Disaster Management Act: Regulations: Alert level 1 during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown The following is an extraction from the gazetted adjusted Alert Level 1 regulations (Gazette 44201 of 28 February 2021) . Most normal activity can resume, with precautions and health guidelines followed at all times. Population prepared for an increase in alert levels if necessary. Adjusted lert level […]
Media Statement 28 February 2021 As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 1 513 393 with 1 168 new cases identified since the last report. The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 9 077 479 with 22 836 new tests recorded since […]
Fellow South Africans, This coming Friday will mark exactly one year since the first case of coronavirus was reported in South Africa. Since then, more than one-and-a-half million people in South Africa have been infected and nearly 50,000 people have been reported to have died from the disease. So much has changed in our […]
Media Statement 27 February 2021 As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 1 512 225. The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 9 054 643 with 26 569 new tests recorded since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries Regrettably, we report a further 157 COVID-19 related deaths […]
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is closing the 2021 Virtual Basic Education Lekgotla. The Lekgotla was held virtually under the theme: ”Equipping Learners with Knowledge and Skills for a Changing World”. For the past five years, the DBE has hosted the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla as a means of engaging the sector on key deliverables […]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has released grant payment dates for the month of March. According to Sassa, older persons’ grants will be paid from 3 March 2021. This includes any grants linked to these accounts. Disability grants will be paid from 4 March 2021 and all other grants will be paid from […]
Media Statement 25 February 2021 As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 1 509 124. The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 8 999 322 with 31 862 new tests recorded since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries Regrettably, 144 deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 7, […]
Media Statement 24 February 2021 As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 1 507 448. The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 8 967 460 with 34 510 new tests recorded since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries Regrettably, we report a further 110 COVID-19 related deaths: […]
The Free State Department of Education says it expects the 2021 academic year to be equally challenging. The 2020 academic year was disrupted by the outbreak of the coronavirus. The department says it is going to be a mammoth task to deal with the current Grade 12 learners as they could not complete the Grade […]
Media Statement 23 February 2021 As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 1 505 586. The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 8 932 950 with 25 093 new tests recorded since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries Regrettably, a further 263 COVID-19 related deaths have been […]