Digital In brief South Africa

This week's top stories

Here are the top stories that made headlines in the last seven days, according to Acumen Media:

  • The number of people testing positive for coronavirus continues to increases. The number of coronavirus infections in South Africa stands at 2,605, with 48 fatalities to date.
  • Minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, confirmed that the lockdown would be gradually lifted, with weekly announcements on which sectors may continue operating.
  • Sixty-seven schools have been looted and torched since the lockdown began three weeks ago.

  • The news of a man allegedly killed by SANDF members during a crackdown in Alexandra township has been the focus of many headlines.
  • The government continued with the rollout of the coronavirus mass screenings to communities.

  • The #FeedRuralKZN relief project lifted off in Mbazwana, KwaZulu-Natal, ensuring 50 families are fed.

  • Lockdown food parcel protests hit Mitchells Plain in Cape Town and Alexandra in Gauteng, while some parts of Sebokeng township in the Vaal is still without water supply.

  • South Africa throws its weight behind the World Health Organization after US president Donald Trump announced that his administration would halt funding to the organisation.
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