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Sarah Baartman District Covid-19 Case Breakdown – 28 July 2020

SARAH BAARTMAN DISTRICT – COVID-19 Case Breakdown and Case Breakdown per area/town as at 28 July 2020

Health minister Zweli Mkhize, centre, with Eastern Cape health deputy director-general Dr Litha Matiwane at Livingstone HospitalPicture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN

Health minister Zweli Mkhize visits Eastern Cape hospitals

From Timeslive.co.za NOMAZIMA NKOSI Though the question of whether the Eastern Cape health department should be placed under administration has come up in parliament, health minister Zweli Mkhize says he is “not yet there”. Mkhize, who…

The Eastern Cape now has 32 confirmed cases of Covid-19.Image: THINKSTOCK
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SA’s Covid-19 death toll climbs past 200, as North West records first death

The death toll from Covid-19 in SA has climbed past the 200 mark, with 12 new deaths announced on Monday. There were also 637 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, with more than half of the new cases coming from the Western Cape.…

TROUBLED BY POLICE ACTION: Bathurst resident Sicelo Nkantini is angry about the police unexpectedly raiding his family home in the early hours of the morning three weeks ago Picture: TK MTIKI

Anger over police raid

A Bathurst man is still seeking answers for a police raid on his family home in the early hours of the morning three weeks ago – in an apparent attempt to find stolen goods. Sicelo Nkantini said the family was awoken by police at around…

RECOGNISING TALENT: Kowie United Rugby Club’s year-end event on Saturday saw some outstanding players receiving certificates in accordance with their service in the team. Pictured holding certificates are, from left, Devon Ruiters, Mason Brooks, Johannes Opperman (former club president), Dayne Ruiters and Bradley Marais

Kowie United Rugby Club ends season with feast and appreciations

No stakeholder’s service to the Kowie United Rugby Club was left unappreciated when the team held its year-end event recently. Although player’s services were recognised with tangible materials, the praises sung for other stakeholders…

Former president Jacob Zuma has been nominated for parliament in 2019. According to a list of nominees, Zuma’s name appears 74th on the list of 833 ANC party members.Image: Gallo Images / Beeld / Deaan Vivier

ANC nominates Jacob Zuma as a member of parliament

Jacob Zuma is set to make a sensational return to politics if ANC members have their way. The former president has been nominated on the list of those who will be heading to parliament after the elections in 2019. According to a list of…

Helen Zille.Image: DONNA WATSON

Five times Helen Zille made headlines in 2018

Western Cape premier Helen Zille is a newsmaker who often finds herself on the wrong side of social media. The following five incidents saw Zille make headlines and top Twitter trends lists in 2018. Ethics code violation This week, Zille…

A female officer was shot at a roadblock in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Wednesday while colleagues were trying to stop a fleeing car. File photoImage: Reuben Goldberg

JMPD officer in hospital after being shot at roadblock

A female Johannesburg metro (JMPD) police officer is in a stable condition at Milpark hospital after being shot when her colleagues tried to stop a fleeing motorist. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said the officer was shot on Smit Street…

Fikile Mbalula. File photo.Image: The Times/Esa Alexander

Fikile Mbalula violated constitution with Dubai trip, says public protector

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found that former minister Fikile Mbalula violated the Executive Members Act and the constitution by asking a Sascoc sporting goods supplier to help him pay for his 2016 family holiday to Dubai.…

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and first lady Grace Mugabe.Image: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

NPA issues arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has issued an arrest warrant for former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe. Minority rights group AfriForum announced this during a press conference on Wednesday in Centurion. “We can report that…

Oyster Box executive chef Kevin Joseph with some of the delights expected to be enjoyed on Christmas.Image: Jackie Clausen

Rich to fork out 3 times the national minimum wage on festive feasts

SA’s elite are set to fork out about three times more than the national minimum wage for the privilege of a meal for four at one of the country’s most swish restaurants this Christmas. Prices per person at some of SA’s top eateries range…

Cape Town lawyer Anthony Broadway was recently acquitted of racketeering, money laundering and fraud charges linked to an alleged abalone-poaching syndicate but now faces fresh charges.Image: Esa Alexander

Lawyer on abalone poaching charges after syndicate heads pay R5m

Prominent Cape Town lawyer Anthony Broadway has spent a considerable amount of time in his clients’ shoes over the past five years. The high court in Cape Town recently acquitted him of racketeering, money laundering and fraud charges…

Ndlambe Municipality water restrictions

Ndlambe Municipality alerts local and holidaymakers with water restrictions Ndlambe Municipal area is experiencing water challenges due to drought and Eskom power outages, consequently the reservoir levels are critically low in all the…

Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (L) and Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp shake hands after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 16, 2018. – Liverpool won the game 3-1.Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP

Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect following a dismal start to the season, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday. United have made their worst start to a league season in 28 years and…

Eben Etzebeth of the Barbarians during the Killik Cup match between Barbarians and Argentina at Twickenham Stadium on December 01, 2018 in London, England.Image: Steve Haag/Gallo Images

Western Province CEO miffed by Etzebeth move to France

Eben Etzebeth looks set to be at the centre of a battle between Western Province and French club Toulon after the latter announced last week that the big Bok would move to France after Rugby World Cup 2019. WP chief executive Paul Zacks…