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Tough Times Ahead For Famous Cape Hotels
21 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Interprovincial travel will at least allow South Africans to holiday in other parts of the country, but without overseas tourists, the industry is in real trouble.
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How SA’s COVID-19 Deaths Compare To AIDS And TB
19 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The actual COVID-19 death toll is likely far higher than the official count, but at the height of the AIDS pandemic, some of the figures were truly horrendous.
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These Infographics Break Down Alert Level 2 Quite Nicely
17 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Here’s what you need to know about alert level 2, which is coming into effect as of midnight tonight.
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We Could Be On Alert Level 2 By The End Of The Week
12 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may finally be waving goodbye to advanced alert level 3 in the coming days, and ushering in the era of level 2.
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The Staggering Amount Of Money Consol Loses Every Day During The Alcohol Sales Ban
06 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The continued ban on the sale of alcohol is costing both the alcohol industry and external suppliers millions per day.
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Watch These Durban Beachgoers Flee As Police Give Chase [Video]
04 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A beach day was cut short in Durban over the weekend when law enforcement showed up and gave chase.
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These Medical Experts Reckon SA’s Alcohol Sales Ban Needs Reviewing [Video]
03 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Now that the reinstated alcohol sales ban has effectively reduced pressure on the healthcare system, medical experts are calling on government to review the latest data.
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“Ramaphosa Is Afraid To Lead” – Criticism Of COVID-19 Response Grows Louder
24 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After another 8PM address, where Ramaphosa announced the closure of public schools and promised to fight corruption (heard this one before), patience is wearing thin.
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#JobsSaveLives: Videos And Pictures From Today’s Restaurant Protests
22 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Restaurant owners, workers, and industry affiliates have taken to the streets to protest the stringent lockdown rules impacting their businesses.
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“The Domino Effect” – SA Restaurants’ Open Letter To Ramaphosa
22 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Restaurant Collective (R|C) has penned an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, outlining ways in which the industry can work with government going forward, and asking for increased assistance.
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Staggering Numbers From SA’s Food And Beverage Industry Collapse
21 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest Stats SA release, focused on non-retail food and beverages data for April and May 2020, is perhaps best described as a bloodbath.
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What Historians And Psychologists Say About When The National Lockdown Might End
20 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst we are still very much in the middle of the pandemic, there will come a time when lockdown measures are further eased, and then dropped altogether.
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Experts Speak Out Against Booze Sales Ban And Taxi Capacity
14 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the more infuriating aspects of South Africa’s national lockdown, as we near the completion of 110 full days, is the seemingly arbitrary nature of many of the regulations.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
14 Jul 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
SA restaurants may sue SA gov. Why is TFG buying Edcon? German hunt forest ‘Rambo’. WeWork claims its making money. Spanish appalled by drunk Brits. Health scare for Willie le Roux. Liz Hurley’s son.
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If You Want To Travel During Curfew Hours, You Will Need This Permit
13 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night’s address by President Cyril Ramaphosa saw the reinstatement of a national curfew between 9PM and 4AM.
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New Face Mask Regulations And The Punishment For Breaking Them
13 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a number of changes to our lockdown regulations, including a few related specifically to face masks.
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Latest Arrest Stats – Which Lockdown Regulations South Africans Are Breaking
08 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Bheki Cele has revealed the number of arrests for contravening lockdown regulations under the various alert levels.
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Talk Of Gauteng ‘Lockdown 2.0’ Gathers Steam
02 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gauteng has now become the epicentre of infections, and the healthcare system is already buckling under the strain.
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Exercise Groups, Restaurants, Cinemas – Latest Changes To Alert Level 3 Rules
26 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Late last night, without much fanfare, the South African government gazetted some amendments to our lockdown rules.
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Lockdown Is “All But Over”
18 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After Ramaphosa’s address last night, News24’s editor-in-chief, Adriaan Basson, says that lockdown is “all but over”, and individual responsibility is now paramount to fighting COVID-19.
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Want To Fly Overseas? This Is How You Can Do It
12 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
South Africans who pass the scrutiny of Home Affairs will be able to travel overseas for work, study, or to return to a place of residence.
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FITA Heads To Court To Challenge “Preposterous” Tobacco Sales Ban
08 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Tomorrow, the government will face the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association in court, in a very hotly anticipated legal showdown.
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Edgars, Jet, Caxton Magazines, And Other Big SA Businesses That Are Pretty Much Dead
04 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It will take years, if not longer, for the full effect of the lockdown on South Africa’s, and the world’s, economic outlook to become clear. Some businesses have already been brought to their knees.
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SA Lockdown Could End In 11 Days
04 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the national state of disaster set to lapse on June 15, government will need to act if it wants to extend the lockdown beyond that date.
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You Won’t Be Able To Buy Booze Tomorrow
04 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Consider this a friendly reminder that if you want to stock up on booze for the weekend, you’ll have to do it today, and before 5PM.
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DA, FF Plus, Tobacco, And Hairdressers – Government’s Legal Challenges Mount
03 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The South African government is facing a number of legal challenges at present, set to play out in courtrooms across the country.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
03 Jun 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Lockdown ruled ‘unconstitutional and invalid’. Change in Cape COVID testing. Hitler’s home makeover. Sweden probes handling of pandemic. New Super Rugby rules. So, about that black square.
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April’s SA Economy Bloodbath In Four Graphs
01 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africans spent the month of April under alert level 5 of the lockdown, faced with regulations that rank amongst the strictest in the world.
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If You’re Thinking About Stockpiling Liquor, You’ve Got Another Thing Coming [Videos]
01 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
As South Africans flock en masse to liquor stores across the country, some may find that their hopes of stockpiling have been dashed.
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We May Be Closer To Alert Level 1 Than You Think
01 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
President Ramaphosa said yesterday that scientists advising the government’s coronavirus response recommended a drop to alert level 1.
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