South Africa: ‘The next few days are crucial’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa — on Monday 23 March — addressed the nation and announced that a nationwide lockdown would be implemented from Thursday 26 March until Thursday 16 April to ...
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South Africa: Tsogo Sun to close 36 hotels as customer demand collapses
The Tsogo Sun hotel group intends temporarily closing up to 36 of its properties around the country as demand plummets due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company said in a ...
Ndaba Mandela – Madiba’s grandson – confirms he has coronavirus
Ndaba Mandela – who revealed he was diagnosed with coronavirus this week – is certainly a little more flamboyant than his famous grandfather. Although he’s in the third-generation of Madiba’s ...
South Africa: COVID-19 case forces Eastern Cape resort to shut down
The Crawford Beach Lodge in Chintsa near East London has been forced to close its doors after a guest tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Management of the lodge have ...
Table Mountain Cableway closes due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) said in a statement that it would be closing its gates, and remain closed until after the Easter weekend, or “or until greater ...
South Africa’s inflation hits 15-month high
According to the South African Bureau of Statistics, consumer prices rose by 4.6% year-on-year, up from 4.5% in January. This increase should not deter the central bank from cutting the ...
South Africa suspends football and cricket
On Sunday, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa declared coronavirus a national disaster, and the South Africa Football Association (Safa) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have responded by suspending their sports ...
