COVID-19 forces KZN’s iconic Fairmont Zimbali Hotel into business rescue
IFA Fair Zim Hotel & Resort Pty Ltd, which owns Fairmont Zimbali Hotel and Resort, said the lockdown and closure of borders had eroded its revenue base.
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Ramaphosa to reopen international travel under level 1 – report
Sources who attended a Presidential Coordinating Council meeting claim Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a move to level 1 lockdown.
Steenhuisen urges Ramaphosa to reopen international travel and end curfew
John Steenhuisen further called for the lifting of lockdown restrictions “entirely and immediately,” except for mass gatherings in confined places.
Around 12 million SAns may have contracted COVID-19, Mkhize says
Revised seroprevalence models of detected and undetected COVID-19 cases indicate that 20 percent of South Africa’s population may have been infected.
Govt may be paying R350 SRD grant to people who are not in distress – AG
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the government’s COVID-19 relief package has been implemented in a “weak control environment.”
Restaurants not complying with COVID-19 rules risk losing business licences – Govt
Tourism Minister Mmamokolo Kubayi-Ngubane has urged restaurants to continue adhering to COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols.
Companies registered as pubs, car wash, bakeries won PPE tenders – SARS
Many companies that won COVID-19 PPE tenders did not have previous experience in the PPE business, SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said.
SIU gets court order freezing accounts allegedly linked to Gauteng PPE scandal
The SIU Special Tribunal has frozen 40 bank accounts allegedly linked to an “irregular” PPE contract issued by the Gauteng Department of Health.
Demand for R200b COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme ‘particularly low’ – Treasury
Businesses are reluctant to take on additional debt, leading to low demand for South Africa’s R200b COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme.
COVID-19: Confidence in Ramaphosa plummets by 24 percentage points – survey
Confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of COVID-19 has taken a pounding, according to a new survey by HSRC and University of Johannesburg.