Browsing: Lockdown

South Africa, together with the rest of the African continent, has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, given the circumstances that…

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is to donate fees derived across all asset classes traded on Wednesday 15 April and…

Old Mutual today announced that it is making R4 billion worth of cover available to approximately 430 000 registered healthcare…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is waiting for a “scientific assessment”, due this week, on the effect of South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown…

The Presidency’s Solidarity Response Fund has already raised R500-million in its first week to help South Africans affected by the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed his communications minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on “special leave” for two months, of which one month…

We know things have been tough with the Coronavirus and SA’s National lockdown. Many South Africans are losing their jobs…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has summoned communication minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for a meeting after she was exposed violating the government-imposed lockdown…

With most forms of public transport at a standstill amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the country is relying heavily on the…

The board and management of JSE-listed technology group EOH have taken proactive steps to ensure the company is prudent in…

The South African Police Services (SAPS) have arrested a 53-year-old man in Parow in the Western Cape for allegedly contravening…

by Niema Moshiri When you hear the term “evolutionary tree,” you may think of Charles Darwin and the study of…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to an intensive care unit after his ‘persistent symptoms of coronavirus’ worsened…

A group of South African scientists  — from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the University of the…

Wits University engineers are producing face shields to protect healthcare workers as the country battles the outbreak of COVID-19. The…

Avon Justine is donating more than a million rand to non-governmental organisations that are offering support to women and girls…

The world at large is set for a tough economic recovery period following the coronavirus pandemic. In such times we…

Funerals are by nature a particularly sad time for families and loved ones of the deceased, but in the era…

Retailer Woolworths announced on Monday that it was actively pursuing operational steps and considering strategic options to best mitigate the…

The current lockdown due to the rampant COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the livelihoods of billions of people…

Shoprite, Africa’s largest food retailer, has rolled out temperature testing and mobile clinics for its employees as it continues to…

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that as of Sunday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1 655,…

The South African government is planning to decrease the headcount in 29 critically overcrowded informal settlements across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the…

Police Minister Bheki Cele has welcomed the dramatic reduction in serious and violent crimes during the lockdown to curb the…

The South African lockdown restrictions may only be lifted somewhere between the end of June and the end of August,…