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Bheki Cele says enforcing compliance with Covid-19 regulations will be discussed by the national coronavirus command council.Image: GCIS

‘Arrest them!’: Cele tells police to crack whip on those flouting Covid-19 rules

Police minister Bheki Cele on Thursday said people found to be flouting Covid-19 safety protocols must be arrested. He was speaking to police while kicking off his #OperationTightGrip safer festive season operations inspection tour in the…

Public transport operators and drivers risk arrest and prosecution if their passengers do not wear face masks. File photo.Image: Lebohang Mashiloane

Taxi drivers face jail time if passengers do not wear face masks

Public transport drivers and operators allowing commuters into their vehicles without a face mask can be prosecuted and jailed for up to six months, be fined, or both. That’s according to new lockdown regulations published overnight and…

The Competition Tribunal says Dis-Chem’s massive price increases of surgical masks were “utterly unreasonable and reprehensible.”Image: Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL

Dis-Chem ordered to pay R1.2m fine for ‘reprehensible’ mask price hikes

The Competition Tribunal has fined Dis-Chem Pharmacies R1.2m after finding the company guilty of charging excessive prices for surgical face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. In its order and reasons, the tribunal found that Dis-Chem…

DJ Zinhle is busy restocking her supply of face masks.Image: DJ Zinhle/ Instagram

DJ Zinhle’s masks sell out in days

“I work hard so Kairo can understand the value of hard work”. DJ Zinhle has scored another huge business win, selling out her latest business venture in just days. Zinhle and her daughter Kairo launched a face mask range last Friday in…

COVID-19 MASKS: James Obeng Darko selling reusable masks in Komani CBD    Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

Reusable masks a business opportunity

The compulsory wearing of a reusable mask to fight Covid-19 has presented an alternative opportunity for people like James Obeng Darko to make a living while the lockdown regulations remain unlifted for hairstylists. “I start selling…