The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi has been hospitalised with Covid-19. Moloi was hospitalised on Tuesday and received a positive result on Wednesday. She remains in hospital. Meanwhile, her counterpart in Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela, has also tested positive for Covid-19. Bapela tested positive after showing symptoms. He is in self-quarantine. It was Bapela's fourth test for the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi has been hospitalised with Covid-19. Moloi was hospitalised on Tuesday and received a positive result on Wednesday. She remains in hospital. Meanwhile, her counterpart in Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela, has also tested positive for Covid-19. Bapela tested positive after showing symptoms. He is in self-quarantine. It was Bapela’s fourth test for the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic.

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11 January 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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