“The elderly have demonstrated much enthusiasm and came for vaccination in numbers.” Department Health spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo.
By Thursday 20 May, some provincial vaccine centres reported being overwhelmed by people’s demand for the vaccine with the Eastern Cape having had to receive an additional 9,000 doses to meet demand. Estelle Ellis explains.
Elderly residents of Gqeberha waiting for their vaccination at the Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)
RFG Holdings’ pies and fruit juice sales show stunted growth as a result of Covid-19 restrictions
RFG Holdings’ sales took a knock as a result of the government’s initial Covid-19 ban on selling hot foods in supermarkets as well as the travel ban affecting pie sales. Juice sales were curtailed by the restrictions on entertainment activities and the slow start to the school year, resulting in a 3.4% decline in turnover. Read more here
The State is now pressing charges of contravening the National Environmental Management Act against Frederick Mhangazo in connection with a fire on Devil’s Peak, Cape Town. Until the morning of Wednesday, 28 April, it was pressing charges of arson against him. It is not yet clear which section of the act he is said to have violated.
Mhangazo was released on R500 bail in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The matter will proceed in court on 18 June. It was postponed to allow for further investigations.
In addition, the matter was moved from the regional court to the district court.
Damelin College under fire as student complaints grow
26 April 2021 7:44 AM
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Christi Nortier of the Daily Maverick has investigated a barrage of complaints about poor quality education and mismanagement.
Two of South Africa s foremost regulatory authorities on education are considering the possibility of withdrawing the accreditation on some of the programmes offered by Damelin and Damelin Correspondence College, both of which are owned by Educor Holdings explains Refilwe Moloto on CapeTalk breakfast.
This follows a series of complaints from students over the years.
Since as far back as 2015 and as recently as last week, students have been complaining endlessly that they are struggling to get the most basic resources from Damelin College.
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