Author: Malebogo Putu

On Saturday, I attended the President’s Coordinating Council which served as a consultation platform to discuss the proposed ‘alert levels’ for various parts of the country. During that presentation, I set out how the Western Cape had adopted a targeted hotspot strategy that goes beyond just district level. Using epidemiological data, we can focus the entire impact of our government on geographical areas where the virus is spreading in order to slow it down and protect vulnerable people. This is not business-as-usual. I take this pandemic seriously and I don’t believe we can just return to normal. Major interventions are…

The Party’s Statement follows below. The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu’s media statement, released after 21h00 on Saturday evening, 2 May, noting that an urgent decision has been taken to end the term of office of the current interim Amatola Water Board and to appoint legal administrators to manage the Board’s affairs. Interestingly, the Minister noted that decisions taken by the Board would remain valid and in force – including an investigation into the current CEO, who was recently suspended with full pay. The Minister concluded her statement by noting that there…

With a number of workers set to return to work from Monday under level 4 of lockdown, the Labour Department has drafted the minimum guidelines for employers to ensure the workplace is safe for returning employees. These guidelines come as government gradually reopens the economy under level 4 of lockdown while ensuring that the spread of COVID-19 is contained. Under these guidelines, returning employees must wear masks at work. Employers must also require members of the public entering a workplace to wear masks. Employers must provide each employee, free of charge, with at least two cloth masks to wear while at…

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has placed the Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape under administration. The decision follows Sisulu’s meeting with her advisors where she received reports regarding intensified processes applied to resolving the cases of irregular expenditure in the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). “The Minister received comprehensive updates about enduring problematic developments at both the Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape, and Lepelle Northern Water in Limpopo. “Since taking office nine months ago, Sisulu has tried a variety of interventions to resolve management and governance issues which have plagued the affairs of Amatola Water…

SAGOVNEWS: Government has outlined the process for the application of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for individuals who are currently unemployed. Addressing a media briefing on Wednesday in Pretoria, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said the qualifying applicants will be paid R350 per month from May – October 2020. The grant forms part of the R500 billion economic and social relief measures announced by the President last week, as part of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant will be implemented in terms of the existing avenue provided for by the…

Jaaka Puso e ilêditse mosepele yo o sa tlhokafaleng malatsi a le 21 go fitlha ka 16 Moranang 2020, bana le bona ba mo gae mme le bona ba mo matshosêtsing a go ka kopana le mogare. Jaaka motsadi kgotsa mogolo, êla dintlha tseo di latelang tlhôkô gore wena le ba ntlo ya gago le nnê le sirêlêtsêgilê mo nakong eno. Netefatsa gore bana ga ba tshamekêlê kwa mebileng mo nakong enoLe fa ba ka tswa ba tshamekêla mo gae, netefatsa gore bana ga ba kopane le bana bao e seng ba ka fa lapengNetefatsa gore bana ba ntlo ya…

Dikgêtse tsa bao ba tshwaêtsegileng di feta 1000 mme dintlha go ya pele di tla itsisiwe mo tlhatlhogông ya letsatsi Bo sele bo sena mahube mo Aforika Borwa gompieno, 27 Mopitlwe 2020 jaaka Tona ya Boitekanêlô, Dr Zweli Mkhize a itsisitse fa mogare wa Covid-19 o tsere matshelo a le mabedi. Go ya ka Mkhize, palô ya tshwaêtsêgô ga jaana e feta 1000 naga ka bophara mme dintsho tse 2 tseo di begilwêng di tlhagile kwa Kapa Bophirima. Mongwe o tlhôkôfaletse kwa bookêlông ba Puso mmeYo mongwe o tlhôkôfaletse kwa bookêlông ba Poraefete Dintsho tseno di tlhagêlêla jaaka fa Aforika…

Moporêsidêntê Cyril Ramaphosa o itsisitse ka Mosupologo 23 Mopitlwe 2020 gore naga e tlile go ilêtsa mosepele yo o sa tlhokafaleng go simolola bosigigare, Labone 26 Mopitlwe 2020. Dipalôpalô tsa mogare wa Corona wa Covid-19 di tsweletse go gola mo Aforika Borwa. Gompieno 24 Mopitlwe 2020, naga e tsoga palô ya bao ba tshwaêtsêgilêng ka mogare e eme go 554 go tswa go 402 eo naga e neng e eme mo go yona maabane. Go gola ka lebelô ga dipalô tseno go pateleditse Puso go tsaya ditshwêtso tseo di gagametseng go thibêla kanamô eo e ka felêlêtsang e imetse Lefapha…

Go ya ka Lefapha la Boitekanêlô @NorthWestDOH ke batho ba le batlhano (5) bao ba tshwaêtsêgilêng ka mogare wa Covid-19 mo Bokone Bophirima. Go ya ka pegêlô eo e rêbotsweng ke Lefapha ka Labobedi 24 Mopitlwe 2020, mo bathong bao ba tshwaêtsêgilêng: 1 o tlhaga Mahikeng 2 ba tlhaga Rustenburg1 o tlhaga Bloemhof mme 1 ke kgêtse e ntšha mme Lefapha le santse le tlhôtlhômisa gore o tlhaga kae Go ya ka Lefapha, moagi yo o tshwaêtsêgilêng wa kwa Mahikeng ke monna wa dingwaga di le 68 yo o neng a etetse Spain, France le Italy. Lefapha le tlhalositse fa…