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Townships in lockdown — but poor South Africans fear hunger more than Covid-19 – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Townships in lockdown — but poor South Africans fear hunger more than Covid-19: Protests and looting have erupted across South Africa as the coronavirus lockdown, one of the strictest anywhere in the world, continues.After being confined to crammed townships for three weeks and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

S.Africa scrambles to isolate prison virus cases as infection spreads: The result came back from the prison official’s coronavirus test: positive. In the past two weeks, more than 55 inmates and 29 workers at the correctional facility in East London have been diagnosed …
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Port Elizabeth company in alleged violation of lockdown regulations: About 200 workers from a Port Elizabeth company that specialises in processing animal skins protested at the premises in Markman Township against an alleged violation of the lockdown regulations. The …
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Police close immigrant-owned spaza shops “for their own safety”: This week 89 shops were forced to shut down. About 25 shops were looted in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth by people saying they needed food, according to Said Mohamud, provincial chairperson of …
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium identified as quarantine site: The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth has been identified as a quarantine and isolation site. The City’s acting Mayor Thsonono Buyeye confirmed the news, saying the city has decided to be …
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East London is Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 epicentre, as provincial cases spike: Behind BCM, Nelson Mandela metro — the centre of which is Port Elizabeth — has reported 84 infections. NMB also recorded the highest jump in new cases — 15 — on April 16. Chris Hani district with its …
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BCM has Eastern Cape’s most Covid-19 infections, as health MEC warns on funerals: Behind BCM, Nelson Mandela metro centred on Port Elizabeth has reported 84 infections. NMB also recorded the highest jump in new cases — 15 — on April 16. Chris Hani district with its seat at Komani …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Swimming: Coronavirus pandemic sees adventurer Bellamy switch challenges: “I’d like to now try a really cool swim in South Africa, maybe around the Cape Peninsula or a stage swim from Port Elizabeth to East London, or both,” he told Reuters in an interview. Either would be …
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INTERVIEW – Swimming-Coronavirus pandemic sees adventurer Bellamy switch challenges: Adventurer Cameron Bellamy’s bid to break the record for the longest swim has been put on hold by the novel coronavirus but being stuck at home during the pandemic has only increased his list of goals …
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