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The City of Tshwane has announced the closure of amenities in its bid to minimise the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China.
South Africa now has 116 confirmed cases of Covid-19, says Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, adding that a further six local transmission cases had been reported.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet leaders of political parties represented in Parliament to discuss the national response to the novel coronavirus disaster.
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The Curro Heuwelkruin school in Polokwane has issued an urgent letter directing some of its Grade 10 pupils to self-isolate after the mother of a pupil had been in close contact with the province's first Covid-19 patient.
A 17-year-old boy has died after allegedly being stabbed by a fellow pupil during an argument after school in Bedfordview in Gauteng.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi explain the kind of restrictions their departments would implement from Wednesday.
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Scientists, virologists warn of a shortage of coronavirus test kits and implore South Africans to not request testing unless they show clear symptoms of infection. Laboratories, both public and private, are already straining under the pressure.
Money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed a total of 85 positive cases of Covid-19 in South Africa, an increase of 23 cases from Monday.
Travel restrictions will include travel bans to and from countries hit by the coronavirus, and also revoking visas from people from high-risk countries.
Pupils have been encouraged to continue working at home, as schools on Wednesday close in an attempt to clamp down on the coronavirus.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has pleaded with students and staff to take the appropriate social distance protocol seriously to combat the spread of Covid-19.
A father was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Western Cape High Court for repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter for seven years while knowing that he was HIV positive.
The DA will lobby for a four-month forbearance on loans and rentals for businesses, as well as cancelling SAA's R16.4 billion bailout and rather allocating this money to disaster management.
The country will see fine and warm weather on Wednesday, with scattered to isolated showers expected in some provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.
The battle for the City of Tshwane takes place next Tuesday when the ANC’s provincial government and the DA face off in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre acting CEO, Susan Potgieter, says spoofed emails often look convincingly legitimate and, in the fog of panic, clients might click on a risky link where they would usually think twice.
Transnet National Ports Authority said a crew member on board the MV Corona cargo ship had started showing symptoms of the virus after the vessel departed the Cape Town harbour.
The Gauteng Department of Health was forced to approach the courts when a mother and daughter refused to be quarantined after testing positive for Covid-19. The woman’s husband refused to be tested.
The basketball coach charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in Hout Bay intends to apply for bail at his next court appearance.
Two University of Witwaterstrand students have turned to the courts to interdict the university from evacuating residences because of the coronavirus, alleging that students will be going home without knowing their infection status, and may then infect others.
The ANC’s national headquarters has heeded calls made by President Cyril Ramaphosa to optimise hygiene and combat the spread of the Covid-19 by having a deep clean of building.
Gauteng DA leader John Moodey and member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature Mbali Ntuli suspend their campaigns for federal leader of the party.
Department of Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has activated the National Disaster Relief Fund and set aside R96 million to provide immediate assistance to individuals and families affected by the coronavirus.
The ANC has called for 'strong action' and justice to be taken as violence rocks its branch general meetings in parts of Mpumalanga.
Canned food, pasta ,and toilet paper are in hot demand in SA. Retailers say there is no prospect of shortages.
A traffic officer has been shot and killed after allegedly arresting a taxi driver in Kensington.
The battle lines are drawn between abaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo and his son, acting king Azenathi, over who occupies the Bumbane Great Place.
The South African Reserve Bank has warned the public about fake officials who go around collecting cash 'contaminated' with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) from unsuspecting people.
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The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation will increase the provision of water and sanitation in high-density public areas, informal settlements and rural areas in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak in South Africa.
Western Cape police deny that its police stations in Cape Town will close as a result of the novel coronavirus.
A man is in custody for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal woman who was suffocated with clothing and burnt as her daughter looked on.
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly in South Africa in the past week, leaving many foreigners crossing SA's borders in a state of fear.
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Widespread shutdowns caused by the coronavirus means the hearings on the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution and a colloquium on the regulation of harmful religious practices will be postponed.
While panic grips the country following President Cyril Ramaphosa's declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is a national disaster, the Gauteng health department says that its public facilities will not be conducting mass screenings.
The DA is to table a private members' Bill which will allow for a greater parliamentary oversight into any appointment.
Ramaphosa talks spread in poorer areas, implications for by-elections and disaster finances.
A suspected rapist, who allegedly brutally hacked a 53-year old police warrant officer to death with a panga in Sibasa, Limpopo, is on the run.
Eskom is not expecting load shedding on Tuesday, but it is using emergency supplies in peak hours.
The high courts in Gauteng have taken steps to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus which include restricting members of the public from entering the court buildings or attending cases on the court roll.
The State has called on the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to convict rapper Thulani Ngcobo on the principle of dolus eventualis.
