The cost of placing South African evacuees from Wuhan in quarantine in Limpopo will cost an estimated R6.7-million
Free State to suspend bursaries of students repatriated from Wuhan
The 122 South Africans repatriated from the disease epicentre in Wuhan, China are expected back in the country on Friday
In 1918, 6% of the population died from the Spanish flu.This could have been avoided had soldiers returning from World War I been strictly quarantined
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
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Medical treatment and traditional public health measures are important but early, frequent and transparent community engagement is the key to responding to any major outbreak
Calls for ‘patriotic media’ in reporting on outbreak
The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook
Insiders says that no one is willing to make the daunting journey to rescue fellow citizens
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South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are predicted to be down for the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand from China
They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic
In South Africa we must learn to value different types of social capital to make the economy — and society — more inclusive
Greening the financial system is essential, but the environment can’t be shoehorned into the logic of finance
Authorities are urging people to remain calm about the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, and with good reason — panic will only exacerbate the situation
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told
Western media has racialised the coronavirus outbreak, leading to increased Sinophobia in several countries. Such dehumanisation of a race has no place in functioning democracies
If African governments really cared about their citizens in China, they would bring us home
Africans living in China want to be evacuated
South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak
After being in South Africa for almost three years, Miniso left without a trace late last year. This exit has now left a group of franchisees, who have invested millions of rands in its stores, with massive losses
As ‘impisoned’ children at epicentre cry to be reunited with their parents, top official says families mustn’t be ungrateful
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline
More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries
But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of
A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease
We dedicate a lot more time and money to military defence than we do on health responses to deadly pathogens
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children