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South Africa is entering a phase of the Coronavirus pandemic which requires high vigilance and heightened readiness to respond. This is according to the World Health Organisation which had said that many countries have had a significant resurgence of infections following 4 to 8 weeks of low transmission. In his address to the two houses…

A rescue plan for SAA has yet to get off the ground since the government has not provided promised funding, with the upcoming budget looming as a crucial test for its future. The airline had limped along for a decade thanks to regular government bailouts but last December Pretoria decided to let it sink into…

The soaring number of COVID-19 cases in Europe is of “great concern”, but the situation is still better than the peaks in April. This is according to the World Health Organization’s regional office. COVID is now the fifth leading cause of deaths and the bar of a 1,000 deaths per day has now been reached. …

People in the Western Cape have lost hope in the taxi industry. This is according to Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela. The MEC and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula led a provincial taxi lekgotla in Cape Town om Thursday. It comes after a recent spike in taxi violence in the Western Cape. The provincial lekgotla coincides with…

President Cyril Rampahosa says government has earmarked R100 million over the next three years to develop infrastructure. The president  addressed the two houses of parliament on governments economic recovery plan on Thursday, after the economy was hard hit by stringent Covid-19 restrictions. Part of government’s economic recovery plan is to extend the Covid-19 grant by…

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has been postponed by a week. The National Assembly’s Programming committee agreed that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni could now table the Budget Statement and related legislation on Wednesday the 28th of October, after the minister requested the postponement 

South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic was three-fold. Firstly, a robust health response, secondly, social, and economic relief and now economic recovery. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who addressed the two houses of parliament on governments economic recovery plan on Thursday. In his speech the president said the size of our economy,…

EFF supporters have trashed and vandalised public property in Senekal in the Free State. These are the reports which are coming through as tensions were high in the Free State town this morning as EFF and ANC members along with lobby group AfriForum and local farmers made their descent to the small Free State town.…

The South African Human Rights Commission is appealing for calm in the Free State town of Senekal where EFF and ANC members were protesting alongside people from lobby group AfriForum and local farmers. Racial tensions have been high in Senekal since the murder of local farm manager Brendin Horner earlier this month. Meanwhile, EFF leader…