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Water usage concern as Vaal Dam dips below 50

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2020/05/29

The Vaal Dam has dipped below the 50% mark for the first time in a year. The department of water and sanitation says Gauteng residents need to limit water use. The department says other dams that form part of the Integrated Vaal River System have also taken a knock.

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3:37

Churches found violating the lockdown regulations...

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2020/05/29

President Cyril Ramaphosa says churches found violating the lockdown regulations under the alert Level Three will be closed down. All places of worship will be allowed to operate from the 1st of June subject to restrictions in accordance with alert Level Three of the national lockdown. They are expected among others NOT to allow more than 50 congregants. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the SABC at his Hyde Park home in Johannesburg, the president also said they are having discussions with

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3:00

Thousands of train commuters in Gauteng may be left...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/28

The Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Roads and Transport has expressed concern that thousands of train commuters in the province may be left stranded on Monday. Large numbers of people are expected to return to work when level three of the national COVID-19 lockdown comes into effect. The Committee says it was not satisfied with passenger rail agency PRASA's operational plans presented to it recently, indicating that Metrorail services would only cover parts of the City of Tshwane.

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5:33

People can continue praying at home and we should...

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2020/05/28

Whilst many religious groups are applauding government's decision to re-open places of worship from next week, the Jesuit Institute of South Africa is not impressed at all. The Institute says places of worship are not immune to the corona virus and churches do not need to open in order to practice their faith. Spokesperson of the Jesuit Institute South Africa, Father Anthony Egan says in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic,.. prayer, acts of kindness and service of neighbour can continue without

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4:58

Former South African Airways (SAA) Chair Dudu Myeni...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/28

The North Gauteng High Court has declared former South African Airways (SAA) chair Dudu Myeni a delinquent director for life. The application was brought to court in 2017 by Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and the SAA Pilots Association, to declare Myeni a delinquent director in terms of the Companies Act. The organisations accuse Myeni of plunging the national carrier into financial chaos while she was chairperson.

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7:32

There is a climate of fear and intimidation in the...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/27

Former DA Youth Leader and member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Mbali Ntuli has questioned the credibility and fairness of the DA holding its October elective congress virtually. Ntuli, is vying for the position of party leader, alongside Gauteng's provincial leader, John Moodey and the party's interim leader, John Steenhuisen. The DA's Federal council decided to move the elective congress to October due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Ntuli however says a climate of fear

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3:11

Diesel shortage is attributed to the re-opening of...

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2020/05/27

South Africa has implemented diesel stock rationing following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions from alert level 5 to level 4. That's according to the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA). The organisation says the diesel shortage is attributed to the re-opening of the economy, which has resulted in a more rapid recovery than expected.

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12:05

ACDP says religious institutions will take all...

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2020/05/27

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says religious institutions will take all necessary precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that all places of worship will be allowed to operate from the 1st of June - subject to tough restrictions in accordance with alert Level three of the national lockdown. The decision followed a meeting with leaders of the religious sector. South Africa has 24-thousand-264 confirmed coronavirus cases and

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3:05

All places of worship will be allowed to operate from...

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2020/05/27

All places of worship will be allowed to operate from the 1st of June subject to tough restrictions in accordance with alert Level Three of the national lock-down. President Cyril Ramaphosa made this announcement during his address to the nation in Johannesburg last night. The decision followed his earlier meeting with leaders of the religious sector.

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3:05

Municipal workers in the Mogale City go back to work...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/26

Municipal workers in the Mogale City municipality on Gauteng's Westrand are expected to return to their posts today following a breakthrough in talks over the lockdown payment dispute. These essential services workers who are employed in the supply and maintenance of water and electricity infrastructure and traffic officers embarked on a go-slow from last week. They were demanding to be incentivised for working during the national lockdown. They also wanted the municipal management to provide them

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2:54

Basic Education Department to accommodate learners...

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2020/05/26

The National Department of Basic Education says they will accommodate learners whose schools were vandalised during the more than two month lockdown to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Basic Education spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, says 1 577 schools were vandalised.

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4:41

Taverns and shebeens should be allowed to sell...

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2020/05/26

A consortium of Liquor Trader Associations, made up of township-based taverns and shebeens representing over 50 000 members countrywide, is recommending that taverns be permitted to operate as off-site liquor sales points when level 3 of the lockdown kicks-in. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that a number of economic activities, including the sale of alcohol, will be allowed from the first of June. The Liquor Trader Association argues that allowing taverns to also sell alcohol

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Those who have applied and qualify will be paid the...

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2020/05/26

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it is working round the clock to ensure that those who qualify for the Covid-19 social relief grant get paid. South Africans who have no source of income can apply for the 350 rand grant which forms part of the Covid-19 social relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The amount will be paid to beneficiaries until October 2020. The Department of Social Development had said it would begin making payments on 15th May, however little

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8:22

The Educators Union of South Africa has served the...

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2020/05/25

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) says if schools have not received the relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) by today, their members will not return at work. This after Education minister Angie Motshekga announced that teachers will return to school today to prepare for the return of Grade 7 and 12 pupils on the first of June 2020. Schools across the country have closed for more than eight weeks since the national lockdown was implemented in March this year.

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3:41

The whole country to move to Alert Level Three from...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/25

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the whole country will move to Alert Level Three from next Monday. The president says this will allow for the further opening of the economy while government continues to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. He was addressing the nation at the Union Buildings in Pretoria last night.

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5:35

The African Union had ambitious plans for the year...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/25

The African Union had ambitious plans for the year 2020. The African Continental Free Trade Area was finally launched and a secretary-general elected. The end of 2020 was set as the goal to silence the guns -- restoring peace and security across the continent. But -- COVID-19 has complicated the continental body's programme -- adding an unanticipated burden. As the 57th Africa Day is celebrated today.

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3:36

3 days of load shedding during the coming winter period

First Take SA ·

2020/05/22

Eskom is now forecasting that there will be three days of load shedding during the coming winter period, from a previous forecast of thirty days before the lockdown. Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says Eskom's debt still remains high at 450-billion-rand and the company is still not able to generate enough revenue to meet its debt servicing costs. De Ruyter says loadshedding has had major cost implications for the company and the country's economy, while the lockdown has also presented a number of other

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3:54

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is facing a fight against a...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/22

Besides fighting the spread of Covid-19, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is also facing a fight against a looming Day Zero regarding the water supply. The supply dams have an average capacity of 22 percent, and there is no rain forecast for the near future. There is just over a months supply of water left. Weather experts say rainfall alone is not going to change the situation. It is a serious water crisis, which will not be solved by one day, a month or season's rainfall.

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2:46

Government will NOT pay for South Africans who wish...

First Take SA ·

2020/05/22

International Relations and Co-operation minister, Naledi Pandor, says the department will NOT pay for South Africans, who were repatriated from abroad. The department has received requests from people, who intend going back overseas, and want the department to foot the bill. This, as lockdown restrictions are being eased in some parts of the world. Pandor held a virtual media briefing in Pretoria.

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3:21

Payment holiday offered to medical aid members

First Take SA ·

2020/05/21

Medical aid scheme members have an option to take a payment holiday of up to three months as people battle financially as a result of the national lockdown. The proposed payment holidays vary with each scheme. Some say non-payment will mean no access to medical aid services for that period of time while others are offering lower packages.

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