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Landlords strangled by Covid-19 lockdown regulations on evictions Cape Town - Landlords are struggling at every turn. And extended lockdown regulations that prevent them from being able to evict long-term non-paying tenants, is adding to their burden. Now the DA is calling on the government to amend Regulation 73(2) that empowers a court to stay all eviction proceedings for the duration of the national state of disaster, which at present is an indefinite period. Andrew Schaefer, managing direct...

Dr Imtiaz Sooliman chairman and founder of Gift of The Givers. Picture: Moeletsi Mabe A year of Covid-19 in SA: Many lessons were learnt amid the carnage, says Gift of the Givers founder By Opinion Imtiaz Sooliman March 5 marks the anniversary of the first Covid-19 case diagnosed in Hilton, South Africa. What followed was nothing short of carnage as 42 variants wreaked havoc through two waves, the second one infinitely more devastating than the first: countless souls departed, anxiety, fear, em...

Its been exactly one year since the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in SA 5 March 2021 8:32 AM South Africa recorded its first coronavirus case on this day one year ago. On 5 March 2020, South African authorities confirmed that a 38-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after returning from a trip to Italy. The patient and his close contacts were placed in isolation and monitored by health officials. Very little was known about the virus back then. A week later...

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi NATIONAL NEWS - The Department of Home Affairs will from Thursday, once again, offer several services that were temporarily suspended in January 2021, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced.  This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa this week moved the country to Lockdown Level 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing media on Wednesday, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said it was for this reaso...

Monday 1 March 2021 - 7:30am #DStv403 #eNCA The curfew will now be from midnight to 4am. The Restaurant Association of South Africa is thanking government for relaxing lockdown measures. The curfew will now be from midnight to 4am. #DStv403​ #eNCA​. Restaurants and bars have been some of the biggest casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. "One must remember, it doesnt begin and with restaurants and the number of staff, the entire value chain opens and the opportuni...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation Sunday evening at 20h00.  The address will be broadcast live on the SABC television News channel and digital platforms.  

Press Release – Paymark The three days of lockdown for Auckland earlier this month made a clear impression on our retail spending figures. While only Auckland moved into Level 3 lockdown, the impact was felt across the country, albeit at different levels. Looking at the five day period bracketing lockdown (the day before, three days of lockdown and the day after), underlying spending through Paymark was down 21%, relative to trend, amongst Core Retail merchants in Auckland/Northland. While No...

These statistics depict the crime levels during the time when the country was placed under Lockdown Level 1 and Adjusted Level 3.

Cancel Reckless ‘Paddy’s Day Lockdown Rave’ – Higgins Social media companies must remove all content in relation to the planned illegal event 19th February 2021 - Emer Higgins, TD Fine Gael’s Social Media Spokesperson has called on social media companies to remove all content from their platforms about a planned event billed as a ‘Paddy’s Day Lockdown Rave’ and asked the organisers to have a bit of cop-on and cancel this reckless event. TD for Dublin Mid ...

Social Media Firms Called On To Remove Illegal Rave Content By Louise Phelan DCruz Fine Gael’s calling on social media companies to remove all content from their platforms relating to a planned illegal party. The ‘Paddy’s Day Lockdown Rave’ is being organised at an unknown location in either Dublin or Kildare. Its being promoted online and organisers are charging €20 for tickets. Fine Gaels Social Media Spokesperson has also asked the organisers of...