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South Africa will close the twenty remaining open land border posts with neighbouring countries for general entries and departures until February 15 to stem the spread of the coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa says on a nationally televised address. SOUNDBITE
South African police patrol the streets of Soweto on the 4th day of the nationwide lockdown. Ensuring that informal businesses and smaller shops remain closed is proving to be a challenge in the country's poorer areas. IMAGES
The CEO of South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission says that 90% of the results from Wednesday's general elections should be delivered by 10pm local time. Initial results have seen the ruling ANC party take the lead.
The World Food Programme's (WFP) Assistant Executive Director, Valerie Guarnieri, speaking from Rome during a UN briefing says that "27 million people have been affected by the El Nino-induced drought" in South Africa adding that almost four million children are suffering from "acute malnutrition". SOUNDBITE
South Africa's ruling ANC expels its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings. "Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not yet severed his membership," ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE