SABC closes Kimberley offices after staffer tests positive for Covid-19

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The SABC has closed its Kimberley offices and has asked all employees to quarantine after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.

Mmoni Seapolelo the acting spokesperson for the public broadcaster confirmed the case at its Northern Cape provincial office.

On Thursday, South Africa's confirmed number of coronavirus infections climbed to 927 from 709. Gauteng is the epicentre of the virus in South Africa with more than 400 cases.

 

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