Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam . The coronavirus pandemic could push an additional half a billion people into poverty, aid charity Oxfam has warned, demanding that world leaders contain the economic fallout and cancel $1-trillion of d...

Lockdown: Ramaphosa says scientific analysis of whether it is working is expected within days . South Africans will soon know if the national lockdown is working.

On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would soon receive a scientific assessment on whether the national lockdow...

Ndabeni-Abrahams ‘regrets’ flouting Covid-19 lockdown regulations . Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has expressed her regret for breaching lockdown rules put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) and has asked...

Ramaphosa wants absolute compliance with Covid-19 lockdown . President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday called for absolute compliance with the national lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).

“The nationwide lockdown calls for absolute comp...

SMMEs urged to apply for Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund . As part of government efforts to ease the financial burden of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on the local tourism sector, the Department of Tourism has launched the Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund, aimed at s...

South Africa should not approach IMF for help, ANC and allies say . South Africa should not approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank for help, even as it grapples with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the governing African National Congress (...

Government planning Covid-19 mercy repatriation flight from Brazil . The government is preparing to evacuate South Africans who can get to its embassy in Brazil ahead of a flight out on Wednesday morning, with a compulsory 14 days' quarantine on arrival.

South African...

DA launches campaign against spread of fake Covid-19 news . Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) will roll out its latest campaign in the fight against fake news, during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

DA Shadow Minister of Communications and Di...

Covid-19 testing kits are not contaminated . A fake video relating to Covid-19 which has emerged, claiming testing kits are possibly contaminated, has been condemned by the Eastern Cape Department of Health.

In the video, which has been widely ...

Economy may shrink by up to 4% due to coronavirus – SARB . South Africa's economy may contract by between 2% and 4% this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the South African Reserve Bank has said.

In its latest Monetary Policy Review, the central ...