Tag: Coronavirus

Level 4 lockdown extended a further 14 days until 25th July

Unsurprisingly, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the NCCC have decided to extend the current level 4 lockdown until 25th July.

htxt.africast – People jumping the COVID-19 vaccine queue

This africast looks at people using lies to get their vaccines before everyone else, which sounds a lot like “it fell off of a truck”.

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After the slider controversy Humble Bundle has a new COVID-19 bundle

A new Humble Bundle comes after the controversial decision to remove donation customisation.

$1 million donated by LEGO to help children in India

LEGO is working with Save the Children India in key regions.

Government once again tries to dispel COVID-19 vaccine fake news

As South Africa’s vaccine strategy changes the same nonsense does the rounds again.

Seven Matric exam markers have died from COVID-19

The DBE states that the seven markers were already ill when they arrived to work.

htxt.africast – A recap of an already infamous 2020

2020 is almost dead, so let’s dance over its body in this week’s africast.

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93 Matrics test positive for COVID-19 during second week of exams

The second week of Matric exams is now over, but many students have contracted the coronavirus.

Plague Inc: The Cure is free ‘until COVID-19 is under control’

In this new Plague Inc. expansion you fight a pandemic instead.

DBE releases guidelines for COVID-19-positive Matrics

The Department of Basic Education outlines how COVID-19-positive Matrics can write their exams.

Matric exams 2020: ‘Candidates are advised to be extra cautious’

The DBE espouses more advice to the Matric class writing during the pandemic.

Five provinces report COVID-19 during Matric exams

Those testing positive for the coronavirus on the first day of Matric exams appear in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.

COVID-19 positive students will now be allowed to write Matric exams

Matrics who have contracted the coronavirus will write at secluded venues.

What happens to Matrics who test positive for COVID-19?

The Department of Basic Education has provided details for Matrics who are sick when exams start tomorrow.

72.9% of South African students turned to home schooling during lockdown

During lockdown only 34.6% of students made us of special online education platforms.

120K free Uber trips for frontline workers in Africa & the Middle East

Mastercard and Uber will be working together to help those fighting COVID-19.

Microtransaction platform uKheshe adds coronavirus tracking

The local uKheshe banking platform has a new feature to keep vendors and clients safe.

MTN staff volunteer programme to aid coronavirus and SME relief

The MTN SA Foundation is taking a two pronged approach in June and July.