Blow to full reopening of schools in South Africa: report
Thousands of schools across South Africa will not be able to resume full-time classes on Monday (2 August), as they do not meet the physical distance requirements for learners and staff, the Sunday Times reports. While all government schools reopened on 26 July as part…
South Africa’s shrinking police force
The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) states that its labor force has actually gradually decreased over the last 5 years. The SAPS presently has around 184,000 team member, with around 39,000 working as civilian staff members. In a discussion to parliament today, the cops service…
Fourth Covid wave in South Africa – what health experts are saying
As South Africa passes the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 in the country, health experts warn of a fourth wave on the horizon. President Cyril Ramaphosa eased lockdown restrictions this week, citing fewer Covid-19 infections, most notably in Gauteng. The president, however, cautioned…
South Africa reaches interim pay deal with public-servant unions
South Africa’s government said it reached an interim pay deal with unions representing a majority of civil servants, averting the threat of an imminent strike. The agreement was signed Monday by the South African Democratic Teacher’s Union, the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa,…
Ratings firm sends caution over South Africa’s growth prospects
South Africa’s week of unrest earlier in July could shave as much as 0.7% off the country’s headline GDP growth in 2021, impact consumer spending, and slow the pace of economic recovery, says S&P Ratings. The credit ratings firm said in a research note on…
5 important things happening in South Arica today
Here’s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today: Coronavirus: In South Africa, there have been 5,683 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total reported to 2,383,490. Deaths have reached 70,018 (+243), while recoveries have climbed to 2,169,452, leaving the country with a balance…
Here are South Africa’s new school calendars
The Department of Basic Education has actually gazetted the suggested school calendar for the 2023 scholastic year for remark and verified the school calendar for the 2022 academic year. After 2 years of Covid-19 lockdowns which substantially affected mentor time, both the 2022 and the…
Most of South Africa opens up under lockdown level 3 – here’s a comprehensive list
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Conventional Affairs (Cogta) has actually gazetted the adjusted lockdown level 3 policies, providing impact to the brand-new guidelines set out by president Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night (25 July). The gazette enters into much deeper information on the changed…
5 important things happening in South Africa today
< img class=" accessory- size- wp-post-image lazyload" src="https://thepanda.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today_60fe70466db8b.jpeg.webp" alt= "" data-aspectratio =" 640/426" data-srcset=" https://businesstech.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Riot-loot.jpg 640w, https://businesstech.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Riot-loot-300x200.jpg 300w"/ > Here’s what is occurring in and impacting South Africa today: Coronavirus: In South Africa, there have actually been 9,718 brand-new cases of Covid-19, taking…
South Africa to open vaccines for people aged 18 – 34 from September
President Cyril Ramaphosa has in fact exposed that South Africa’s vaccine rollout will open for people aged 18 to 34 from 1 September 2021. Vaccine sites will also open for walk-ins, he mentioned, where people will have the capability to supply themselves without an assessment,…
South Africa moves to adjusted level 3 lockdown – here are the new rules
President Cyril Ramaphosa has actually revealed that numerous of South Africa’s lockdown policies will be unwinded as the nation transfers to an adjusted level 3 lockdown with instant result. In a nationwide address on Sunday night (25 July), the president stated that the nation is…
President Ramaphosa to address South Africa on Sunday evening
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h30 on Sunday evening (25 July) to discuss developments in the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The president’s address will follow meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council, the President’s Coordinating Council and Cabinet which are…