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Sars doing its bit to protect taxpayers, staff from Covid-19 infection
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th March 2020 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it has taken several precautionary measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infecting its staff at... →
Government denies that defence force staff are 'unwilling' to man plane to fetch South Africans from China
By: News24Wire 6th March 2020 Government has denied a media report that claims South African National Defence Force (SANDF) crew members are refusing to make the potentially... →
Coronavirus: Defence force staff 'unwilling' to man plane destined to fetch South Africans from China
By: News24Wire 6th March 2020 An aircraft has been secured for the repatriation of 184 South African citizens from Wuhan, China, amid the global outbreak of the Covid-19 virus,... →
DA: Siviwe Gwarube: Address by DA Shadow Minister of Health, during the Debate of National Importance on Coronavirus, Parliament, Cape Town (05/03/2020)
5th March 2020 Panic has set across the world as the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc in countries with some of the strongest health systems. →
Aircraft ready to bring back South Africans from China
By: African News Agency 5th March 2020 The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure facilitating the repatriation of South African citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan -... →
NATJOINTS update on the repatriation process of SA citizens residing in Wuhan
5th March 2020 A week ago the President announced the decision to repatriate South Africans currently residing in Wuhan. The decision was prompted by their... →
Covid19: SA citizens in Wuhan heading back home – how ready is SA? 
By: News24Wire 2nd March 2020 With the immediate repatriation of 151 South Africans from Wuhan in China, the government says it has already started implementing plans to prevent... →
Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots
28th February 2020 Early this year, China confirmed the first case of a new strain of coronavirus (2019nCoV) isolated from a cluster of people with a respiratory... →
