COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | D-Day for Ramaphosa to make decision on alcohol ban

April 17 2020 - 08:47

Covid-19 separates men from boys as winter circumcisions banned

Thousands of boys have to wait until 2021 or summer to undergo the rite to manhood.

This is because of a ban by the government - and traditional leaders are fuming.

April 17 2020 - 08:05

Mbalula to release Easter Weekend traffic statistics

April 17 2020 - 07:41

D-Day for Ramaphosa to make decision on alcohol ban

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday make a decision on whether alcohol will continue to be banned during the second phase of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Gauteng Liquor Forum gave the president until Friday to make a decision on the total ban of alcohol, threatening to approach the Constitutional Court in a bid to have government allow for the trading of alcohol. 

April 17 2020 - 07:10

Eight out of 10 households hit hard by lockdown, claims TransUnion survey

Almost 79% of South Africans say their household income has been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a TransUnion survey.

Since the first week of April, TransUnion has conducted weekly surveys on how SA consumers have been impacted by the lockdown.

April 17 2020 - 07:12

Does the BCG vaccine help with Covid-19? The experts weigh in

South Africans have been holding out hope that the BCG vaccine, given to newborn babies in the country at birth, provides a degree of protection against Covid-19.

Recent studies, which looked at a BCG coverage map and compared it to the spread of the virus, found a correlation between vaccination and a slower spread of the virus.

BCG is a tuberculosis vaccine.

April 17 2020 - 07:15

Yikes! Some grades may only return to school in July

Hiring teachers to replace those who have Covid-19, rescheduling matric exams, “trimming” the curriculum and slashing the school day.

These are some of the proposals in a draft document by the basic education department, which has been seen by Times Select.

April 17 2020 - 07:20

Meet some of SA's unsung Covid-19 heroes

While doctors, nurses, and health care professionals at large are rightfully being lauded as heroes during the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s another set of less likely saviours facing the coronavirus front lines every day: disaster management teams, refuse truck drivers and lab workers.

But the work of other essential workers — such as sanitation personnel, grocery store clerks and truck drivers — has largely gone unrecognised.

Western Cape special events manager Keith Kleinhans says he has no choice but to work, but he did not believe many had spared a thought about the risks he and his colleagues face.