ECR Newswatch Interviews
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74 COVID-19 cases in KZN schools
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Premier Sihle Zikalala says there have been 74 cases of COVID-19 at schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
King Cetshwayo water woes: IPF wants Sisulu to step in
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The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has written to the Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu - asking her to urgently step in to help the communities in the King Cetshwayo District that have been without water.
Ramaphosa says SA facing second pandemic: GBV
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says more action is needed to stop the violence and abuse suffered by women and children
Tears flow as Tshegofatso Pule is laid to rest
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The family of 28-year-old Soweto resident Tshegofatso Pule could not hold back the tears as she was laid to rest on Thursday.
Spike in KZN accidents linked to drinking and driving
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ILembe and eThekwini remain hotspots for COVID-19 infections in the province.
COVID-19 death toll in SA passes 700 mark
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The confirmed number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is now 34 357.
Travel permit still needed under Level 3 lockdown
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Police Minister Bheki Cele says with the amended regulations more people will be allowed to move around.
Malema defends NDZ ‘Tobacco not the solution’
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Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader Julius Malema has come out in defence of Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma over the decision to ban cigarettes.
Pupils without masks will be turned away, warns Motshekga
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that any pupil not wearing a face mask when schools resume on Monday will be turned away.
Durban daughter mourns loss of father to COVID-19, calls to heed regulations
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A Durban woman who's dad lost his 29-day fight to COVID-19, has pleaded with residents to take the outbreak seriously and abide by regulations and precautions given by government.
LISTEN: Police cannot ask you for cigarette receipt, says legal expert
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Threats to fine and arrest smokers caught without a receipt for their cigarettes is unlawful, according to legal scholar and expert Pierre de Vos.
Rand expected to continue its rally in Level 3
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We can expect to see the stronger Rand continuing its rally when more sectors resume operations in Level 3 lockdown.
Cheers but not quite for alcohol industry
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While the liquor industry is toasting the lifting of the ban on the sale of alcohol - it's worried the limitations attached could create problems.
DA says Level 3 announcement is too late
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the lockdown beyond the initial three weeks has caused "irreparable damage to our economy."
WHO explains how COVID-19 peaks could be determined
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The World Food Programme says governments need to allow trade and supply chains to function normally - to prevent a food and economic crisis.
WHO explains how COVID-19 peaks could be determined
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says predicting when South Africa could reach its COVID-19 peak can be determined by data.
COVID-19 regulations arbitrary, inhumane says Nelson Mandela Foundation
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation has raised concerns about some of the lockdown regulations.
COVID-19 pandemic fuels SA's food insecurity: NGO
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A KZN NGO monitoring socioeconomic events in the country says food has never been affordable and COVID-19 has only deepened the problem of hunger in households.
BREAKING: President Cyril Ramaphosa's latest address
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80 000 South Africans could have been infected by now if we had not embarked on South Africa's lockdown. President Ramaphosa has been addressing the nation in a live broadcast, almost seven weeks into the national lockdown. He says the country's lockdown has given us many advantages, adding that we're…
International Nurses Day 2020: Nurses who've died from COVID-19 remembered
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Hospersa says these healthcare workers should be shown more appreciation as they are on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19.