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02 June 2020 Week 23
High School Marais Viljoen is ready for all their students
With every possible precaution taken to ensure the safety of their matric class of 2020, and all the other students returning later the year, all the teachers felt gutted today when it was announced that students will only return on the 8th of June. Colourful
balloons
welcomed
the
Matric class as they would have entered the school building, sending a message of hope during these difficult times. Mrs Heystek, the Principle of Marais Viljoen has the following message for all the parents and students, “ Ouers en studente, wees rustig. Ouers, maak julle kinders kalm. Ons
Teachers giving students a thumbs up!
gaan sukses hê hierdie jaar! Ons mis
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES (AS PER PROTOCOL FROM THE DBE) HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO SAFEGUARD ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS. All students will receive one facemask from the Education Department All students will receive one Marais Viljoen facemask, which was donated by NuPay. All staff and students will be screened twice a day. Marais Viljoen has installed a disinfection booth, but no student will be forced to walk through it. All staff and students will receive Covid-19 training from Dr. Gert–Jan van Zyl, who is part of the Governing Body
julle, en kan nie wag dat julle terug kom nie. Ons is reg met die Akademie vir julle. Dankie dat julle so hard gewerk het by die huis! God bly in beheer en sulke tye gaan ook verby, en wees gerus, elke moontlike veiligheidsmaatreël word toegepas by die skool.” Even
though
classes
have
been
suspended this week, the teachers are hard at work attending an Online teaching programme from Microsoft TEAMS. This training is provided to ensure that all online classes will resume for students who are still at home.
MRS Heystek and Ms Jacobs wearing masks.
and the Health and Safety and Health Committee of the school. Councillors are available for any student that might feel stressed during these hard times. HOW THE CLASSES WILL WORK Matric Classes will be divided into two groups, Group A-L and Group M- Z The classes will seat the learners 1.5m apart. Classes will be significantly smaller than normal. • Each student will be given an allocated seating area in each class for safety measures and traceability. • All students and teachers hands will be sanitized before entering the class. • Masks must be worn at all times.
• Group A-L will start at 7:30 till 11h00 for periods 1 – 7 and then go home. • The classroom will be disinfected before the next group will enter. • Group M-Z will start at 11:45 till 15:15 • The starting time for each group will be rotated weekly. • For safety, students can wear civvies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and their school uniform on Tuesday and Thursday. • Marais Viljoen is considering weekend classes. Principal Heystek is extremely positive about the Matric Class of 2020 and that they will be ready for their matric final examination.
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02 June 2020
NuDebt welcomes back employees NuDebt Family is excited to see their employees back at the office. NuDebt
is
From
June
1
COVID
19
ready.
2020
South
Africa
was placed on alert level 3 and all will
businesses be
and
other
entities
to
operate
permitted
A mandatory screening process for employees upon entry to the workplace took place at Nudebt, to assess whether the employee exhibits any symptoms of Covid-19 prior to the employee being allowed access to the workplace. NuDebt ensured, where possible, that the workplace is re-organised in order to comply with social distancing rules. Employees were advised as to social distancing
rules
and
measures
were put in place to enforce social distancing. NuDebt employees were advised of the five golden rules: - Work from home if you can or if you are feeling unwell - Practice social distancing and stay 1.5 metres from others - Wash or sanitise hands regularly - Practice good hygiene - Wear face masks
We will all have to pull together, and we will all have to work together, in the coming days, and weeks, and months because, in the end, it is up to all of us to stop the spread of Covid-19
03
02 June 2020
Hairdressers lose court bid
According to News24, the Western Cape High Court dismissed an urgent court bid by financially distressed hairdressers to be allowed to go back to work. This unfortunate court ruling came the same time as the government announced yesterday that hairdressing, beauty salons and tattoo parlours would be among the personal care services that will remain closed. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, gazetted the rules on Thursday
Ekurhuleni, Covid-19 Hotspot Of Gauteng
ahead of the media address. During the briefing on Thursday, she said it was impossible to maintain the required 1.5m spacing from a client in these services. An application was brought by Advocate Carlo Viljoen on behalf of hundreds of distressed hairdressers who were financially ruined due to the ban on hairdressing. Viljoen said the court loss was only round one, and he would continue to challenge for reopening, according to a video published on EWN.
IN THE APPLICATION VILJOEN TOLD THE COURT THE FOLLOWING: · Hair professionals trained for three years and much of this included training in proper sanitation. · Hair professionals were capable of and ready to implement proper safety and hygiene protocols, if they were permitted to operate legally. · The alternative to legal trade, was an “uncontrolled black market” Viljoen also told the court, “They need to eat… people need to have their hair cut.” Sam Hill, who co-founded the Hair and Beauty Industry Support Foundation, told News24 it was supporting more than 1 400 people country wide who are in dire need, in the hair, beauty and massage industry and they were receiving more applications for help
every day. “At the moment, we are feeding people and providing food and essentials, networking with legal professionals for legal assistance for rental and UIF payments, as well as providing mental health links to professionals,” said Hill who co-founded the foundation with his wife, Natalie.
