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20 May 2020
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCISParents with Covid-19 anxieties can keep children away - Motshekga

Minister Angie Motshekga says the education system cannot be held back because of anxious parents and that parents who hold their children back will have to re-apply for them to repeat the grade next year.

 
Covid-19 in SA: This is where the 26 latest deaths, 767 infections deaths came from

21 of South Africa’s 26 Covid-19 related deaths announced on Tuesday night by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize came from the Western Cape.

 
Miss SA entrant in hot water over previous racist tweets

Model Bianca Schoombee's past tweets have come back to haunt her.

 
PICS: Heroic man helps to save woman trapped in submerged vehicle

A KwaZulu-Natal man has been praised on social media for saving the life of a woman who was trapped in her overturned, submerged SUV in the oThongathi River.

 
BUSINESSMore from Business Report
OPINION: Glass production and local recycling crumbling in the wake of alcohol ban
 
 
 
Gig workers hit hard by Covid-19
 
 
 
Zimbabweans in SA use app to send food home after border restrictions
 
 
 
SPORTMore from Sport
Percy Tau celebrates with the Jupiter Pro League title after his Belgian team Club Brugge were handed the trophy over the weekend.Bafana coach Ntseki has no doubt Percy Tau will join big European club
   
Tennis South Africa: The ball is in government’s court
 
 
 
F1 could push ahead even with 10 positive Covid-19 cases, FIA says
 
 
 
Cricketers will need more mental health support, says Paddy Upton
 
 
 
ENTERTAINMENTMore from Entertainment
Anele Mdoda. Picture: InstagramAnele Mdoda won’t let Prince Harry and Meghan steal her shine
   
Thomas Gumede dedicates IG post to unborn child
 
 
 
SABC Encore channel will be terminated come June
 
 
 
Kelly Khumalo says she can 'no longer hide behind singing'
 
 
 
LIFESTYLEMore from Lifestyle
Miss SA hopeful, Bianca Schoombee. Picture: Instagram.Miss SA entrant in hot water over previous racist tweets
   
WATCH: Beautiful and evocative, transgender man documents birth of baby
 
 
 
What are the best heaters for your home?
 
 
 
5 ways to stave off mindless or emotional eating
 
 
 
 
AFRICAMore from Africa
Botswana president to go into third quarantine after Zimbabwe trip
 
 
 
WATCH: Granny saved from hunger by Joburg IT firm's Covid-19 lockdown aid
 
 
 
Reggae artist Ralph Kapanga to hold live show in Malawi, despite ban on large gatherings
 
 
 
MOTORINGMore from Motoring
File picture: IANS.F1 could push ahead even with 10 positive Covid-19 cases, FIA says
   
Fernando Alonso open to F1 return from 2021
 
 
 
New Mercedes E-Class Coupe and BMW 5 Series to debut on May 27
 
 
 
The Honda Civic that changed a car fanatic's mind (and captured his heart)
 
 
 
EISH!More from Eish
Cheering mannequins are installed at the empty spectators' seats before the start of a soccer match between FC Seoul and Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. Picture: APWATCH: Mannequins? They sure look like sex dolls to us
   
Free beer! German brewery gives away beverages it can't sell
 
 
 
Questions over Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat, pawpaw test positive
 
 
 
No joke: Tupac Shakur needs unemployment benefits
 
 
 
TRAVELMore from Travel
The UK government is testing to see whether trained airport sniffer dogs could detect the coronavirus on air travellers. Picture: Helena Lopes/Pexels.Could sniffer dogs detect coronavirus at airports?
   
5 ways you can help the travel industry right now
 
 
 
Qatar Airways commits to bringing South Africans, stranded around the world during Covid-19 lockdown, back home
 
 
 
Here's how you can bid on luxury getaways for a good cause
 
 
 
OPINIONMore from Opinion
Abuses by police and the army point to the need for citizens to be involved in security and other crisis response measures. Picture: Kim Ludbrook/EFE-EPASA needs to forge a resilient social compact for Covid-19. This is how it should be done
   
Share facilities in common areas, not the virus
 
 
 
Africans need to be believe we can innovate
 
 
 
Covid-19 pandemic holds lessons for SA's universal healthcare plans
 
 
 
WORLDMore from World
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One in Washington. Picture: Alex Brandon/APTrump administration signs up new company to make Covid-19 drugs in US
   
Ex-Trump aide who admitted lying to FBI asks appeals court to toss charges
 
 
 
Hungarian parliament bans transgender people from changing gender on IDs
 
 
 
'This is war': Virus charges beyond Latin American hot spots
 
 
 
MULTIMEDIAMore from Multimedia
Taking to Facebook, Yuval documented the birth of their third child, Tig. Picture: YouTube screenshot
WATCH: Beautiful and evocative, transgender man documents birth of baby
Capsicum Culinary Studio's Chef Eoin Shiell shares how to make the perfect dalgona coffee. Picture: Oana Cristina
WATCH: How to make the perfect dairy-free Dalgona Coffee
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to give update on re-opening of schools at 6pm
 
 
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