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Be counted in Census 2022

You can help build a better South Africa by taking part in Census 2022, which is being conducted nationwide from 3 to 28 February.

Census 2022, run by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), is a count of the country’s total population – including children, homeless people and foreign nationals within the country’s borders.

Taking local art to the world

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has named three local artists whose artworks will be showcased during Biennale Arte 2022. The festival, which is often described as the Olympics of the art world, will be held in Venice, Italy, from 23 April to 27 November 2022.

This year’s festival theme is ‘The Milk of Dreams’.

New changes to COVID-19 regulations

Cabinet has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) regulations as South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally.

“With the new changes, those who test positive with no symptoms, do not have to isolate," said Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele.

The isolation period has been reduced from 10 to seven days for individuals who test positive and experience symptoms.

Copper Fresh designs smart masks

Three local innovators have produced a smart, self-cleaning mask they say is effective against many skin conditions such as acne and is reusable for up to a month.

Copper Fresh’s Dean Lazarus, David Ash and Roy Miller started producing and selling their masks in 2021, after a period of research and development.

The mask has been endorsed by Proudly South African under its #BuyLocalToCreateJobs campaign.

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