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South Africa: Ramaphosa Announces Extended Academic Year and Public School Closures
Daily Maverick, 24 July 2020
After weeks of consultations and intense discussions, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that public schools will close for four weeks, with exceptions for Grades 12 and 7.… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Takes Tough Stance On Corruption
Daily Maverick, 24 July 2020
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced changes to the remaining school year. In addition, he has established a government centre to tackle Covid-19-related corruption in… Read more »
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Africa: South Africa's Covid-19 Trajectory Paints Alarming Picture for Rest of Africa
Nation, 23 July 2020
South Africa has moved into the dubious position of having the fifth highest known Covid-19 cases globally, at over 382,000, and rising rapidly at around 12,500 per day Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses the 6 000 Mark
SAnews.gov.za, 24 July 2020
The Country's Covid-19 cases soared by 13 104 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total infections to 408 052 since the start of the outbreak. Read more »
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South Africa: Full Speech from Ramaphosa on Latest Covid-19 Progress
Govt of SA, 23 July 2020
My fellow South Africans, Read more »
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South Africa: Zweli Mkhize Plays Down Discrepancy in Reported Deaths
Daily Maverick, 24 July 2020
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has downplayed the possible under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths after a study showed thousands of excess natural deaths. Read more »
South Africa's Schools to Close - Again
"We have taken a deliberately cautious approach to keep schools closed during a period when the country is expected to experience its greatest increase in infections," President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his address to the nation.
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding a break in the school calendar, this is a summary breakdown of the four-week break.
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Africa: Coronavirus Vaccine Trials No 'Magic Bullet' as Cases Soar
The New Humanitarian, 21 July 2020
The launch this month of human trials of a promising COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa has coincided with a surge in the country's coronavirus cases, with the South African outbreak… Read more »
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South Africa: Figuring Out What the Who Is Really Saying About Schools and the Pandemic
Daily Maverick, 23 July 2020
A careful reading of the World Health Organisation's policy documents shows that it does not stipulate when schools should reopen. Read more »
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Cyril Clarke Secondary School in Mpumalanga to monitor progress made in managing the impact and spread of the novel coronavirus in schools.
InFocus
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Major disruptions to healthcare, a protracted battle about whether it is safe for children to return to school, thousands of job losses, and a supplementary budget review that will ... Read more »
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Images of impoverished people, perhaps in refugee camps, waiting listlessly for international assistance to save their lives, are a staple of global media coverage. The president ... Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
