President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Parliament of his decision to extend the employment of 20 000 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members from 27 June until 30 September.
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has issued a warning about a scam that is doing the rounds, where fraudsters use personal details of the department’s staff members to con the public and service providers.
For months the advice from experts was that it wasn't necessary for the general public to wear face masks to protect them against Covid-19. But now the debate is raging and the advice seems to be changing.
WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that over the past five weeks, the world has witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases, reaching almost every country, territory, and area.
Unfortunately Dr Anthony Faucci has become very famous as the death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic has crossed the globe. Trevor Noah, who is broadcasting the Daily Show from his apartment, interview the doctor about Covid-19 and he answered some common questions.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest person in the UK to test positive for Covid-19. He took to Twitter to announce via a video that he is experiencing symptoms of the infection.
The global total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has surpassed 500 000. As tracked by Worldometer the infection has been blamed for 22,310 deaths in more than 200 countries across the globe.
Superstar Pink took to her social media channels to tell her fans that she and son were tested for Covid-19 and she was found to have the illness. She has now recovered and has slammed the Trump government for the lack of testing available in the US. She will be donating USD1 million to local hospitals to help in the fight against the pandemic.
As our communities grapple with the realities of living in #LockDown, businesses and schools have had to come up with innovative ideas to serve the communities, maintain contact and work #TogetherApart.
The girls of the Roedean School choir weren't able to get together to sing, but with the benefit of technology they were able to form a virtual choir which has released in inspiring rendition of the classic Hallelujah, with a wonderful African flavour.
Idris Elba is the latest celebrity to announce that he has tested positive for Coronavirus as part of the Covid-19 outbreak. The actor and DJ told his Twitter followers that he had tested for the infection this morning and the result had come back to show that he was infected.
