South African domains, as of 26 March, ending in .za are required to link to the South African Government Corona Virus Portal on their home/ landing page in a way that is visible to site users.
The message “Do your part, Stay home” is particularly important. Many people are of the opinion that the virus won’t kill them because they are young and healthy.
This leads to people circumventing the rules. With everyone on the front lines risking their lives, and with immense pressure on the economy, it is vital that everyone do their part to end this lockdown, especially if that part is staying home.
With this in mind, Associated Computer Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a South African company, based in Johannesburg, created a banner that companies will be able to copy and paste into their site html to link to sacoronavirus.co.za as well as display the current stats.
The banner updates automatically.
*Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news
Dear reader,
As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19.
Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).
