Ramaphosa Extends Level 4 Lockdown, TERS Programme as Businesses Feel the Pinch

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• As broadly expected, SA extends level 4 restrictions for 14 days with cases reaching 26k/day over the weekend.
  • Ramaphosa also said govt would resume the TERS support programme and publish details of the extension shortly.
  • On the vaccine front, he said Govt was working on acquiring the SinoVac vaccine to bolster the slow domestic vaccination programme that has seen just 4.2m jabs administered for a 60m population.
  • Said, however, that 17m J&J doses would arrive in the next three months
• Constitutional Court to deliver judgement on Zuma's recission application today on his 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
  • Zuma argues that health concerns are among the key reasons for the application
• KZN police say they remain on high alert after rioting, violence and looting broke out in the province and Gauteng over the weekend following the arrest of Jacob Zuma.
  • Ramaphosa warned that further criminal activity would be met with the full force of the law.