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BATSA warns cigarette ban risks lockdown defiance by desperate smokers
In a statement BAT-SA said the temporary ban will unintentionally force 11 million smokers to go outside of their neighbourhood in search of outlets willing to defy the regulations.
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Man (23) arrested for mocking govt lockdown efforts on social media
Police said the man was travelling around Pretoria with another young men while bragging about not complying with the regulations of the lockdown last week Friday.
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Lockdown: Calm restored in Hillbrow, police maintain strong presence
On the first day of the unprecedented lockdown, which kicked in more than a week ago, residents clashed with police.
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Lockdown: Ipid investigating over a dozen assault claims against officers
The Ipid is looking into 14 cases of assault by law enforcement officials, a week into the coronavirus lockdown.
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‘Ma, is Pa still alive?’–WC family traumatized after alleged assault by soldiers
Tersia Pedro said SANDF members stormed their Eerste River home after 8 pm on Thursday night, and her husband and one of her daughters were badly assaulted.
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Ipid investigates after 8 deaths recorded since lockdown
About a week into the national lockdown, the Ipid said it was working on 12 cases where officers have been implicated in wrongdoing during this period.
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Lockdown: Man going to see girlfriend among 16 arrested near Soweto
Motorists and passengers have been arrested for contravening the COVID-19 Disaster Management Act which prohibits anyone, except for essential service workers and those who are going to buy food, from being on a public road.
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Lockdown: Informal trader dies after scuffle with cops in Isipingo
Residents of the Dakota informal settlement in Isipingo are claiming that an Ethiopian national, Adane Emmanuel, was attacked by police who patrolled the area on Wednesday.
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Mbalula relaxes some taxi restrictions as Santaco threatens strike
The organisation had threatened a national strike over the regulations announced by government.
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Khayelitsha becomes first W Cape township to confirm COVID-19 case
The province is currently dealing with 310 coronavirus cases.
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Is it even possible to lock down townships and informal settlements, asks Prof
Professor Alex Broadbent questioned why the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the same globally while contexts, particularly in Africa, are different.
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Makhura: Not enough people practising social distancing
Makhura urged South Africans to stop panic buying in order to reduce overcrowding and potential infections.
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German health institute warns pandemic could overstretch system - paper
Lothar Wieler’s comments came as RKI data on Sunday showed the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany had risen to 52,547 and 389 people had died of the disease there.
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COVID-19: Homeless people in JHB CBD say they have no blankets, access to food
Police spent the afternoon picking up homeless people in Doornfontein, taking them to an overnight shelter in Hillbrow.
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COVID-19: One person arrested, R3k worth of cigarettes confiscated in JHB CBD
Law enforcement officials are continuing to patrol the streets of the Johannesburg CBD to enforce the lockdown and question suspicious vehicles and pedestrians.
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Nzimande warns students not to treat COVID-19 lockdown as a holiday
Nzimande said he would be engaging with the Department of Communications and various institutions to provide e-learning guides and access to data for online learning.
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'Humour is healing': Laughter soothes nerves during COVID-19 trauma
Mental health professionals say humour is a balm for soothing nerves, not just by tickling funny bones but also by decreasing stress hormones. Clinical evidence shows high levels of stress can weaken immune systems.
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JHB taxi ranks experience high volumes of commuters ahead of lockdown
Despite Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula urging people not to travel to other provinces and districts during this period, there are long queues of travellers going to different provinces.
