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‘Convert anxiety to action ’ Prof Karim points the way as lockdown eases KUBEN CHETTY THE rapid spread of Covid-19 in South Africa can only be combated if individuals assess their actions and the risk they pose for their communities. With the easing of lockdown restrictions and more open economic activity, there has been a surge in Covid-19 infections with the Western Cape continuing to have the highest number of infections and deaths. This week President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an easing on restrictions on personal care services, hotel accommodation, resorts and restaurants for ‘sit-down’ meals; limited opening of cinemas, theatres and casinos; and non-contact sport including tennis and golf added to running, hiking and cycling. The “advanced level 3 lockdown” changes were gazetted last night meaning they can…
Warning over illegal connections in Mams SAKHILE NDLAZI and LIAM NGOBENI SAKHILE NDLAZI JACQUES NAUDE African News Agency ( ANA) AS the sun rose over Mamelodi and parts of Nellmapius yesterday (Friday), the streets were littered with burnt tyres and debris Residents of the townships have been up in arms since Monday over poor service delivery, in particular power cuts. Although the restoration of power brought some calm in the coldest week of the year, there was still tension in the air. Yesterday a small group of residents braved the cold and tried to block the road again, while Eskom was at work, attending to problems at substations that supply the area with power. Eskom said in a statement that the ongoing protests had forced their technicians to withdraw for…
Official faces a disciplinary for going topless in meeting WHILE many have worn pyjamas to do their work from home during lockdown, it is expected that one dress appropriately for a video call. An official from the Independent Development Trust (IDT) was seen lying in bed without a shirt during a virtual meeting of a joint portfolio committee on Wednesday. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure released a statement on Thursday apologising to the committee’s chairpersons and the public for the official’s conduct. The IDT is an entity of the department. According to he statement, the official was in bed, wearing only shorts while the meeting was in session, behaviour which the department strongly condemned “as it undermined the decorum of the meeting”. Advocate Sam Vukela, the director-general of…
TRANSPORT R1.1bn relief for taxi operators for Covid-19 TRANSPORT Minister Fikile Mbalula said the taxi industry would receive relief funding of R1.135 billion to help cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Mbalula announced the relief yesterday following a meeting with the taxi industry. He said each taxi owner would be allocated R5000. The minister said it would be a once-off payment. “The R5000 per taxi is once-off. It cannot be calculated for the entire duration of the lockdown,” he said, adding, “R1.135 billion has been set aside for the taxi industry. Even in that, there has been an argument about whether it is enough. Others said they want R20000 per taxi, it is not possible to do that. If you say R20000 per taxi that comes up to…
NAILED IT Joy for beauty business There was reliance on illegal hair and nail treatments during the hard lockdown GOITSEMANG TLHABYE goitsemang.tlhabye@inl.co.za JACQUES NAUDE African News Agency(ANA) TAKING the risk of doing hair and nail treatments at home has been the way of life for many in the personal beauty industry who have welcomed news that they may legally restart in terms of changes in level 3 lockdown regulations. Since the lockdown started nearly three months ago many clients have begged their hairdressers and nail technicians for help and they, in turn, have often agreed to offer services illegally just to put food on the table for their families. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday changes which allow hairdressers, beauticians and spas to reopen along with restaurants for…
ABUSE Gender-based violence on the rise TSHEGO Pule has become the latest face of gender-based violence in South Africa. The pregnant 28-year-old was stabbed and strung up in a tree in the latest spate of gender-based killings. In his address to the nation on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa read out the names of 21 women – both young and old – and children who had been murdered in the past 21 days in what he called “another pandemic raging in our country”. He said the reprieve in violence against women brought by the lockdown had not lasted and it was especially disappointing that the violence increased when the nine-week ban on the sale of alcohol was lifted. Following the 2018 presidential summit on GBV, Ramaphosa announced an Emergency Response Plan…