In his address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that schools would be closed, which is why the government has urged parents to take responsibility for their children in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
A mother and her child have tested positive for coronavirus in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, the Department of Education confirmed on Monday.
SANParks says that mountain biking and hiking activities have been suspended due to the closing of Lion's Head and the Glen footpaths, following the Table Mountain wildfire.
It will be business as usual at most courts across South Africa - most cases, like the issuing and execution of eviction orders, are expected to run their course.
Rural children in Limpopo now have access to state of the art computer labs that will give them the tools to become skilled in digital technologies.
The Zion Christian Church, which is the largest African-initiated church operating across southern Africa, has called on congregants to put their plans to come to the House of Moria in Limpopo on hold.
The South African Police Service is still doing business with five companies against whom there are longstanding accusations of irregular expenditure.
A memorial lecture in honour of Raymond Mhlaba, the first premier of the Eastern Cape, as well as a commemoration of the fallen victims of the KwaLanga massacre also cancelled.
The coronavirus pandemic has now caused Parliament to suspend all its activities from Thursday.
The family of murdered 17-year-old Mitchells Plain teenager Carly Isaacs is deeply traumatised by the loss of a young girl who was a much-loved member of her family and community.
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Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has briefed the media, saying the courts will not be shut down.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is set to brief the media and South Africa on the extent of the travel ban.
The three living archbishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have called on South Africans to respond "by choosing knowledge over ignorance" as the country battles the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The City of Cape Town will on Wednesday close swimming pools, camp sites, recreational halls, stadiums, community halls, museums, art centres, picnic spots and nature reserves.
National police commissioner General Kehla Sitole has activated a 72-hour plan to capture the gunmen who killed Hawks senior investigator Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Bruwer.
In the light of President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to prohibit public meetings of more than 100 people to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a meeting between the City of Cape Town and District Six community meetings have been cancelled.
The South African economy will feel the impact of the coronavirus significantly because it was already dealing with its own internal crisis, including a "celling" on the rate at which it can grow because of electricity supply interruptions, Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said on Tuesday.
A KwaZulu-Natal mother who allegedly suffocated her baby took police to the crime scene at her home in KwaDabeka, Durban, according to police.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Lebogang Maile has taken over the finances of the Emfuleni municipality after a seizure of its assets by power utility Eskom.
A Midrand resident is in self-isolation and his family has undergone testing for the new coronavirus.
Complaints which the Western Cape judge president and his deputy lodged against each other, should be referred to the deputy chief justice for an inquiry in terms of the Judicial Service Commission Act, the Judicial Conduct Committee has decided.
The EFF has joined other organisations who have cancelled planned events in light of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
A senior Hawks officer has been shot dead on the R37 outside Mbombela.
E-hailing services Bolt and Uber say they will continue to operate, amid the fear and panic of the global outbreak of Covid-19, but that operations will only occur under strict hygienic protocols.
South Africans have rocked up at wholesalers in their droves to stock up on essentials.
A number of residents in Zweledinga informal settlement in Khayelitsha have spent the weekend out in the cold after the City of Cape Town demolished their shacks and confiscated their building materials
Limpopo police in Dennilton outside Groblersdal have launched a manhunt for unknown attackers after the discovery of three bodies burnt beyond recognition.
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Ten Western Cape High Court judges have refused to preside over matters with one of their colleagues, Judge Mushtak Parker, saying he displayed a "lack of integrity" when giving his version of an incident involving Judge President John Hlophe.
Infuriated by former Rapport arts editor Coenie Slabber's 'attempts to cast suspicion' on one of his sexual assault accusers, a second alleged victim has decided to make his name public.
The declaration of the national state of disaster gives the government powers it would not otherwise have. The person yielding much of that power is the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Pietermaritzburg residents leave their homes long before sunrise to stand in the queue at Caluza clinic. They then wait long hours before they are seen. Some patients told GroundUp they wait the entire day without being attended to.
The Minister says the closure of schools is important to combat the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa.
The Eastern Cape legislature has postponed house sittings and committee meetings for 30 days as a precautionary measure as part of South Africa's fight to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
President Cyril Ramaphosa moved quickly to allay any fears relating to the spread of the coronavirus, saying the ANC and the government had "acted at the right time".
A father has been arrested for raping his three daughters.
While there are thundershowers expected in the Free State and Northern Cape, the rest of the country can expect warm conditions on Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service.
The City of Cape Town says there will be signage and informative posters to educate commuters about Covid-19 and personal hygiene, so as to avoid being infected.
Mandla Benson Luthuli was caught by police after allegedly killing his ex-wife.
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government will be monitoring South African citizens outside the country, including those still in Wuhan who were not able to board the plane home.
The DA Federal Executive resolves to postpone the party's policy conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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