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President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet religious leaders about Covid-19 outbreak (President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to meet religious leaders on Thursday morning to “reinforce the national response” after the Covid-19 outbreak. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Tshwane. Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said the meeting was part of a series of consultations Ramaphosa was undertaking with leaders across various sectors to ensure that the national effort to combat and contain the virus is inclusive.) 'Selfish and wasteful' shoppers clear shelves of food and supplies (By mid-morning on Monday, photos of totally empty or near empty supermarket shelves were going viral: fresh meat, bread and fresh fruit and vegetables included. Prof Gunnar Sigge, head of Stellenbosch University’s food science department, was baffled by the panic buying of perishable foods. "Many of those perishable foods don’t freeze well, so much of it currently being 'stock-piled’ in panic now may actually go to waste. This is further compounding the selfish and wasteful behaviour of some consumers," he said.) 1,700 trapped on Cape Town cruise ship in Covid-19 drama (More than 1,700 people are trapped aboard a cruise liner in Cape Town amid a Covid-19 scare. Six passengers on the ship, which set sail from Walvis Bay on Friday and arrived off Cape Town on Sunday, were on the same flight as a sailor who had since shown coronavirus symptoms, a Transnet statement said on Tuesday.) ‘Nothing will stop Dalindyebo from going home, resuming his duties as king’ (The battle lines have been drawn between abaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo and his son, acting king Azenathi, over who should occupy the Bumbane Great Place. Azenathi has secured a restraining order against his father, but Buyelekhaya says nothing will stop him from going home and resuming his duties. 
