Новости за 31.05.2020

The Department of Basic Education says that, after consulting with the Council of Education Ministers, it has decided that schools will reopen on 1 June, but that pupils will only return from 8 June.

The South African Democratic Teachers' Union says the Department of Basic Education's timelines on the reopening of schools were always "unrealistic".

The country has recorded 1 716 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 32 683, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says.

The association taking the government to court over the tobacco ban has accused it of inflating the number of people who supported the ban and using literature that does not show the link between cigarette smoking and the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150 000, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward trend.

With oil prices roaring back, the OPEC+ output cuts are undoubtedly doing their job.

This year, 66-year-old Masturah Adams' annual Ramadaan soup kitchen has helped feed more than 1 000 people weekly in the Cape Town suburbs of Bo-Kaap, Hanover Park and Delft.

Undeterred by curfew and National Guard, Minneapolis protesters took to the street with one simple demand 'all cops involved in Floyd's death be charged'.

It will be a mostly warm Monday, with cool weather conditions for the west coast of the country, according to the SA Weather Service.

Borussia Mönchengladbach routed Union Berlin with striker Marcus Thuram scoring twice and taking a knee in protest at the death of an unarmed black man in the USA.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's "engagement" with editors was a limited and tightly managed exercise which did little to assuage the perception that it was but a box-ticking exercise in his eternal quest for social compacts and consensus, writes Pieter du Toit.

Jurgen Klopp admitted it has been a "massive lift" to see his Liverpool squad back training together as they prepare for the return of the Premier League.

With the Covid-19 economic fallout affecting retirement savings, those who are about to retire face difficult choices.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that scientists advising government on the response to the coronavirus crisis recommended that South Africa could move to Level 1 of the lockdown, as it had become a "blunt tool" in curbing the spread of the pandemic in the country.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has rescheduled a much anticipated briefing on the state of schools' readiness to reopen, amid ongoing consultations.

ANC head of economic transformation Enoch Godongwana has proposed amendments to the pension funds act, to finance infrastructure projects.

GolfRSA say they are in continued discussions with the "highest level of government" regarding the re-opening of golf courses around the country.

Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla has reiterated that the decision to ban the sale of tobacco products is a correct one.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the Covid-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity to "reset, reposition and repurpose" state-owned enterprises.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the shortage of ICU beds remains the "greatest need" in the government's fight against Covid-19.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will direct Police Minister Bheki Cele to ensure that Free State community journalist Paul Nthoba can return home safely, after he fled to Lesotho for out of fear for his life.

Most cigarette companies are virtuosos in pushing illicit ciggies, side-stepping taxes and sidling up to government officials and politicians.

For the third year in a row, South Africa has been named the second most favoured offshore location for contact centre delivery globally.

For the third year in a row, South Africa has been named the second most favoured offshore location for contact centre delivery globally.

Low-cost airline FlySafair said it is preparing to resume services from 15 June and will open ticket sales from the following week.