President Ramaphosa has detailed how a team of medical experts will monitor the progress of the 12 problematic districts and metros. SOUTH AFRICA’S CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOTS INCLUDE, Tshwane Johannesburg Ekurhuleni eThekwini Nelson Mandela Bay Buffalo City Cape Town West Coast Overberg Cape Winelands Chris Hani District (Eastern Cape) iLembe (KZN) These coronavirus hotspot regions are now subject to the following interventions: A hotspot is defined as an area that has more than five infected people per every 100 000 people, or where new infections are increasing at a fast pace. SA ‘will have a differentiated approach’ to deal with those areas that have far higher levels of infection and transmission. Specialist teams who assess the hot-spots will include epidemiologists, family practitioners, nurses, community health workers. Each hot-spot will be linked to testing services, isolation facilities, quarantine facilities, treatment, hospital beds and contact tracing According to IOL, Gauteng Premier David Makura announced that Ekurhuleni is the new Covid–19 hotspot in Gauteng. Ekurhuleni has the second highest number of cases and deaths in the province after Johannesburg, said
Makura According to Makura’s presentation last week these are the reported cases. Ekurhuleni North 1 (Kempton Park, Tembisa and OlifantsFontein) Reported 171 cases Ekurhuleni North 2 (Bedfordview, Boksburg and Edenvale) Reported 119 cases Ekurhuleni South 1 (Alberton, Vosloorus and Germiston) Reported 106 cases According to IOL, Gauteng Health Spokesperson Kwara Kekana said Ekurhuleni cases were a result of the economic activities happening in the area. “As part of the economic corridor of Gauteng province, the district has many industries, airports and residential areas. It is a densely populated district. The cumulative number of cases in the district ( recovered and active) were as a result of aggressive screening and testing in communities, door to door, clinics, hospitals, quarantine sites and in businesses and factories that were functioning in the past few months” she said. SOUTH AFRICA’S CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOTS MAY BE TOLD TO MOVE BACK TO LEVEL 4 OR LEVEL 5. “These hotspots will all be monitored, and should it be necessary, these parts of the country may revert to Level 4 or Level 5 if we see a risk of our health facilities being overwhelmed. However, we’re also aiming to place areas where infections are low to Level 2, or even Level 1 at some point soon.” Cyril Ramaphosa
Shocking Food Price Increase Of 30% According to a recent research report
While prices are skyrocketing the report
The report indicates, due to families
The research suggests that households
on
by the PMBEJD has questioned how
being home all day, the food in homes are
spent as much as R724.01 more in May,
hunger,
Economic
the Justice
Pietermaritzburg Dignity
serious the government really is about
running out faster and the frequency at
than they did two months ago for the
Group(PMBEJD), has revealed that
and
helping those in dire need during this
which households need to buy food has
same items in their basket.
families living in low income homes
pandemic.
also increased.
With consumers struggling to afford
are now paying a staggering 30%
A basket of basic household food goods
Households may be spending as much
groceries, many are now either loaning
more for groceries than before the
has increased by R249.92 in the two
as R500 more on extra food per month
money or buying on credit to make up
lockdown.
months since the lockdown started.
because of this.
for the increase in prices.
HERE IS THE LIST OF THE GROCERY ITEMS THAT HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN COST: Rice – 26% Cake Flour – 3% White Sugar – 6% Sugar Beans – 18%
Cooking Oil – 11% White Bread – 15% Brown Bread – 14% Potatoes – 8%
Onions – 58% Tomatoes – 12% Carrots – 22% Spinach – 13%
The research is from communities in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZula-Natal, but the same strain and price increases are relevant to consumers across the country. The PMBEJD Household Food Basket include average prices over five supermarkets and four butcheries.
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02 June 2020
PSL Soccer Star exchanges gloves for overall Tapuwa Kapina, goalkeeper for Highlands Park FC, has exchanged his goalkeeper gloves for a blue overall. Holding on to a spark plug spanner is not as easy as holding on to a soccer ball during training, it’s a whole new skill set. The sad tale of soccer players facing poverty once their careers end has become a familiar story for fans of the beautiful game. In a seemingly unorthodox investment, the Zimbabwean international has reached into the motor mechanics industry as he nears the end of his own career. The tall goalkeeper have been intensifying investments into his motor workshop that is situated in Kempton Park. “It all began when my vehicle
developed a mechanical problem. When I took it to the garage for repair, I could not believe the more than R20,000 bill I was slapped with,” Kapina said. “I would like to encourage others out there to also start preparing for a new life after the end of a football career. Imagine what happened to the majority of players at Platinum Stars when the club was demoted from the Premiership?” Kapini was returning from a 13-month injury layoff as the league headed into the lockdown. “Football players must always take advantage of the chance to do something while conditions are good,” he said.
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