Monday’s lifting of the lockdown booze ban was like heaven on earth for retailers and bottle store traders with tipplers pushing sales to “Black Friday” and “New Year’s Eve” levels. While none was prepared to give actual figures yet,…
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Tuesday evening that schools would reopen on June 1, starting with matric and grade 7 pupils. Details of the reopening for other grades — as well as for crèches and other early childhood…
The ban on cigarette sales during lockdown Level 4 will not prevent smokers from smoking, says health department ministerial advisory council member Dr Glenda Gray. In an interview on 702, Gray said there were no additional benefits of…
Transport MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxotiwe has filed a crimen injuria case to clear her name of the rumour doing the rounds, indicating she was behind the recent arrest of a top Chris Hani politician. The department of transport, safety and…
UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE, MAY 13 2020 My Fellow South Africans, This week, our country reached a sad moment in the progression of the coronavirus pandemic, as we recorded our 219th death from the disease. Every life lost is a tragedy.…
As the KwaDukuza municipality cleared its officers of wrongdoing over the “arrest” of a four-year-old in breach of lockdown regulations, KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala has called for an investigation into what happened. The…
South Africans have weighed in about the “possible discussions” to officially ease the country into level 3 lockdown. Although no official statement has been made yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers have hinted that level 3…
Cigarette trader Adriano Mazzotti has denied allegations that he “may have had an influence” on the government’s decision to ban tobacco products during the lockdown for self gain”. According to News24, the cigarette trader released a…
Up to 45,000 South Africans are expected to die from Covid-19 over the next two to three years, says one of the eminent doctors advising President Cyril Ramaphosa. This is a shocking number, but it is much lower than an earlier estimate…
Police minister Bheki Cele announced that murder, rape, assault, hijackings and robbery cases have dropped significantly during the nationwide lockdown. According to DispatchLive, this was partly because of the prohibition of the sale of…
