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South Africa: 'More Children Are Being Left Alone During This Lockdown' - Childline Counsellor
News24Wire, 22 April 2020
A Childline counsellor says she has been inundated with calls about poverty and neglect since the start of the lockdown in the country - and the calls haven't just been from… Read more »
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South Africa: 'Dying Is Dying, Whether It Is From Coronavirus or Hunger,' Says Tsakane Woman
GroundUp, 22 April 2020
"If the government cannot give us food parcels as promised, it should let us go back to work and hustle for our families to eat" Read more »
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South Africa: Lockdown Easing - Picking the Winners and Losers
Daily Maverick, 17 April 2020
You can't impose a nationwide lockdown at the flick of a switch, and you can't lift one at the flick of a switch either. There are going to be winners and losers as the… Read more »
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South Africa: Hunger Rages As SA Told Lockdown Lift Will Be Incremental
Daily Maverick, 17 April 2020
Things changed overnight in South Africa on 15 March, and it won't be the last time it does. Daily Maverick's Daily Digest will provide the essential bits of information about… Read more »
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South Africa: De-Densification Is Just a Fancy Word for Eviction
Daily Maverick, 17 April 2020
Are our state authorities using the Covid-19 outbreak as an excuse to justify the forcible eviction of informal settlement residents? Read more »
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South Africa: Lockdown Will Be Phased Out Gradually - Dlamini-Zuma
News24Wire, 16 April 2020
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says some of the measures the government has put in place during the lockdown will remain once it… Read more »
South Africa's Lockdown 'Will Be Phased Out'
A few amendments have been made as the country enters into an extended lockdown period. Mining operations will now operate at 50% capacity, particularly coal mining to supply electricity supplier Eskom. Divorced parents need to have their child's birth certificate when moving children between households, while the ban on the sale and transporting of alcohol and cigarettes remain in place. The sale of prepared food, whether sold in restaurants or supermarkets, is still not allowed, while the government revised its position on imports and exports.
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South Africa: Lockdown - Liquor Forum 'Driven By Profit' in Bid to Suspend Alcohol Ban - ANCWL
News24Wire, 16 April 2020
The ANC Women's League (ANCWL) has joined calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to bend to demands from the Gauteng Liquor Forum to lift the ban on alcohol. Read more »
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South Africa: The Biggest Lockdown Threat - Hunger, Hunger, Everywhere
Daily Maverick, 17 April 2020
Protests and looting have broken out all over South Africa in recent days in response to one issue: hunger. It is now clear that hunger will pose the greatest threat to South… Read more »
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Africa: How to Ensure Poor People in Cities Can Still Get Food During Lockdowns
The Conversation Africa, 16 April 2020
More than half of all African countries have now imposed lockdown measures aimed at flattening the curve of new COVID-19 infections. The reason for taking such drastic measures… Read more »
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South Africa: Confusion Reigns As Mining Sector Tries to Restart
Daily Maverick, 15 April 2020
The mining industry's bid to embark on a gradual reboot was engulfed in uncertainty this week when Sibanye-Stillwater and Implats employees returning to Rustenburg mines were… Read more »
InFocus
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the 21-day lockdown to April 30, 2020. In his address to the nation last night, Ramaphosa said: "We are only at the beginning of ... Read more »
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On the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa announcement of a lockdown in South Africa, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has expanded on the measures that will be taken by Read more »
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President Cyril Ramaphosa told the country in a nationwide broadcast that this action was "urgently and drastically" needed to prevent novel coronavirus infections from escalating ... Read more »
