2 January 2021, 7:46 AM | SABC | @SABCNews
Image: SABC News [File photo] Dr Ramathuba has warned that strict border controls are in place and people trying to enter South Africa with false coronavirus test results will not succeed.
Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has confirmed that 17 incidents have been recorded of people trying to enter South Africa from Zimbabwe with false negative coronavirus tests.
Dr Ramathuba has warned that strict border controls are in place and people trying to enter South Africa with false coronavirus test results will not succeed.
She says government is determined to protect the population from any further spread of the coronavirus.
Police must arrest ignorant tavern owners - Minister Lamola By ORIS MNISI Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola.
JUSTICE and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has urged police to bust all ignorant tavern bosses for non- compliant to the Covid-19 regulations.
Lamola was speaking residents at his home village Cunningmore B near Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga yesterday.
He said statistics shows that Covid-19 spread hot spot in this country is taverns . Police bust all those noisy tavern bosses making you get down the whole night and not complying with the Covid-19 regulations. It is in black and white, so do not be afraid. Leave that 20 000 boozers if you find them not wearing mask and bust the tavern owners. When arrested them obviously the taverns will be closed.”
Two Mpumalanga Health officials face suspension after a stillborn baby’s body was found rotting in a deep freeze at the Witbank General Hospital.
Mother, Cynthia Sibanyoni says she has been given the run around when she tried to bury her child. The incident sparked a protest outside the hospital.
Provincial Health J MEC Sasekani Manzini confirmed the incident, saying the body should have been kept in the mortuary. “But I want to assure the community that I’ve already spoken to the family and at the hospital, there is already an investigation in terms of what really happened. So far I can confirm that two officials are going to be suspended but we want to assure that the family I’ve already spoken to them we convey our condolences to the family and community of Emalahleni.”