Good Morning, SA | More booze, bigger gatherings allowed as South Africa moves to alert Level 1

AND: Ace is next, Bongani Bongo tells supporters after charges against him dropped

View Online Good Morning, SA South Africa moves to lockdown Level 1 as 67 000 health workers receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the past 10 days. Emboldened by his own acquittal, ANC MP Bongani Bongo says party secretary-general Ace Magashule is next to be vindicated. SHELDON MORAIS, ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS Covid-19: 'Over 67 000 health workers vaccinated in the past 10 days', says Ramaphosa What we know: Over 67 000 health workers have been vaccinated in the past 10 days, with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.   Latest development: A new batch of 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived in the country on Saturday.   A closer look: Government has signed an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to secure 11 million doses. Once the vaccination of healthcare workers has been completed, the second phase would begin in late April or early May. Read More More booze, bigger gatherings allowed as South Africa moves to alert Level 1 The news: Alcohol may be purchased and served all week. You can roam outside till midnight every day. Churchgoers can gather in bigger numbers and political parties can resume their activities.   Latest announcement: These were just some of the relaxed regulations President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday night in a televised address as he moved the nation into Covid-19 alert Level 1.   The context: The move is largely due to a decline in Covid-19 infections and a vaccine drive that has gained sustained momentum. Read More Ace is next, Bongani Bongo tells supporters after charges against him dropped The story: Emboldened by the acquittal of the corruption charges against him, ANC MP Bongani Bongo says party secretary-general Ace Magashule is next to be vindicated.   What we know: On Friday, Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe granted Bongo's Section 174 application to have the case dismissed based on evidence presented and acquitted him of corruption charges.   What happened: Bongo maintained his innocence and denied an accusation that he had tried to disrupt a parliamentary inquiry into state capture at Eskom on 10 October 2017 by allegedly trying to bribe Ntuthuzelo Vanara, the evidence leader at the Eskom inquiry. Read More News for You NEWS Gauteng stench: Report into probe of foul smell to be made public Government has promised to release the findings into its probe of the recent stink that hovered between Gauteng and Mpumalanga. NEWS Stellenbosch, Franschhoek blaze spreads to areas firefighters can't reach Western Cape firefighters are still trying to contain the blaze in the Stellenbosch mountains which started a week ago. The people of Gqeberha deserve more than a new name from the ANC A new name alone will not change the fortunes of thousands of desperate and thirsty Eastern Cape residents. ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Must-read in lifestyle Couple who divorced after 10 years of marriage remarries and 30 years later, are still going strong James admits his actions with everything that was going on didn't help either. Read more Physiotherapy may help people with Covid-19 recover, according to a review Researchers sifted through thousands of research papers to find out how physiotherapy rehabilitation could benefit patients with severe respiratory diseases. Read more Jared Leto gives one of his best performances in years Not what it appears to be at first glance, The Little Things is either a smart subversion of the serial killer film or an honourable but frustrating failure – or, perhaps, both. It's worth seeing to make up your own mind about it, though. Read more This Mercedes-Benz 190E is one 'golden oldie' that ripples strings of modern nostalgia The national lockdown served as motivation to turn this 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E into the classic it once was, well, kind of... Read more In the rest of the world New hope in Covid-19 crisis as US approves third vaccine: The Covid-battered United States authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use Saturday, offering a glimmer of hope as Britain said farewell to fundraising war veteran Captain Tom Moore who died of the virus earlier this month. Read more How many dead bodies?: The day before he was killed, internet network engineer Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing had posted on Facebook about the increasingly violent military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Myanmar. Read more An airline in Afghanistan says it just flew the country's first flight with an all-female crew: Afghanistan's Kam Air says it made history by performing the flight from Kabul to Herat with six female crewmembers. Read more DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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