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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Mbalula urges taxis to keep running, not go to war with government.Government has no more money to give - and already scraped the bottom of the barrel, he says.EFF agrees with taxi association that R5 000 compensation per taxi is too little - suggests R20 000 each."This is not the time…

Refugees and asylum seekers packing a courtroom in the Western Cape High Court. File Photo. (Jan Gerber/News) The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has granted a court order that allows asylum seekers and special permit holders to receive the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant, Scalabrini Centre said.The order allows them to receive the grant…

The DA has explained why it is taking the government to court over the lockdown. The DA will continue its court challenge against the restriction on hairdressers and salons under Level 3 lockdown.This despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of the further easing of restrictions, including the reopening of salons.The party's John Steenhuisen says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma…

President Cyril Ramaphosa address the nation. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to take personal responsibility for curbing the transmission of the coronavirus.This is a step-change in the government's strategy to lock the country, the economy and social movement down. As infections rise, Ramaphosa has opened up further parts of the economy, including restaurants and…

An elderly man opens his mouth to receive a testing swab for Covid-19 coronavirus. The process with which the government drafted its lockdown regulations for Level 4 was challenged in court due to the short time frame allowed for public participation.The government says a public participation process was not necessary.Judgment has been reserved.The rationality of…