pandemic.

Pictured: Visitors wearing protective face masks walk through the 'Fantastische Frauen' ('Fantastic Women') exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt art museum in Germany. This as the country eased its lockdowns. (Alex Grimm/Getty Images) 
16:29
BREAKING | Presidency staffer tests positive for Covid-19

A staff member at the Presidency has tested positive for Covid-19, and access to the union buildings has been limited.

The Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy, David Mabuza, have been working remotely during the lockdown, suggesting they have not come into contact with the employee.
16:13
SA economy could shrink by up to 17% in 2020 despite government's stimulus, warns business alliance

South Africa's GDP could shrink by between 10% and 16.7% this year despite stimulus efforts due to a sharp plunge in economic activity, according to Business for South Africa.

This plunge would be six to eleven times as severe as the economic contraction that followed the 2008 financial crisis, when SA's GDP fell by 1.5%. The SA Reserve Bank, by contrast, expects SA's economy to contract by a more modest 6.1% for 2020. 

Pictured is a long queue outside the UIF offices in Cape Town on Monday
15:15
More repatriation chaos, another case of Covid-19 fake news, and medical staff are suffering with Covid-19

Here are some of our top stories from today that you may have missed:

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that two health workers have died from Covid-19, while 26 have been hospitalised for the virus. A total of 511 health workers have contracted Covid-19. Addressing media in Gauteng today, Mkhize added that the country may battle with the virus for as long as two years.

There has been yet more repatriation chaos, and this time more than 200 South Africans who were set to return from an airport in Doha, Qatar, were left stranded. The plane had begun heading to SA, but made a U-turn while still on the runway because of delays in securing the quarantine facilities for the expats to be housed in once they reach the country.

Tobacco giant, British American Tobacco South Africa, has decided that it will not be pursuing legal action against the government for its surprising reneging on the sale of tobacco during lockdown Level 4. Instead, the company will look at holding further discussions with the government.

Saw the messages about a KwaZulu-Natal hospital finding traces of Covid-19 on fresh food items? It’s fake. The Netcare group has dismissed that one of its hospitals in Umhlanga, Durban, found Covid-19 traces on fruit and vegetables, and a message was circulated by a Dr Sanjay Lundlal, who does not exist.





06 May 14:06
Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky

Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation.
06 May 13:54

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06 May 13:53
Hunger stalks villagers as they struggle to survive in face of Covid-19

The heart-rending downcast faces of the peckish villagers at his door and the disheartened voices on the other end of the phone – all making desperate pleas for food – have been overwhelming for Chief Livhuwani Matsila.
06 May 12:22

White House readies to scrap task force, Johnson faces MPs in parliament and Australia to begin plasma therapy research

- In the latest sign that the Trump administration no longer considers the coronavirus pandemic its top daily priority, the White House is set to disband the emergency task force handling the outbreak.

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday make his first appearance in parliament since being hospitalised for coronavirus, the day after Britain became the European country worst hit by the global pandemic.

- Research into using blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a therapy for those who become infected is set to begin in Australia, the latest country to investigate the possible treatment.
06 May 11:24
Repatriation chaos: Hundreds finally heading back to SA after plane in Qatar does U-turn on runway

More than 200 South Africans, who were on board a Qatar Airways flight from Doha Hamad International Airport and had been left stranded after the aircraft had to turn around on the runway on Tuesday, are finally on their way to South Africa. 
06 May 10:38
06 May 10:36
We must be able to maintain a balance. It is a battle we face every day. Covid-19 may be here for another two years, he says.
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