Bloomberg reports that SA’s National Command Council, the body overseeing the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, is considering easing lockdown rules more rapidly as the economy tanks and poverty levels soar.  This is according to three senior officials with knowledge of the talks.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that the acting commander of Middelburg police station in the Eastern Cape, Captain Andrew Leslie, was felled by Covid-19 on Monday evening.   Source: Latest News

Moneyweb reports that several issues with the application and processing of the government-initiated Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Ters), but many challenges remain.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that on 11 May the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) published for public comment a guideline relating to the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and management of Covid-19 in the mining sector.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that according to Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, an apparent lack of co-ordination at cabinet level and no decisive, urgent leadership on restarting the SA economy were leading to irreparable harm.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the government’s Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme, which is aimed at helping businesses battered by the pandemic fallout, has gone live.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has called for the overhaul of the SA Nursing Council (SANC), saying it has become a stumbling block to the transformation of the nursing profession.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has been inundated with applications for the retrenchment of workers as the national Covid-19 lockdown takes its toll on businesses.   Source: Latest News

GroundUp writes that according to Statistics SA, there are over one million domestic workers in SA, but many will be excluded from the Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters).   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that nearly 1,400 public schools were closed in SA over the past 10 years.  The country had 24,453 public schools in 2010, but the number has now declined to 23,076, showing a loss of 1,377 schools in 10 years for a country that is battling serious overcrowding in...