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Incidents of violence against women and children amid...

First Take SA ·

2020/04/01

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has expressed concern about the increasing incidents of violence against women and children amid the Covid-19 lock-down period. She has called for harsher action against perpetrators.

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4:22

Stigma associated with the virus needs to be dealt...

First Take SA ·

2020/04/01

Senior Pastor Mohau Rammile of the Global Reconciliation Church says there needs to be more faces to the corona virus statistics constantly being updated by government. Mohau, aged 48 tested positive for the covid-19 virus last week on Wednesday and has been in self-isolation since. He was part of the 480 congregants at the Divine Restoration Ministries in Bloemfontein where five international worshipers tested positive for the coronavirus, including ACDP leader Kenneth Moshoe. Pastor Mohau says the

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3:03

Income grant proposed for unemployed people in lock...

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2020/04/01

The C19 People's Coalition is calling for the provision of a basic income grant to all unemployed South Africans between the ages of 18 and 59. According to the presure group, this will mitigate the economic hardships facing millions of people imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing lockdown

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3:01

Serological test kits that are being used to test for...

First Take SA ·

2020/04/01

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority SAHPRA) has advised that the Serological test kits that are being used to test for COVID-19 are not suitable for diagnosis. It found that Serological test kits are being sold, outside medical facilities to individuals for testing at home.

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3:50

Department of Justice to spell out Co-Parenting...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/31

Department of Justice to spell out Co-Parenting procedure during lockdown after a Pretoria father was arrested for allegedly abducting his son and ignoring rules around the movement of children of separated parents during the national lockdown.

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3:45

Government will roll-out a massive screening and...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/31

Government will roll-out a massive screening and testing process for Coronavirus symptoms and infections at homes across the country in the next few days. That's according to President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address to the nation at the Union Buildings in Pretoria last night. The president's address followed his regular meeting with members of the National Command Council.

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4:33

Law enforcers accused of heavy handedness during...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/31

Members of the South African National Defence Force and other law enforcement officials have been accused of heavy handedness and abuse of power while enforcing the lockdown regulations. Several videos have gone viral on social media showing SANDF soldiers, the SAPS and metro police officers assaulting people and punishing them with physical exercise for not adhering to the lockdown regulations. An Ekurhuleni Metro police officer and a private security guard are being investigated for fatally

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4:17

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially released the...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/30

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially released the 114 South Africans who were quarantined at the Ranch Resort, near Polokwane, in Limpopo, after being evacuated from the Chinese City of Wuhan where Coronavirus originated. The president has reiterated that all of them have tested negative for Covid19 and are displaying no symptoms of the Coronavirus. They will now be re-united with their families.

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3:13

President Ramaphosa calls the team that embarked on a...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/30

Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the team that embarked on a mission to evacuate 114 South Africans from Wuhan city in China, as well as workers of the Ranch Resort, near Polokwane, where the repatriates were quarantined. He has thanked them for their service in ensuring that the evacuated citizens are safe and well looked after. The group of 114 has tested negative for Covid19 and are displaying no symptoms of the coronavirus. They are being re-united with their families.

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4:20

Zimbabweans caught between a rock and a hard place on...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/30

Zimbabwe is starting a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from today to help curb the spread of coronavirus. President Emmerson Mnangagwa says only state and health workers will be exempted from the lockdown. Zimbabwe has five confirmed coronavirus cases, including one death.

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3:44

Homeless people around Johannesburg say they feel let...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/27

Homeless people around Johannesburg say they feel let down by government as the 21-day lockdown starts. News has not filtered through to them that they will be allowed to stay at temporary shelters across the province. Many are still on the streets despite Acting Gauteng Social Development MEC Panyaza Lesufi announcing that they have identified 30 schools in Gauteng which will be used as temporary shelters.

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5:03

We will do all humanly possible to contain the virus...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/27

Some healthcare workers who are at the forefront of combating COVID-19 say they are fearful of contracting the virus, while others say they have decided to isolate themselves from their families. South Africa currently has more than 900 confirmed corona virus cases. The national lockdown, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa commenced at midnight LAST NIGHT. Healthcare workers who will continue to work throughout the lockdown, say while their emotions are running high they will do all humanly

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3:41

SANDF urged to serve and protect

First Take SA ·

2020/03/27

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged members of the South African National Defence Force to serve the nation with great respect and humility during the 21 day nation-wide lockdown which began last night. He was speaking at the official deployment ceremony of soldiers at the Doornkop army base in Soweto last night. These SANDF members were called in to support the police to help stop the spread of the coronavirus infections in the country which now stands at over 900 with fears that this could soon

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4:38

A doyen of African culture and traditions

First Take SA ·

2020/03/26

Traditional healer and author, Credo Mutwa has been hailed as a doyen of African culture and traditions. This follows Mutwa's death in Kuruman after a short illness. The Sanusi predicted many historic events, including the 1976 Soweto student uprising and the demise of apartheid architect, Hendrik Verwoerd.

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2:12

Rural Eastern Cape residents say the only way to...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/26

The fear of contracting the Coronavirus is very real and people in the Mthatha area in the Eastern Cape say they have no option but to heed the president's call for a 21-day lockdown. Villagers at KwaTshemese village believe remaining indoors is the only solution to contain the spread of the virus.

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6:23

Credo Mutwa Museum to keep his legacy alive

First Take SA ·

2020/03/26

To preserve the indigenous knowledge that the future generation will benefit from , the National Lotteries Commission funded the Credo Mutwa Museum and Library in 2019. Credo Mutwa was a prominent and respected resident of Mahikeng. His cultural home at Lotlamoreng Dam fell into disrepair, when he left, following his expulsion by the then Bophuthatswana President Kgosi Lucas Mangope. He was expelled for predicting his downfall. But the great Sanusi, will be greatly missed, not only by his

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2:50

Japan olympics postponed

First Take SA ·

2020/03/25

So it's going to be a Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games rather than a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced YESTERDAY.Tokyo had completed preparations when the virus started spreading across the world. Despite insisting for months the Games would go ahead as planned, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had earlier this week hinted that a delay may

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2:40

Workers who's employer complies with UIF to get...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/25

The Ministry of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi has assured workers that regardless of the hours worked, they are entitled to receive the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits if their employer has been compliant. The Minister says the basic conditions of employment rights have been activated for workers to seek annual leave. Nxesi was addressing an inter-ministerial committee briefing regarding the 21-day lockdown period announced by the President.

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3:11

Lockdown a responsible step by the president-South...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/25

South Africans say the national lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night is a responsible step to help minimise the spread of the Coronavirus in the country. But for many, the challenge is how to spend 21 days at home. Some are buying board games to play with their children, while others plan to relax in front of the television.

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3:55

Opposition political parties say the lock-down is...

First Take SA ·

2020/03/24

Different political parties have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's new stringent measures aimed at preventing the spread of Coronavirus. Most political parties have urged the nation say although inconveniencing, the new measures are meant to save lives.

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