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SAPS hand sanitiser supplier fined R3.5m

The Competition Commission said it welcomed the decision by the Competition Tribunal in which it found South African Police Service supplier, BlueCollar Occupational Health (Pty) Ltd acting on behalf of and/or within its partnership with…

Police bust two motorists for transporting alcohol in Makhanda on Friday.Image: SAPS

Makhanda motorists bust for transporting booze during level 4 of the Covid-19 lockdown

Two Eastern Cape motorists have been arrested for transporting alcohol in contravention of the Disaster Management Act (DMA) regulations. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Sgt Majola Nkohli said the motorists were arrested in Makhanda on…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans on Monday.Image: GCIS

‘There is a family meeting this evening’: minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni confirms Tuesday address

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Tuesday night at 20h00, acting minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, told TimesLIVE. The address comes amid calls for tighter restrictions and lockdown measures in a bid to…

Basic education minister Angie Motshekga during a media briefing on Sunday, ahead of the reopening of schools on Monday.Image: GCIS

You must still pay school fees despite Covid-19 breaks, says Angie Motshekga

Parents who wonder if they can skip paying school fees in the context of Covid-enforced longer school breaks have been categorically given the answer: they must pay up. Speaking on Sunday, basic education minister Angie Motshekga said…

SAD NEWS: A photograph from the 2019 Bathurst Agricultural show with Bathurst Agricultural Society president, Danny Wepener, during the ride-on lawnmower race; a great addition to the show that sparked a lot of interest by the many visitors in attendance

Bathurst Agricultural Show 2021 – Cancelled

Sad news, but Talk of the Town has been informed that the 2021 Bathurst Agricultural Show has been cancelled. As one of the biggest drawcards for visitors at Easter time each year, the cancellation of the show will affect many businesses…

Participants in a survey believe Covid-19 is exaggerated and that the virus has declined.Image: 123RF/Jarun Ontakrai

Latest Covid-19 figures show all areas of PE metro affected

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has pleaded with residents to adhere to strict Covid-19 regulations after the latest breakdown of figures revealed the city had recorded cases in all its suburbs. Covid-19 Disaster Management Forum…

SA’s Covid-19 death toll closes in on 150, as cases climb to over 7,500

The number of South Africans to die of Covid-19 has climbed to 148, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Ten deaths were reported in the last 24 hours – seven of them in the Western Cape and one each in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and…

Popular King William’s Town doctor tests positive for Covid-19

An Eastern Cape doctor has become the latest person to test positive for the novel coronavirus. Dr Sizwe Mxenge confirmed to DispatchLIVE on Thursday he had tested positive for the virus. The popular King William’s Town doctor said he…

The MSC Orchestra departed from Durban for Mozambique on Monday. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has warned that it will be quarantined upon returning on Friday. Image: MSC Cruises
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MSC Orchestra ‘will be isolated as a quarantined vessel’: Mbalula

The government has vowed to take harsh action after a cruise ship left South Africa for Mozambique this week. The MSC Orchestra left the port of Durban on Monday with 2‚800 passengers and 900 crew aboard for picturesque Pomene‚ Mozambique…