Ramaphosa orders national lockdown to combat Covid-19
President announces a 21-day lockdown that will virtually shut down the struggling economy
23 March 2020 - 23:41
President Cyril Ramaphosa took aggressive action on Monday night to contain SA’s Covid-19 outbreak, announcing a 21-day national lockdown that will virtually bring the struggling economy to a halt.
The shutdown, starting at midnight on Thursday, comes after the number of reported cases rose more than sixfold in just one week and surged past 400...
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