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It's scarcely believable that nothing has been done to rectify this situation - as drivers on the supposed 'worst road in SA' battle non-stop with potholes.
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.
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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.
South Africa on Wednesday reported 1,673 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily increase since the country reported its first case in early March.
On Wednesday, the country's caseload has reached 25,937, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in his daily update.
The country also reported 28 new deaths from Covid-19, taking the national total to 552, Mkhize said.
Despite the rapid spread of the pandemic, the country is preparing to ease the lockdown from level four to level three, starting from June 1.
Also on Wednesday, the country's Ministry of Health warned that harsher lockdown restrictions could be re-introduced at Covid-19 hotspots in the country if interventions fail to contain the pandemic in these areas after June 1.
While Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has raised concerns about the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape, its largest casualty unit with a dedicated isolation site, Livingstone Hospital, is struggling.
The provincial health department confirmed the unit had been hit by a shortage of sterile gloves, gowns and employees, including doctors, nurses and porters, while its Accident and Emergency Unit had not been cleaned for days.
On Thursday, department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo told News24 the unit had not been cleaned and it had no sterile gloves and gowns as of Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, the Daily Maverick reported some patients were left lying in the casualty unit as there were not enough porters to take them to wards, and the hospital had to temporarily close down its Accident and Emergency Unit.
On Thursday, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said one of those who tested positive for the virus was his own special advisor in the office, Zandisile Qupe.
Asked about a 16-month old pledge to farmers by co-founder Patrice Motsepe, his foundation says it is still talking to traditional leaders.
Ramaphosa announced several amendments to the disaster management act and level 1 lockdown during his address to the nation n Wednesday.
[GroundUp] Though numbers are down because of Covid-19 job losses, about 20,000 people are expected to travel from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape this year.
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane cannot call for people such as ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule to step aside, while he does not practice what he preaches, says the DA.
The Western Cape has seen a whopping 53.4% increase in new Covid-19 cases in the last week.
KwaZulu-Natal has recorded the most active cases with 66 337, followed by Gauteng with 45 548, and the Western Cape with 44 252.
South Africa's economic hub, Gauteng, is experiencing "a period of sustained increase" in infections, while KZN, Eastern Cape and Western Cape officially entered a second wave of infections, the SA Covid-19 Modelling Consortium says.
The Eastern Cape government wants to conduct tests on a cow that attacked and killed a teacher.
According to the department, almost half of the more than R14-billion paid out so far, has been paid to 1 186 833 workers in the province via 79 271 employers.
The Northern Cape had the least number of claimants with R140-million paid to the province for 25 155 workers represented by 2 972 employers.
KwaZulu-Natal is the third largest recipient with over R2.1-billion paid to 409 775 workers as claimed by 29 988 employers, while fourth spot is the Eastern Cape with R782-million distributed to 146 189 workers in the province represented by 13 163 employers.
They are closely followed by Mpumalanga with 145 046 workers represented by 10 991 employers being handed R760-million in cash benefits, Free State with 90 553 workers represented by 10 240 employers who in total claimed R477-million, Limpopo with 73 001 workers getting their share via 6 993 employers totalling R372-million and the North West is second last with R93-million distributed there for 69 041 workers who had their applications submitted by 6 536 employers.
According to Commissioner Teboho Maruping, employers still have until the end of May to address queries where the UIF has reverted to them with regard to incomplete information.
South Africa recorded 6 709 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirming a second wave has hit its shores.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says signs of a resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape should serve as a warning to citizens to remain vigilant.
The 23-year-old man from the Eastern Cape was sentenced after he pleaded guilty for the rape of a boy at a traditional ceremony.
Objections have officially been raised by the Garden Route Municipality, the Great Brak Business Forum, lobby group AfriForum and the DA.
Eastern Cape organised crime investigators have launched a manhunt for an alleged murderer.
Thunderstorms are predicted for Tuesday, by the South African Weather Service in some parts of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Gauteng. Elsewhere, it will be a cloudy and cool day.
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.
The Peddie herdsman accused of luring two young sisters to the bushes by promising to buy them sweets to celebrate one of their birthday on 3 March, before allegedly raping and killing them, was found dead on Monday.
Utter bedlam has engulfed the streets of Gauteng on Wednesday, as the planned taxi strike got out of hand. Some commuters were marched-off a hijacked bus.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the nation recorded 21,832 new cases of Covid-19, and 844 deaths.
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a downgrade to Level 3 lockdown restrictions on Sunday evening, the Covid-19 infection rate continued to climb.
Ramaphosa announced that there were now 22 583 infections, with 429 deaths after 22 more people had lost their lives due to the virus.
The Eastern Cape has 59 deaths, followed by KwaZulu-Natal 49 and Gauteng 29.
The most infections are in the Western Cape, with 14 740, making up 65.3% of all infections.
These hotspots include Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and Cape Town.
