Stop visiting people in hospitals, urges Gauteng health department . The Gauteng Department of Health has urged people to stop visiting their loved ones in the province's hospitals, reiterating that visiting hours have been suspended amid the nationwide lockdown due to ...

Covid-19 may exacerbate the abuse of power – Corruption Watch . Not-for-profit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) on Tuesday released its yearly corruption report with executive director David Lewis saying South Africans should not expect corruption to lessen durin...

Solidarity Fund sets aside R100m to urgently procure protective equipment for frontline health workers . The Solidarity Fund announced on March 30 that it would be using a portion of the R500-million raised during its first week of operations to facilitate the emergency procurement of the personal protect...

ConCourt dismisses NGO's application to challenge SA's 21-day lockdown . The Constitutional Court has dismissed a non-governmental organisation's (NGO) application seeking leave to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa's order to implement a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread...

Lockdown: SANDF members slammed, complaints to Military Ombudsman stream in . The Military Ombudsman Office has received complaints regarding the conduct of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members for seemingly using a heavy-handed approach in enforcing the lockdown...

'Justice will not be compromised' – Lamola says as courts stay open . Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says courts will be open – but with restricted access – during the nationwide lockdown, which is aimed at curbing the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).

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Ramaphosa writes to Parliament, reveals 2 820 soldiers could be on SA's streets until June . Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) could be patrolling the country’s streets well beyond the 21-day lockdown period.

This is contained in a letter President Cyril Ramaphosa s...

First Covid-19 deaths: We mourn as a province and country – Western Cape premier Alan Winde . Western Cape Premier Alan Winde expressed his grief on Friday morning at the news that two South Africans died of Covid-19 in the province - the first deaths in the country as a result of the pandemic....

Ramaphosa tests negative for Covid-19 . South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested negative for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), his office said on Thursday.

Ramaphosa submitted for testing as a precautionary measure on the advice...

Coronavirus: The rules you need to know ahead of nationwide lockdown . Ministers briefed the media on Wednesday – just over 24 hours before nationwide lockdown – to give clarity on what is allowed or not allowed during the lockdown, and to explain how basic services will ...