The coronavirus pandemic has hit a grim milestone — 1 million confirmed cases. The count by Johns Hopkins University says almost one-fourth, 236,000, are in the United States. The worldwide death toll stands at more than 53,000. Italy reported the most fatalities with more than 13,000 and climbing daily. A question
JOHANNESBURG – As cases rise and more countries order lockdowns, Africa’s experience with the coronavirus depends on what happens over the next month, said the director of the continent’s Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “And why is that so? Because we expect that by the third
More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world’s population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat COVID-19, according to an AFP tally on Thursday. The measures — which include compulsory or recommended confinement, curfews and quarantines — are in place in more than 90 countries
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s central bank will allow locally-owned non-financial institutions to start offering mobile money services as it seeks to boost non-cash payments in the country, it said. The Horn-of-Africa nation is in the midst of massive economic reforms led by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, including
GENEVA – The U.N. children’s fund warns thousands of children in Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of dying from epidemics other than coronavirus — a situation that will likely worsen as the spread of COVID-19 threatens to divert scarce prevention resources. DRC authorities have confirmed 98 cases, including eight
CAPE TOWN – In an effort to rid the police service of fraud and corruption, the Bellville vehicle crime investigation unit pounced on five police officials in Bellville South this morning and two administrative personnel in Langa and Paarl. The arrests are part of a protracted investigation into fraudulent vehicle
DURBAN – A multi-disciplinary operation was conducted on 31 March 2020 at Newcastle. The police officers received information about the suspect transporting drugs from Gauteng to Newcastle. The police officers were then placed on strategic points and the vehicle was spotted travelling on a gravel road just outside Newcastle. The
FREE STATE – Police Deputy Minister, Cassel Mathele, together with National Commissioner, General Kehla Sitole and SAPS Management will visit a number of COVID-19 Lockdown Joint Operations in the Free State to assess adherence to the Regulations. Members of the media are invited as follows: ADDRESS OF PARADE Date: Thursday,
WESTERN CAPE – On Thursday, 02 April 2020, various SAPS units under the command of Major General Andre Lincoln with the Department of Home Affairs (Dr Y Simmons) and the Department of Public Works executed an operation to remove a group of approximately 500 refugees and asylum seekers who had
