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23 March 2020: A member of the SANDF is seen outside the Rand Light Infantry in Graighall park ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation tonight. Picture: Sebabatso Mosamo/Sunday Times

BREAKING: SA on 21-day lockdown as country braces for more Covid-19 cases

South Africa will go into lockdown for three weeks from midnight on Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday night that the National Command Council on the coronavirus said this was a necessary step to contain the spread of…

But to qualify, you will have to prove a direct link between your inability to service your business loan and the coronavirus outbreak. Image: HOBERMAN COLLECTION/UIG VIA GETTY

Government promises to help out small businesses hit by coronavirus

Are you a small-business owner whose business has been hard hit by the coronavirus and you are stressed about your business loans that must be repaid? Don’t worry — it is not all doom and gloom. The SA government will service your debt.…

Six passengers aboard the AIDAmira were on the same flight from Istanbul as two sailors now in isolation aboard their cargo vessel in Cape Town harbour. Image: AIDA Cruises

1,700 trapped on Cape Town cruise ship in Covid-19 drama

More than 1,700 people are trapped aboard a cruise liner in Cape Town amid a Covid-19 scare. Six passengers on the ship, which set sail from Walvis Bay on Friday and arrived off Cape Town on Sunday, were on the same flight as a sailor who…

23 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA – total now 85

There are now 85 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in South Africa, after 23 new infections were announced by health minister Zwelini Mkhize in a statement late on Tuesday night. The statement also revealed that eight of the cases…

Jack Ma, billionaire and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., reacts as he arrives for sessions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 19, 2015. SPIEF is an annual international conference dedicated to economic and business issues which takes place at the Lenexpo exhibition center June 18-20. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Jack Ma

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to donate test kits, masks to every African state

Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma has announced that his foundation, together with the Alibaba Foundation, will donate testing kits, masks, protective suits and face masks to all 54 African countries to help them fight the…