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Jul
28
2021
By The African Mirror
SA unveils R38-billion relief for COVID-19, unrest

SA unveils R38-billion relief for COVID-19, unrest

COVID-19
ALEXANDER WINNING and WENDELL ROELF SOUTH Africa plans about R38-billion of relief measures to support businesses and individuals affected by recent unrest and COVID-19 restrictions, the finance ministry has announced. The interventions would be funded by better government revenues and by shifting around some spending, senior officials told a news conference, expanding on measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday. Ramaphosa tightened lockdown restrictions at the end of June as coronavirus cases spiked, but he eased them on Sunday as the peak of a "third wave" appeared to have passed. His government's economic recovery drive was dealt a major…
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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Help for people, businesses affected by SA unrest

Help for people, businesses affected by SA unrest

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH  Africa has announced several measures aimed at assisting South Africans who have hit economic times because of COVID-19, the recent violence and looting. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa has also announced tax relief measures, expedited insurance claims for insured businesses as well as assistance for uninsured businesses that were left destitute after the looting.  In a special address to the nation, Ramaphosa announced the reinstatement of the Social Relief of Distress grant until March 2022, to help desperate nationals. He said caregivers who receive a Child Support Grant are now eligible for his grant. “We are taking…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
SA defence minister denies contradicting President

SA defence minister denies contradicting President

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied deliberately contradicting President Ramaphosa in the description of last week’s unrest in South Africa as an insurrection. Mapisa-Nqakula was forced to defend herself after the government said her recorded position, made during a briefing to Parliament that there was no insurrection, was made without facts.  She said: “The president has spoken. It was an attempted insurrection. I confined myself to counter-revolution.  Ultimately remember, any element of counter-revolution ultimately may well lead to an insurrection in the country. Counter revolution is about doing all manner of things which are meant…
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Jul
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Six instigators of SA arson and looting arrested, six more to go

Six instigators of SA arson and looting arrested, six more to go

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African Police have reported progress, both in the hunt of the instigators of the violence and looting which left 212 people dead over 3 000 arrested as well as the recovery of goods that were stolen. The SA government yesterday reported that the sixth alleged instigator has been arrested.  Khumbuzo Ntshavheni, the Acting- Minister in the Presidency in SA, said of those arrested, three have appeared in court and were remanded in prison. One was given bail and the other two are expected to appear in court later this week. Those who appeared in court were…
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Jul
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Mandela Day used to repair looting damage

Mandela Day used to repair looting damage

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African from all walks of life used Mandela Day - the celebration of the birthday of the country's founding president - to do good humanitarian deeds, all aimed at repairing the damage done by last week’s violence and looting. Several individuals and groups donated and helped to distribute food and water to communities that have been left stranded after shopping malls, factories and warehouses were set alight and looted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the worst violence since the dawn of democracy. While some provided food, large groups joined clean up campaigns across the two provinces…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
The storm is over, but the battle remains – Ramaphosa

The storm is over, but the battle remains – Ramaphosa

NEWS
AFTER  a week from hell, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to instil confidence among South Africans that calm has been restored to most of the affected areas, but warned that the storm is not over yet. While Ramaphosa has outlined measures to contain the violence and the looting, he has made it abundantly clear that this was the biggest test to SA’s democracy and that the biggest challenge remains to arrest the ring leaders of the insurrection which paralysed parts of the country and inflicted damage running into billions. Alongside the big clean-up operation and the campaign by the police…
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