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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers speeches to give the country updates during the course of the nationwide lockdown.

President Changes Lockdown and Alcohol Rules For 3rd Wave

The latest address to the country from the President brought the expected tightening of restrictions as the third wave of Covid-19 spreading across the country has seen hospitals fill up in certain provinces - but it wasn't all bad news.

SA Moves To Lockdown Level 2

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday evening to announce further lockdown restrictions.

Country Moves Down To Alert Level 1

Because of the reduction in new cases of Covid-19 the government relaxed the national lockdown to level 1 which means that there will be more movement and activity allowed. However President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated that there are still restrictions in place and we cannot relax in social distancing and other protective measures. Click here for full details

UIF TERS Extended For Some Sectors

After coming to an end last year, UIF TERS has been extended once again. This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening.

No One Will Be Forced To Take Vaccine, Says President

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines landed in the country on Monday afternoon. Since then, President Cyril Ramaphosa has given an address to the nation explaining how the vaccine rollout will work.

Ramaphosa Eases Restrictions As Cases Decline

On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation and eased some of the enhanced level 3 restrictions that had been put in place.

Measures Taken to Combat New Covid-19 Variant

There are over 15 000 people in hospital at the moment for Covid-19 and about a third of them are on oxygen treatment, as the new variant of Covid-19 spread across the country. The President announced new measures the government has decided on to tackle the pandemic.

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President Announces a Risk-Adjusted Strategy to Ease Lockdown

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation for a second time in one week to announce that there will be an easing of the national lockdown regulations. He announced a 'risk-adjusted' strategy for economic activity. We detail what this means.

[FULL SPEECH] President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa's response to Coronavirus

Thousands Still Waiting To Receive UIF Payments

Friday, June 18, 2021 - 4:07pm - Simbongile Makanda

The Unemployment Insurance Fund has hit some hurdles with rolling out TERS payments, as thousands of applicants have still not received any feedback.

The UIF set up the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) in 2020 in an attempt to give financial relief to businesses and workers who lost their income due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

Unisa Puts Hold On Issuing Of Certificates

Friday, June 18, 2021 - 3:05pm - Simbongile Makanda

Unisa will no longer be issuing certificates to students. The university announced this on Thursday afternoon.

Before this new change to the issuing of certificates, students would receive an SMS from Unisa informing them that their certificate is ready for collection.

Basic Education Minister To Hold Media Briefing

Friday, June 18, 2021 - 11:16am - Simbongile Makanda

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will be holding a media briefing this weekend.

The Minister is expected to speak on Saturday, 19 June at 2pm. The department released a statement saying the Minister will provide an update on the state of schools during the briefing.

Teachers Can Expect Vaccines Next Week

Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 4:26pm - Simbongile Makanda

After a few delays in the vaccine rollout for teachers, things are expected to be back on track soon.

The National Health Department said Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be arriving on Friday afternoon at OR Tambo International Airport.

Learnerships are the key to optimising employability

Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 1:40pm

Unemployment is a massive challenge that has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis. With 55.75% of the country's youth unemployed, more focus should be placed on how youth can enter the job market without a formal tertiary qualification to contribute positively to the country's economy.

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