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EC health dept denies health workers don’t have enough PPE: Nehawu called on the department of employment and labour to dispatch inspectors to public and private health institutions to ensure OHS compliance.
Samwu wants Dlamini-Zuma to develop COVID-19 safety standards for municipalities: Samwu’s Koena Ramotlou said that the union had received complaints of non-adherence to safety regulations by municipalities in at least five provinces.
South Africa records more than 8,000 COVID-19 cases: South Africa on Thursday confirmed 424 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 8,232. Meanwhile, the death toll from the pandemic has risen to 161 in the country, up eight from Wednesday’s …
Lockdown Level 4: Theatre-makers respond to the Department of Arts and Culture: Level 4 lockdown mitigation measures mean that theatres can resume partial operations, opening for streaming and filming functions, but with no audiences. But without a production budget, many …
Prasa loses millions, IPID admits fault in oversight, and South Africans wait to hear about repatriation flight: Things changed overnight in South Africa on 15 March when the national state of disaster was declared — and it won’t be the last time it does. Daily Maverick’s Daily Digest will provide the essential …
Hygiene reduces the need for antibiotics by up to 30%: A new paper published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), finds improved everyday hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, reduces the risk of common infections by up to 50%, reducing …
DA calls on Home Affairs to get house in order and urgently provide frontline staff with PPE: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been informed that Home Affairs offices in Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal as well as the Western Cape have been closed either due to a lack …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The KwaZulu-Natal Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council buildings, both national monuments, formed a colonial Parliament of two houses: a Council of 11 nominated members and an Assembly of 37 elected members. The Natal Parliament was disbanded in 1910 when the Union of South Africa was formed, and the Assembly became the meeting place of the Natal Provincial Council. The Council was disbanded in 1986.
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