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In response to the impact of Covid-19 outbreak, the Reserve Bank has introduced regulatory relief measures across three fronts.
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There were 475 recorded cases of Covid-19 in the Western Cape, with 26 patients in hospital and 12 in intensive care units, Premier Alan Winde has said.
Health MEC in the Eastern Cape Sindiswa Gomba said three women, aged 32, 50 and 60, are currently hospitalised. They were part of a group that had attended the funeral of a retired nurse 16 days ago, which has since been identified as a source of the rise in cases in the metro.
The Gauteng Department of Education will provide counselling to the family of murdered Soweto teen Sphiwe Sibeko.
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Testing for Covid-19 in South Africa will, hopefully, be massively increased in the next few weeks. A machine called the GeneXpert, currently used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB), will be used by the state to test for the coronavirus.
The ANC and its tripartite alliance partners, the SACP and Cosatu, have hit back at Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, rejecting his comments that he would turn to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for economic relief if the need arises.
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The case against a former Bryanston High School sports coach accused of sexual assault has once again been postponed in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court.
An African media watchdog accused Zimbabwean police had assaulted a journalist and forced him to delete pictures of them enforcing a Covid-19 lockdown.
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Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince has confirmed that Proteas fast bowler Dane Paterson is in the process of signing a Kolpak deal.
The Sukuma Relief programme set up to aassist small businesses impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak has been oversubscribed.
The legal footage from drone company Step Above captured eerily quiet streets and intersections.
Singer Karlien van Jaarsveld has documented the precious moment her newborn, Johannes Samuel arrived home and met his siblings for the first time.
Government can now track people’s movements through their cell phones to establish who may have come into contact with people who have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. Spotlight spoke to experts and activists about the new tracking plans.
Cellphone companies have been begging for the radio frequency spectrum to provide more and better data services. Now they'll get it – temporarily.
Cats have tested positive for coronavirus and shown symptoms, but experts say there's not reason to think pets can infect owners with the coronavirus.
The Covid-19 pandemic will accentuate levels of inequality in society in ways we have not anticipated, unless we start paying closer attention to food security among the poorest of the poor, writes former Agri-SA president Dan Kriek.
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Hospitals have asked the public to sew and donate fabric masks to them.
Kia has found the sweet spot in the local SUV segment with its new Seltos.
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Smoking can increase the risk of many conditions, but did you know that it also has an effect on your blood? Here is how smoking can increase your risk of anaemia.
Volkswagen faces the threat of a hefty "dieselgate" payout in Britain after a court Monday ruled in favour of more than 90,000 drivers whose vehicles cheated emissions tests.
The safety of women during lockdown is a major concern.
There is no rock and a hard place for Singapore, as tiny as this city-country is - they want the world to visit and they're making it as enticing as possible.
The University of the Western Cape went ahead with its first graduation season for 2020 – in an unconventional, pioneering manner, while South Africa is on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the face of a global pandemic, SA's healthcare industry is working together to tackle Covid-19 and it's a brave and beautiful sight to behold.
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