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Published on Jun 28, 2020Leicester may face a new local lockdown after a surge of coronavirus cases in the city. It comes as a leading scientist advising the government has warned that the UK is "on a knife edge" with a rise in cases expected in the coming weeks. Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, who's a…

A woman shows support for sex workers. Estelle Ruiz, NurPhoto via Getty Images Sex workers ply their trade outside the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on a daily basis.They say they apply sanitisers to their bodies before and after meeting clients, to prevent being infected by Covid-19.Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) spokesperson Katlego Rasebitse said sex…

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria declared lockdown Levels 4 and 3 regulations unconstitutional and invalid.Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma applied for leave to appeal, saying there was a reasonable prospect of success.In court, it was further argued if there wasn't a…

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will hear an application for leave to appeal a judgment that declared various lockdown regulations as unconstitutional.The matter will be heard in court on Wednesday at 10:00. Liberty Fighters Network says it is not intimidated by Dlamini-Zuma's legal representative, advocate Wim Trengove. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister…

Hundreds of stranded taxi commuters flocked to the Rea Vaya Bus station as they couldn't get taxis to their respective destinations. (Photo by Christopher Moagi) Taxi drivers in Gauteng have returned to the roads after striking on Monday.Operators are demanding R20 000 per vehicle from the government instead of the proposed R5 000.Some passengers were…