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Cele says 1072 murders were recorded during the lockdown.
The government has witnessed a surge of contraband on the country’s borders during the lockdown.
We have noticed an increase in hijacks, says Cele, most have been recorded in Gauteng followed by the Western Cape.
We have had 2 major drug busts in this week alone.
OPINION: It's time for the government to trust South Africans to make informed decisions
In all the talk about the tobacco ban, there has been very little effort to engage with the science of vaping.
'Rather miss a grade, than dig a grave': Save Our Children movement calling for a mass school stayaway on 1 June
Thousands of parents have come together in a movement on a Facebook group called Save Our Children. Since the groups creation in early May over 12 000 concerned stakeholders, including parents, teachers and students, have joined.
OPINION | Covid-19 is no excuse to resurrect mistakes of the prohibition era
South Africa, crippled by decades of corruption and an economy in crisis, cannot afford to let blind dogma trump the social and economic arguments for lifting prohibition immediately.
Lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and alcohol should continue to be banned until the country reaches Level 1 of the lockdown.
Covid-19: City of Johannesburg shuts down Eldorado Park clinic after nurse tests positive
The City of Johannesburg has shut down a clinic in Eldorado Park Extension 2 after a nurse tested positive for Covid-19.
SA definitely moving to Level 3 lockdown 'soon', the question is how - deputy minister
Government is in the advanced stages of consultation with health and economic experts which will result in the country 'soon' shifting to Level 3 lockdown, according to Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic development, Fikile Majola.
The City of Cape Town reopens film permit office
The City of Cape Town's film permit office at the Civic Centre has reopened for business. The office resumed partial operations on Thursday, 21 May and will now start processing applications.
Lockdown: Ramaphosa consults with tourism industry ahead of move to Level 3
President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue his consultative tour on Friday, ahead of the country moving down to Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.
Herman Mashaba: Moments don’t come around often, so they have to be seized
The smartest minds in our country are showing us that a continued lockdown will not save lives and if anyone thinks that unemployment and poverty are not killers - you are mistaken.
Lockdown: SANParks to distribute food aid to 7 500 families on borders of national parks
In response to the international Covid-19 pandemic, South African National Parks (SANParks) has heeded the call of government and taken an initiative to distribute food parcels and hygiene products to destitute families bordering the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo.
Covid-19 wrap | UK plans coronavirus 'antibody certificates', and no second wave in France
Around one in six people in London and one in 20 elsewhere in England have already had the coronavirus, the United Kingdom's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, as he announced plans for "antibody certificates".
Coronavirus, race and income: how the coronavirus discriminates
After Covid-19 first appeared in China late last year, doctors quickly realised what made some patients more vulnerable to the virus than others: age, gender and underlying health problems all played a part.
Coronavirus: Infected JMPD officers 'continued to work' while awaiting test results - report
Colleagues of the four Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers who tested positive for Covid-19 claim that, contrary to what management said, it took a while before they were isolated, risking infection through close contact with staff and members of the public, EWN reported on Friday.
WATCH | To open economies, to vote, to feed the hungry: Africa's coronavirus conundrums
African countries are facing multiple dilemmas during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether to allow voting and whether to continue restraining economies, all while battling stigma surrounding the virus.