The South African Local Government Association (Salga) says it is disappointed about the reports of some Councillors are acting in direct contravention of the Regulations issued in terms of the Disaster Management Act. Salga says it condemns the unlawful and criminal behaviour and has called upon the municipalities to urgently initiate proceedings against the said Councillors, who are found to be in breach of the Code of Conduct for Councillors. We spoke to Polokwane Executive Mayor and President of the South African Local Government Association (Salga), Thembi Nkadimeng....

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INTERVIEW: Santaco has launched a relief fund to compensate workers in the taxi industry who are losing income during the nationwide lockdown. The industry will need about R3.5 billion to provide relief to about 250,000 taxis on the roads.

Yet another school has been set alight in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria; Soshanguve High school. Four schools have been burnt in the area in the past three weeks. The Gauteng Education Department said that the administration block had been razed to the ground after the roof caved in. Police are still investigating what caused Wednesday morning's blaze. We spoke to Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has apologized for breaking lock-down regulations. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa placed her on special leave for two months - one month of which will be unpaid. The presidency issued a statement earlier today saying the President has accepted her apology for the violation but was unmoved by mitigating factors she tendered.

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INTERVIEW: A top SA medical team is in the race to find effective treatment for Covid 19. Dr Jeremy Nel is part the team participating in the World Healt Organisation's solidarity trial. SA is one of the ten countries participating.

Researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the University of the Western Cape's (UWC) South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) have sequenced the first SARS-COV-2 genome, which could help contain the spread of corona virus. SANBI researcher and co-author of the new report presenting the sequence Peter van Heusden says finding the "fingerprint" of a virus could allow one to understand how it spreads.

Some members of the public are unwilling or refusing to be tested for the corona virus because of fake news reports that the swabs are contaminated. According to the Gauteng Health Department, this has hampered the country's efforts to curb the spread of the fatal respiratory illness. We spoke to Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku...

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