Covid19

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat!

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” These famous words were said by one of the 20th century’s greatest political leaders, Sir Winston Churchill on 10 May 1940 before his newly formed cabinet and in the House of Co...

Musa Mdunga ·over 3 years ago

South Africa set to move to Lockdown Level 1

Could the worst be over ? South Africans battle mixed emotions as the country gears up to the reopening of its borders while adapting to what is said to be the "new normal" On Wednesday night ( 16 September 2020) President Cyril Ra...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

Ramaphosa addressed the nation on the status of COVID-19 prevention measures.

To date 20 011 South Africans have lost their lives to the Covid 19 pandemic. On Wednesday night President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on the status of COVID-19 prevention measures this comes after his meeting with the National ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

From the President's Desk

The jacaranda trees are in full bloom across the nation’s capital, heralding the start of summer. After a long and difficult winter, the beginning of a new season should fill us with optimism. When the National State of Disaster was...

President Cyril Ramaphosa·over 3 years ago

COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy

It has been nine months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a “public health emergency of international concern”. Since then, more than 44 million cases have bee...

The Conversation Contributors ·over 3 years ago

South Africa May Experience More Covid 19 New Cases In The Second Wave, Compared To The First Surge

A new Covid wave is said to be driving a massive resurgence of the disease in South Africa, with experts warning the country is probably facing a much larger second  Now a new variant of the virus known as 501.V2  is driving a power...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

NEHAWU Met With Government To Discuss The Implementation Of Health And Safety Measures.

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] met with the Minister of Health, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, to resolve the issues that led to the union resorting to a legal course of action on the need for government to comply ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

Restore the legitimacy of the state to revitalise our economy

A lot has been said about the so-called triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality besetting South Africa. The one problem that is not being mentioned is that the country suffers from the erosion of the legitimacy of th...

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala·over 3 years ago

Employment and Labour Starts Processing New Coronavirus Covid-19 TERS claims.

Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi has signed the updated Covid TERS Direction, which was gazetted yesterday thus paving way for the Unemployment Insurance Fund to process claims for the new Covid TERS extension. The new dir...

Phumzile Mavimbela·about 3 years ago