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April 23, 2020 | PM Edition
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‘Soldiers will be collecting, burying bodies’

Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has painted the picture of a worse Covid-19 scenario in the next few months where soldiers would be collecting bodies and helping to bury them.

Virus? What virus? Sailing couple, who cut ties with outside world, say they knew nothing

When Ryan Osborne and Elena Manighetti left the Canary Islands on February 28, coronavirus was an epidemic in the Far East they thought was dying down.

Covid-19: Employees level serious allegations against Clicks stores

Employees at Clicks stores have accused management of making them work during the lockdown and now not wanting to pay them.

South Africa now has 3635 Covid-19 cases, death toll rises to 65

South Africa now has 3 635 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 7 new deaths, taking the death toll to 65, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed on Wednesday.

Concern as more public officials flout lockdown rules

A charge was brought against Langeberg Municipality mayor Henry Jansen, who was seen in a picture embracing councillor Niklaas Beginsel, upon his release from prison on bail.

Cele ordered to pay duo R350K for unlawful arrest

This comes after the Supreme Court of Appeal found that a confession made during an alleged torture was a violation of the law.

Homeless people accused of stripping hall they're housed at during lockdown

Benoni Town Hall, which is an 84-year-old building, was stripped of pipes and steel objects allegedly by the 102 homeless people housed there.

Covid-19: Health workers traumatised by what they see, worried about their own health

A clinical psychologist says while the rest of the country was being asked to stay home, health workers were being called to the most dangerous of environments.

Lockdown decision today: Ramaphosa advised to adopt a staggered approach

All eyes are on President Cyril Ramaphosa as he prepares to address the nation with interest largely pinned on which lockdown regulations may be eased.

SA lockdown sees 72% drop in murder, 87% drop in reported rape cases

Crime statistics revealed, from March 29-April 22 last year compared with March 27-April 20 this year, murder cases dropped from 1 542 to 432 showing a decrease of 1 110.

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