These included ECD centres, playgroups, and day mothers. With some of the workforce

reporting back for duty on the 1st of March will ECD centres be open to look after the

kids of essential workers?

Globally confirmed Covid-19 cases are at over 2.97 million almost at the 3 million mark with more than 207k deaths.

• The number of confirmed COVID cases in South Africa stands at 4546

• 1 additional death in the Western Cape recorded since Saturday, bringing the weekend total to 8 and national death total to 87

• Nationally 168 643 tests have been conducted countrywide.

• 1473 people have recovered 

• more than 200 supermarket workers are among those infected in that province

• the nation was briefed on Saturday with more details about the phased-in lockdown levels ahead with level 4 kicking in at midnight on 1 April

• The country moves from level 5 to level 4 on Friday 1 May.

• Wearing of cloth masks or scarf to cover your mouth and nose from when you leave your home will be mandatory.

• And a curfew between 8pm and 5am will be implemented excluding essential workers

• Cigerettes will be on sale but not alcohol

• Winter clothes has been added to the list of goods you can buy.

• Restaurnats will be open for take-aways..delivery only and subject to the 8pm curfew

• No group/organized exercise will be allowed and the details of what the permitted exercise will be is to be released on Thursday.

• More than 200 Cuban doctors and specialists are arriving in South Africa to help with the fight against the virus

• Boris Johnson is back at Downing Street and will return to work today after recovering. 

• Children in Spain go outside for the first time in weeks as the country’s lockdown begins to ease… The rules allow children to take a stroll for one hour within one kilometer (0.6 miles) of their home, accompanied by an adult. 

•  Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments

Kieno speaks to Robert MacDonald, the Head of social development joins us for his thoughts on ECD Centres reopening.

Kieno speaks to David Maynier at Western Cape MEC for Economic Affairs.

A look at stories which have been trending with Barbara Friedman.

Kieno speaks to Dr Roze Phillips futurist, medical doctor and the Group Executive for People and Culture at Absa.

Sheryl Ozinsky explains how The Oranjezicht City Farm plans to sell essential food on Saturdays.

• Globally confirmed Covid-19 cases are at over 2.7 million with more than 190k deaths.

• The number of confirmed COVID cases in South Africa stands at 3953 

• 10 additional deaths recorded, bringing the total to 75. The Western Cape now also has the highest number of recorded deaths due to COVID 19 and 200 additional confirmed cases.

• Nationally 9796 tests were performed yesterday bringing the total tested to well over 145 thousand. 

• President Ramaphosa announced the phased in risk-adjusted strategy to ease the lockdown and open up the economy in 5 levels.

• Differentiated alert levels that will be determined by two criteria, the transmission rate and the health-preparedness of each province or district.

• The country moves from level 5 to level 4 on Friday 1 May.

• It will allow certain industries to resume operating, people to exercise under specific conditions, and an increased number of goods to be sold, including cigarettes.

• Shabeens, taverns and bars remain close but retail alcohol sale is unclear.

• All gatherings remain banned – except for funerals and workplace

• Borders remain closed except for repatriation and exports

• No travel between provinces – except for goods transport,  

• President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President, Donald Trump conducted a rare telephone conversation committing an additional R250 million to SA’s coronavirus fight bringing their total aid in this regard to R410million

As part of the Save your Fave's initiative kieno speaks to Roberto Delgallo from

Beefcakes.