#COVID19SA 76,4% of teachers and support staff in the Northern Cape’s basic education sector have received a COVID-19 vaccine. KB
#COVID19SA The province had a target to inoculate 14425 people in this cohort - they managed to administer shots to 11012 people. KB
#COVID19SA 3413 staff have not received a coronavirus vaccine yet. KB
#COVID19SA Spokesperson Geoffrey van der Merwe says “We are currently engaging the Department of Health for a possible "mop-up" programme which will provide those who have not yet vaccinated, the opportunity to do so.” KB
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#ShutdownSA While government remains cagey about the identity of one of 12 alleged instigators of the unprecedented wave of violence, looting and destruction of the past 8 days, the unrest continued unabated in KwaZulu-Natal overnight.
#ShutdownSA 91 people have died in KwaZulu-Natal and 1500 have been arrested since Friday last week. Overall 117 deaths have been directly linked to the violence, and more than 2200 people have been arrested in Gauteng and KZN.
#ShutdownSA KZN: Overnight looters torched the landmark Isipingo market, set fires in Greytown, torched the Eshowe mall, and even threatened to burn down the Eston Sugar Mill.
#BusFire Two buses have been gutted in a fire at the Blackheath Golden Arrow Bus Depot. Officers deployed to scene just before 5AM. The cause is unknown. LI
#BusFire City Metro Police Spokesperson Ruth Solomons says the officers investigated and found no signs of protestors or any suspicious activity in and around the facility. LI
#BusFire Golden Arrow says preliminary investigations do not point to arson. SAPS on scene, combing the area for clues. LI
#ShutdownSA Police minister Bheki Cele found boxes filled with thousands of live ammunition looted by criminals in KwaZulu-Natal.
#ShutdownSA Cele was in Phoenix last night, where the neighborhood remains tense. Police confirmed 15 people have been murdered there.
#ShutdownSA Police seized 10K rounds of ammunition in Mobeni outside Clairemont in Durban, that was looted during the shutdown South Africa looting sprees.