‘Ma, is Pa still alive?’–WC family traumatized after alleged assault by soldiers
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Lockdown: City of CT expects to lose up to R3bn per month in unpaid bills
The 21 days shutdown led to the closure of businesses and affected the income streams of many residents.
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Jokes aside: Coronavirus pranks mostly prohibited on April Fool's Day
Even Google cancelled its hoax features as the world gets serious about stopping the spread of the deadly virus.
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Public sector unions to take govt to court over 0% wage increases
Government said this was part of plans to slash the public sector wage bill by R160 billion in the next three years.
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Lockdown sites to be allocated for foreign nationals living in Cape Town CBD
Hundreds of them, including children, had been camping at a church on Greenmarket Square since October after they were removed from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices.
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Parents still required to pay school fees during lockdown
Schools were forced to close following the surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country with the department having to introduce E-learning at home during this period.
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Mbalula outlines amended regulations for public transport
Drivers have been complaining about loss of income during the lockdown due to strict measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
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Justice Minister Lamola issues new court directives for lockdown period
The amended Justice directives gazetted on Tuesday said that essential justice services would be available at courts at a limited time.
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Gauteng govt rolls out COVID-19 sanitisation drive in Alexandra
The programme was being launched at the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel and would be extended to the rest of the province.
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First repatriation flight to Sao Paulo departs from OR Tambo Airport
On Tuesday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced the amended regulations saying arrangements have been made for foreign nationals who want to return to their countries.
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Cell C is not reducing its data prices, here's why
Cell C said the reduced prices from MTN and Vodacom are normal prices that it has been offering since 2018.
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Bob's Bar burgled as criminals take advantage of lockdown in CT CBD
Sixteen criminals have been arrested in the Cape Town CBD since the weekend, most of them for breaking into businesses which have had to close.
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Health Dept warns SA against complacency over lower than expected COVID-19 cases
So far, at least 39,500 tests have been conducted while the department's preparing to ramp this up drastically in the coming weeks.
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EC man arrested after torching girlfriend’s house, killing 5 people
The 32-year-old man is believed to have started the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Family of pensioner who died at grant pay point worried about lockdown funeral
Ellen Mbhele, 66, collapsed just outside a Sassa pay point in Pimville earlier this week.
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Health Dept to work with law enforcement during COVID-19 screening drive
The Health Department said it would be working with law enforcement agencies to ensure that criminals did not take advantage of this mammoth COVID-19 screening program.
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Concerns raised on govt’s 'over-reliance' on security agencies during lockdown
At least three people have been killed allegedly at the hands of the authorities since the lockdown started.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: This is South Africa’s moment of social solidarity
The lockdown has to have the buy in of the citizenry if we are going to be successful in flattening the curve. Compliance will take time and further effort, writes Judith February.
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2 SA cruise ship passengers who travelled to Mozambican Islands have COVID-19
The first case was detected in a passenger who had travelled on a vessel that disembarked from the Port of Durban on 28 February and returned on 2 March.
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Prominent SA scientist Gita Ramjee dies of COVID-19-related complications
Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention researcher, had returned from London last week but reportedly showed no symptoms of the coronavirus.
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IIF urges SA to seek IMF funding, EFF rejects Mboweni finance suggestion
The Institute of International Finance said that it expected South Africa's economy to contract by 2.5% in 2020 but said that waning demand, travel restrictions and pandemic-related closures could lead to a deeper recession.
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COVID-19 quick insight - 31 March 2020
After days of lockdown, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that while the coronavirus infections were increasing, they were not at the level that government models had predicted.
