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Making headlines: Ramaphosa says there is a great need to prioritise rights of persons with disabilities, ex-Public Protector COO wins bid to have dismissal heard in High Court and, 4 116 new Covid-19 cases bring SA's total to more than 800 000

Ramaphosa says there is a great need to prioritise rights of persons with disabilities

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that government would prioritise mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities across government planning and that it would ensure all departments are held to strict targets when it came to inclusion and empowerment.

In his weekly newsletter to the nation, Ramaphosa said this would ensure that the recovery of the economy, and society in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, was meaningful.
 
This emerged from the meeting of the Presidential Working Group on Disability, which was held virtually last week.   

Ex-Public Protector COO wins bid to have dismissal heard in High Court

Former Public Protector of SA chief operating officer Basani Baloyi has received the go-ahead from the Constitutional Court for her case against the Public Protector to be heard anew.

This, after she successfully challenged a High Court ruling on the basis that it did not have jurisdiction to hear her "labour matter".

In a unanimous judgment penned by Justice Leona Theron, the Constitutional Court found that the High Court erred in dismissing Baloyi's case because it was "essentially a labour dispute".

4 116 new Covid-19 cases bring SA's total to more than 800 000

South Africa recorded 139 more Covid-19-related deaths by Sunday, bringing the recorded death toll to 22 206.

Of the 139 deaths, 124 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, one in Gauteng and 14 in the Western Cape.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases recorded in South Africa is 814 565, with 4 116 new cases identified since the last report. Recoveries are at 744 780, translating to a recovery rate of 91.4%.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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