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The Polokwane High Court in Limpopo has struck an urgent application off the roll that sought to prevent the Department of Basic Education from reopening schools under Level 4 of the national lockdown.The application was lodged by the Tebeila Institute for Leadership, Education, Governance and Training and the African Institute for Human Rights and Constitutional…

All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe city centre, however, was anything but bustling, and traffic was also not congested. Most people lined up outside ATMs and banks as social grants were disbursed.While there was no congestion on the usually bumper-to-bumper roads in the city centre, many more cars appeared to be on the roads…

South Africans hit the streets on Day 1 of the Level 4 lockdownA 13:00 on Friday, the Western Cape had recorded 2 536 confirmed cases, according to a statement from Winde.This is 165 cases more than the day before.Two more people also died, bringing the death toll in the province to 48.There were 696 recoveries…

WATCH | No mask, no entry: Joburg malls require residents to cover up before shoppingServicing of vehicles"Servicing of vehicles of personnel performing emergency services is permitted under Level 4. "This also includes the importation of spares for service purposes and for manufacturing. Emergency spares are also allowed to be on sale," Mbalula said.Uber driver Mukenge Jean…

Here is what is and what isn’t allowed during level 4Already the department had distributed 3.6 million masks, he said.Mbalula added that, while government may provide limited assistance in ensuring availability of masks, the onus rested on individuals to ensure that they did not leave home without one.Road-based public transport can now operate between 05:00…