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South Africa:
COVID-19 - Simple Statistical Predictions for South Africa
Daily Maverick, 17 March 2020
There is a saying that you never want to be on the wrong side of an exponential, and nowhere is this more true than during a pandemic. While I'm not a virologist or epidemiologist,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Are Mobile Network Providers Doing Enough to Keep South Africans Connected?
Daily Maverick, 18 March 2020
A growing number of universities and businesses are switching to remote learning and practicing social distancing in the era of Covid-19. Obvious concerns have arisen about whether… Read more »
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South Africa:
A Silent Hero of the Coronavirus Crisis
Daily Maverick, 18 March 2020
As the US and countries in Europe move toward near-complete lockdown, with potentially disastrous consequences for the world economy, technology offers a glimmer of hope. Read more »
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South Africa:
Tshwane Battle - ANC, DA in Court Next Week
News24Wire, 17 March 2020
The battle for the City of Tshwane takes place next Tuesday when the ANC's provincial government and the DA face off in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Shuts Borders, Schools to Try to Slow COVID Spread
VOA, 17 March 2020
The rise of coronavirus cases in South Africa has prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce tough measures to try to slow the virus’ spread. The respiratory illness, now… Read more »
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South Africa:
'My Family Back Home Is Worried' - Foreign Nationals At Beitbridge Border Fear Coronavirus
News24Wire, 17 March 2020
Although they know that there's a global pandemic, they are prepared to take the risk because they need to support their families back home. Read more »
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South Africa:
Coronavirus - Commuters Fear Infection in Overcrowded Taxis, Buses and Trains
News24Wire, 17 March 2020
While concerned South Africans find ways to safeguard themselves from the novel coronavirus, it's not that simple for commuters. Read more »
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South Africa:
Cape Town Cops Deny Closing Police Stations Because of Coronavirus
News24Wire, 17 March 2020
Western Cape police on Tuesday denied that its police stations in Cape Town would close as a result of the novel coronavirus. Read more »
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South Africa:
Why Dlamini-Zuma Is a Key Player in Fight Against Coronavirus
News24Wire, 17 March 2020
The declaration of the national state of disaster gives the government powers it would not otherwise have. The person yielding much of that power is the Minister of Cooperative… Read more »
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South Africa:
Gauteng Health Dept Says It Can't Cope With Mass Coronavirus Screenings
News24Wire, 16 March 2020
While panic grips the country following President Cyril Ramaphosa's declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is a national disaster, the Gauteng health department has admitted its… Read more »
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South Africa:
Coronavirus National Disaster Regulations Formulated
SAnews.gov.za, 16 March 2020
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will formulate regulations to guide the response to the Coronavirus pandemic, which President Ramaphosa has… Read more »
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Africa:
How Coronavirus Is Affecting the World's Most Vulnerable
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 March 2020
As the coronavirus pummels the globe, relief organisations say the outbreak is likely to pile onto their difficult work Read more »
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South Africa:
Human Rights - a Vaccine to Limit the Spread of Covid-19
Daily Maverick, 17 March 2020
According to President Ramaphosa Covid-19 is 'a medical emergency far graver than what the world has experienced in over a century'. He told the nation that: 'Never before in the… Read more »
