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SANDF medical team deployed to Eastern Cape amid virus
Premier Oscar Mabuyane had previously appealed for additional help this week amid calls for the reinstatement of the alcohol ban in the province.
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa extends deployment of 20k soldiers to 30 Sept
Ramaphosa first deployed 2,820 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) a few days before enforcing a nationwide lockdown in late March. The number was increased to 76,000 in April as the health threat grew.
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291 EC schools affected by COVID-19, premier requests SANDF's assistance
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has painted a grim picture of the disease's effects, saying 200 of these schools remain closed while 91 have been reopened.
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Mapisa-Nqakula taken to task over SANDF's heavy-handedness during lockdown
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapisa-Nqakula has appeared before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to answer oral questions as part of the peace and security cluster.
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PSC warns against ill-treatment of citizens by law enforcement, health workers
The commission has presented its quarterly bulletin for January to March.
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JMPD 'probing' five police involved in Khosa’s death following Ipid report
The family has called an army inquiry that cleared four soldiers who assaulted Khosa a "sham", and the officers' presence is yet to be dealt with.
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Ipid finalises inquiry report into Collins Khosa’s death
Collins Khosa died following an altercation with members of the SANDF during lockdown operations on Good Friday.
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1,000 SANDF members deployed in WC to assist in COVID-19 fight
Being directed by the provincial COVID-19 command council, South African Military Health Services personnel are helping with the screening of people.
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'It was brutality': EFF to sue state over Collins Khosa's death
EFF leader Julius Malema said that his party has helped the family secure funding for the funeral but now those responsible must pay for his death.
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EFF 'helping' Collins Khosa’s family in their fight for justice
Malema was speaking at an EFF solidarity protest at the US Embassy in Pretoria on Monday after the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis last month.
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Nompendulo Mkhatshwa: Security cluster must be redefined to end brutality
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation held a picket at the Hector Peterson Memorial in Soweto on Sunday to highlight ongoing global racism and police brutality.
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Defence Ministry won't appeal Collins Khosa judgment - Mapisa-Nqakula
Collins Khosa died in April, with his family accusing soldiers of assaulting him at his home in Alexandra while they were enforcing lockdown regulations.
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NMF rallies behind George Floyd protests, condemns Collins Khosa killing
The organisation has condemned the killing of George Floyd at the hands of US police and here back home of Collins Khosa, who was killed in a scuffle with soldiers in Alexandra.
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Law enforcement agencies deploy in Joburg CBD to ensure level 3 compliance
Officers were also hard at work raiding shops believed to be selling fake goods in Jeppe Street. Several items were confiscated and shops closed down.
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ANALYSIS: Here's why SA’s military isn’t suited for the fight against COVID-19
South Africa's post-apartheid leaders have failed to properly prepare the military for secondary roles such as peacekeeping, let alone to a fight a virusconver
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Mapisa-Nqakula: Investigations into Collins Khosa’s death still ongoing
This was despite an inquiry by the SANDF clearing the four members implicated in his death.
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Mapisa-Nqakula refuses to comment on Collins Khosa matter, says case ongoing
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said that she only found out from the media on Wednesday night that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), in a report, cleared four officers accused of killing Collins Khosa in April.
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SAHRC wants to see report clearing soldiers accused of murdering Collins Khosa
An SANDF report said that that the Khosa's altercation with the soldiers didn’t cause his death as they merely pushed him to force him to comply with officers.
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SANDF inquiry into Collins Khosa’s death contradicts recent court ruling
The findings of the inquiry were attached to an affidavit filed in the High Court in Pretoria by the SANDF’s legal adviser.
