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Amathole municipality placed under administration due to financial crisis News24 Wire Sars offices will be open on Saturdays throughout the month of October. The district municipality admitted it could not afford the monthly salary bill of R65 million per month. The embattled Amathole District Municipality has been placed under administration. The Eastern Cape government announced on Thursday morning that its executive council had taken a decision to invoke Section 139 (5) (a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa into the affairs of the district authority. The Constitution states that the provincial government may impose the Section 139 (5) (a) if a municipality, as a result of a crisis in its financial affairs, is in serious or persistent material breach of its obligations ....
While the Eastern Cape government has said it is sticking to its plans to vaccinate 3.7 million people in 9 months, the national Health Department has refused to comment on the province's plans, and would not confirm if it endorses it. ....
The Eastern Cape government is aiming to vaccinate 3.7 million out of 6.5 million residents over the next nine months to counter high Covid-19 infections and deaths.
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South Africa has recorded its highest single week increase in the number of deaths. The latest South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) report on the number of deaths showed that from 30 December 2020 to 5 January this year, 20,063 deaths were recorded. According to SAHPRA, Ivermectin is not indicated nor approved for use in humans. Furthermore, there is no confirmatory data on Ivermectin available as yet for its use in the management of COVID-19 infections. Image: Supplied. Lobby group AfriForum is considering legal action over the banning of the use of Ivermectin as a treatment against Covid-19. This is despite the fact that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has repeatedly advised against the use of the parasiticide for either prophylaxis or treatment of Covid-19. ....