The men are accused of murdering Sibusiso Amos at his home in Vosloorus during lockdown patrols in the area on Sunday.

They are alleged to have followed the man all the way home where he was shot several times following an altercation on the street where he is said to have been drinking alcohol with others against lockdown regulations.

The man was killed while running home after police officials allegedly dispersed a group of people at a nearby tavern.

Ipid shed further light on the bizzare murder of the 41-year-old who was shot on Sunday while standing at his home’s veranda during COVID-19 lockdown enforcement.

In Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg, residents said everyday life already came down to survival of the fittest, yet in the face of the coronavirus no one amongst them could win.

Congested shacks with pathways filled with litter and flowing sewage make the residents' fight to stem the spread of COVID-19 fruitless.

This was expected to have a detrimental effect on workers who performed essential services and relied on public transport to commute between their homes and places of work.

Public service employees and other critical services of government would continue to function during the lockdown, which was enforced in an attempt to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

A special meeting between labour and government held at the Public Service Bargaining Council on Wednesday saw the state tone down on its earlier proposal to renege on a 2018 wage agreement.

The interventions include quantitative easing that would see the central bank buy longer-term government securities to increase the money supply and encourage lending and investment.

The organisation is responsible for providing relief to eligible employees in times of distress.

The government promised businesses that they could rely on the UIF’s temporary employer/employee relief scheme, which funds employers facing economic distress.

While the final command will come from the president, a classified memo doing the rounds show the military have been ordered to prepare to help combat Covid-19.

While residents had anticipated that on Saturday Sharpeville would come to life as the country commemorates 60 years since the massacre, they tell stories of hope in a time of fear amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Six decades since the tragic massacre, the youth of Sharpeville say they feel underrated and forgotten, but guidance and mentoring has allowed them to dream beyond the shackles of their community's past.

Although the protests were organised by the PAC, the ANC and some of its leaders have laid claim to the credentials of the march.

Eighty-four-year-old Ellen Motshidisi-Mohane's wrinkled hand wiped her eyes time and time again as she recalled the day her life and that of many others changed forever.