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New MEC of the embattled Eastern Cape health department Nomakhosazana Meth has said she is prepared for the position and will take on its challenges.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
Another 434 people have died of illness linked to the virus.
Gauteng now has 2 521 reported cases of Covid-19, with two more deaths recorded since Thursday.
While the number of new cases in Gauteng has increased by almost 3% (from 2 453) since Thursday, the number of recoveries rose even faster, by almost 4% to 1 840.
Accordingly, there are now 681 active Covid-19 cases in the province, four more than on Thursday.
The City of Johannesburg still accounts for more than half of Gauteng's cases, with 305 in the area that includes Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton alone.
But this is an increase of only one reported case since Thursday and, with 269 recoveries, there are 35 active cases in the area.
Press Release - As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 749 182 with 2 237 new cases identified since the last report.
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Houston Community College (HCC) recently announced the appointment of Remmele Young as Vice Chancellor Public Information, Communications & External Affairs.
The Vice Chancellor Public Information, Communications & External Affairs is a new position at HCC and is part of the College’s ongoing strategic transformation plan.
“I welcome Mr. Young back to HCC and am excited to work with him, as well as the rest of HCC’s talented and dedicated team, as we continue to fulfill our mission to provide students an educational experience that is relevant, effective, engaging, cost-effective and accessible,” said Dr. Cesar Maldonado, Chancellor of Houston Community College in addressing this appointment.
Returning to HCC on June 1, 2020, Young previously worked at the College managing state and federal public policy initiatives before joining Verizon in 2019 where he developed and implemented legislative strategies for the company.
Young’s extensive experience in working with public officials and leading communications teams, and his in-depth knowledge of HCC programs and HCC’s role in providing quality higher education and work force programs to the greater Houston area will be pivotal in his transition, and in positioning HCC as a leader during Houston’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sarah Gertrude Millin , née Liebson (born March 19, 1888, Žagarė, Lithuania, Russian Empire—died July 6, 1968, Johannesburg, South Africa), South African writer whose novels deal with the problems of South African life.
Millin’s Russian Jewish parents immigrated to South Africa when she was an infant. She spent her childhood near the diamond fields at Kimberley and the river diggings at Barkly West, whose white, Coloured, and black communities provided the background for much of her writing. Her first novel, The Dark River (1920), was set around Barkly West. Others followed, but it was God’s Step-Children (1924; new ed. 1951)—dealing with the problems of four generations of a half-black, half-white (“Coloured”) family in South Africa—that established her reputation. With Mary Glenn (1925), a study of a mother’s reaction to her child’s disappearance, Millin became one of the most popular South African novelists in English, identified by a nervous, sharp, vivid, often almost staccato style. She also wrote biographies of Cecil Rhodes (1933; new ed. 1952) and General Jan C. Smuts (1936). In a few of her many novels she referred to actual events in South African history—e.g., The Coming of the Lord (1928), about a black “prophet” in the eastern Cape, and King of the Bastards (1949), on the life of the white chieftain Coenraad Buys. Men on a Voyage (1930) is a collection of essays; she also wrote a series of war diaries (1944–48) and two autobiographical books, The Night Is Long (1941) and The Measure of My Days (1955). Millin’s last novels were The Wizard Bird (1962) and Goodbye, Dear England (1965). Her literary reputation diminished after her death.
An Eastern Cape health worker was detained by Frontier Hospital security guards before he was turned over to the police in connection with the theft of PPE.
The South African Weather Service forecasts another partly cloudy and warm day, with a thundershower warning issued for several provinces.
Police in the Eastern Cape are mum about how a suspect, accused of raping a minor boy, managed to escape custody at the East London Magistrate’s Court.
The DA in the Eastern Cape says the provincial education department must be held to account for 72 schools which were unable to open at the beginning of the week due to a lack of safe and appropriate sanitation.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has highlighted that cases are currently increasing in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape - but this is not necessarily the start of a second wave of Covid-19.
According to Sunday's stats, there had been a spike of 9 445 since the last report, bringing the country's cumulative Covid-19 cases to 921 922.
Since the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, a number of changes have been made to geographical names in the country. It can get a bit confusing, as mapmakers struggle to keep up, and road signs arent immediately changed. In many instances, the new names were existing ones used by parts of the population; others are new municipal entities. All name changes have to be approved by the South African Geographical Names Council, which is responsible for standardizing geographical names in South Africa.
One of the first major changes was the redivision of the country into eight provinces, rather than the existing four (Cape Province, Orange Free State, Transvaal, and Natal ). The Cape Province divided into three (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape), the Orange Free State became the Free State, Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal, and the Transvaal was divided into Gauteng, Mpumalanga (initially Eastern Transvaal), Northwest Province, and Limpopo Province (initially Northern Province).
Gauteng, which is the industrial and mining heartland of South Africa, is a Sesotho word meaning at the gold. Mpumalanga means the east or the place where the sun rises, an apt name for South Africas eastern-most province. (To pronounce the Mp, imitate how the letters are said in the English word jump.) Limpopo is also the name of the river forming the northern-most boundary of South Africa.
Among the towns renamed were some named after leaders significant in Afrikaner history. So Pietersburg, Louis Trichard, and Potgietersrust became, respectively, Polokwane, Makhoda, and Mokopane (the name of a king). Warmbaths changed to Bela-Bela, a Sesotho word for hot spring.
Other changes include:
Several new municipal and megacity boundaries have been created. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality covers cities such as Pretoria, Centurion, Temba, and Hammanskraal. The Nelson Mandela Metropole covers the East London/Port Elizabeth area.
Cape Town is known as eKapa. Johannesburg is called eGoli,
To put it simply, COVID-19 won't just disappear any time soon. Here are the neighbourhoods and sub-districts that have been branded 'virus hot-spots'.
Hospitals in the Eastern Cape's poorest regions have limited resources to treat critically ill Covid-19 patients.
We have decided to extend the national state of disaster to 15 December, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his address to the nation on Wednesday night. Read his full speech.
Oliver Tambo , (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991.
Dlamini-Zuma said movement between districts and localities will be permitted in areas that are not Covid-19 hotspots, This, however, will only be to travel to work, or to buy or obtain available goods, services and medical attention.
Workplace gatherings will be allowed
Workplace gatherings for work purposes will be permitted under strict conditions and the observance of health, hygiene and social distancing protocols, Dlamini-Zuma said.
You may go to hotels under strict conditions
Dlamini-Zuma said hotels, lodges, bed and breakfasts, timeshare facilities, resorts and guest houses remain closed, except those accommodating confined tourists, people lodging for work purposes, and persons in quarantine or isolation.
You may go to places of worship, such as churches and mosques
Dlamini-Zuma said religious counselling has been declared an essential service, and religious gatherings, such as church services, will be permitted as long as there are fewer than 50 people attending.
You may fly under strict conditions, and international travel remains limited
Dlamini-Zuma said limited domestic air travel will be permitted to allow employees to travel.
