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Mboweni’s budget: a response to #Covid19 pandemic
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has tabled a supplementary budget on Wednesday afternoon as the country’s response to Covid-19 pandemic including a boost for local health. Mboweni says the reviewed budget aims to adjusted budget sets out “a roadmap to stabilise debt, by improving our spending patterns, and creating a foundation
CoronavirusSA: Household members a massive risk to each other
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
People with Covid-19 could be more infectious before the development of symptoms than during their actual illness, a new study finds. By: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Go the extra mile for workplace safety
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
When at work, there’s a few methods to reduce the chance of Covid-19 transmission for yourself and your colleagues.By Helen Grange
South Africa kicks off R150-million Covid-19 vaccine trial
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Hopes are high as the country undertakes its first vaccine trial for Covid-19 – but if successful, the general public will have to wait until at least until late 2021 to access it. By Helen Grange.
Cybercriminals take advantage of health crisis
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
From ransomware attacks on hospitals to the deliberate spread of fake news on social media, South Africa has seen an increase in digital crimes during the lockdown period, writes Jamaine Krige.
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