Hundreds of residents flocked to coastal areas in defiance of the imposed beach ban and yet no arrests were made.
Police said they issued a warning to residents at Muizenberg Beach and that public order police officials peacefully removed the crowd from the area.
Government instituted the latest ban on 28 December to help hospitals cope with an influx of COVID-19 cases.
SANCF said government is irrational given that places of business which often attract large crowds can operate while places of worship are being discriminated against.
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This follows a special sitting of Cabinet that considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council meeting.
Chairperson of the South African Liquor Brandowners Association Sibani Mngadi agreed to immediately stop servicing and supplying traders who get their license revoked.
It’s understood the shooting happened when the soldiers were monitoring COVID-19 compliance at a local shopping centre in the Capricorn District and they approached a group of people who were not wearing face masks.
The Gauteng Division of the High Court has on Thursday heard an urgent application seeking an order directing Parliament to pass special legislation for management of COVID-19 in South Africa.
A group of artists who are calling for lockdown regulations to be eased due to the negative impact on their livelihoods, blocked the road and staged a mini-concert.
The HSRC Narnia Bohler-Muller said round two of the survey showed 70% of the respondents agreed to sacrifice some human rights if it helped slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Minister had stood firmly behind the soldiers, but she now promised to comply with the recommendations of the ombudsman after it found the soldiers had acted improperly and in violation of the SANDF code of conduct.
Dlamini-Zuma came under heavy criticism in recent months for being the public face and voice of government’s national coronavirus command council.
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Various treatments have been in short supply since March due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
She said the minister believes that while tobacco use may not increase the risk of contracting COVID-19, it could result in a more severe form of the disease.
SAAI's Francois Rossouw said the economic damage for tobacco farmers is immense, as they have no buyers for their product and it's not feasible to rely solely on exports.
Ayanda Matinise made his first appearance in the King William's Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday, on charges of fraud, using a state vehicle without consent and violating lockdown regulations.
