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President Cyril Ramaphosa said SA’s Covid-recovery rate now stands at 80%.Image: GCIS
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

SA’s Covid-19 cases have dropped to 5,000 a day on average from 12,000 at peak

President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are signs of hope, five months since a national state of disaster was declared to combat to the coronavirus pandemic. “Over the last three weeks, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped from a…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has spent nearly R1.5m on Covid-19 supplies.Image: Sunday Times/Alaister Russell
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Hawks raid municipal offices as anger grows over ‘Covidpreneurship feeding frenzy’

The Hawks have seized documents from the offices of the Nkomazi local municipality in Mpumalanga related to suspected Covid-19 procurement fraud worth R27m. The investigation involves the appointment of contractors and service providers.…

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