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Mbalula defends changing taxi operating times
Regulations for taxis have been relaxed over the last few days of the lockdown prompting criticism. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula however, has defended the decision
‘Frustrated’ police resort to force
Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets
South Africans stuck in Peru lockdown told to ‘hang in there’
Two women who travelled to South America for a friend’s wedding were told by the South African government to wait until Peru’s state of emergency ends. Now they could be coming home
SAA to operate emergency evacuation flights
Airports company, airlines on notice for mercy flights to evacuate foreigners from South Africa
Rules for lockdown: Stay put!
The lockdown regulations provide for strong curtailment of people’s movements, but many details of their implementation are still to come
Covid-19 regulations cause confusion for sheep shipment
Confusion about who should check a vessel meant to pick up 60 000 sheep has exposed fissures in the Covid-19 regulations
Richard Calland: Covid-19 can have positive outcomes
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
South Africa’s travel ban commences
The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk
Inner-city raids: criminal police conduct violates residents’ privacy and dignity
Residents of 11 buildings in Johannesburg have challenged the constitutionality of the raids they were subjected to in the high court
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ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
