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South Africa
Show me all types of advances during COVID-19
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| Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Approves the Resumption of Identity Document (ID) Applications and Extends the Validity Period of Different Categories of Temporary Visas | Equality, Migration, asylum, and trafficking |
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The Minister of Home Affairs “approved the resumption of Identity Document (ID) and passport applications and extended the validity period of legally issued visas or asylum permits which expired during… |
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| Regulations Issued in Terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 | Civil and political rights, Technology and digital rights |
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Pursuant to these regulations, “The National Department of Health shall develop and maintain a national database to enable the tracing of persons who are known or reasonably suspected to have… |
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| Notice on Compensation for Occupationally-Acquired Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) under Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 130 of 1993 as Amended | Employment, Social-economic rights |
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South Africa amended its existing Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 to address “occupationally-acquired COVID-19” which is defined as being “contracted by an employee . . . arising… |
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| The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Response to COVID-19 Pandemic | Health, Social-economic rights |
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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), a statutory body under the National Department of Health, issued a document containing a set of guidelines as well as guidance regarding… |
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| Disaster Management Act Regulations: Alert Level 1 During Coronavirus COVID-19 Lockdown: Eviction and Demolition of Places of Residence | Housing, Social-economic rights |
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According to the “Disaster Management Act Regulations,” “[a] person may not be evicted from his or her land or home or have his or her place of residence demolished for… |
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| Fighting Corruption during COVID-19 | Governance, Rule of law |
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In July 2020, President Ramaphosa “announced the establishment of a collaborative and coordinating centre to strengthen the collective efforts among law enforcement agencies so as to prevent, detect, investigate and… |
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| Interventions to Assist the Agricultural Sector during COVID-19 | Employment, Social-economic rights |
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development set aside funds to provide “assistance to mainly target financially distressed small-scale farmers” as a way “to mitigate the impact of… |
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