All visitors into Botswana, truck drivers included, will now have to be fully vaccinated or they won’t be allowed entry, the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness has said. The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in a statement, told members of the public and the international community that effective 14th February 2022, there will be […]
Lucerne Transport has allegedly written to its employees to get vaccinated before the 30th of August 2021 if they are to be allowed entry into their customers premises. An SMS sent to all employees states: Dear Lucerne Transport Employee, from the 30th of Aug 2021, all drivers will need to provide proof of COVID19 Vaccination
In accordance with the Disaster Management Act Regulations R1423 dated 29 December 2020 a table of fines for breaking Alert Level 3 regulations have been published. The admission of guilt fines are determined in terms of section 57(5) of the Criminal Procedure Act, N0. 51 of 1977 and will be exclusively valid for the duration
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will go back to Level 3 from midnight on Tuesday 29 December 2020 in a bid to curb the Covid-19 resurgence rocking the country at the moment. Ramaphosa says the liquor industry is a major employer. “Our priority at this time, however, is to save lives. Alcohol-related
South Africa moves to level 2 lockdown from midnight on Monday, August 17 ushering in a number of relaxations on restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. President Cyril Ramaphosa, however, pointed out that there are still several restrictions that South Africans need to take note of to ensure the fight
According to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), if your salary was at least R6 700 during the Covid-19 shutdown period, you may not qualify for the Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme TERS. UIF spokesperson Makhosonke Buthelezi said this while giving reasons given by companies for delays in transferring the UIF Ters to employees. Buthelezi said
As from July 19 2020, South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases had qualified it to the top five confirmed Covid-19 cases by country. A video of the rise in coronavirus cases graph shows how South Africa bulldozed its way to number five in the world. With information sourced from Coronavirus Tracker on Worldometer, these are top
Botswana truck drivers who have recently returned from South Africa make up almost half of 96 known Covid-19 cases among citizens. More than 80% of the 522 infected people as on Wednesday were foreigners. Of the 96 known cases among citizens of Botswana, 44 – not far from half – are truck drivers who had
Employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. A statement from the presidency said Nxesi had undergone his fourth Covid-19 test since the start of the coronavirus pandemic but this was the first to return a positive result. “Minister Nxesi is in self-isolation and will continue to work from home. All
The Lebombo border post between SA and Mozambique has been temporarily closed after an official from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) tested positive for Covid-19. In an SMS sent to staff members, the officials were told about an earlier evacuation that took place on Wednesday morning. “Please be informed that we have an official
