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UCT reveals first group of students who will be allowed back, but no dates confirmed yetStudents in all years of study that require clinical training in their programmes can also go back. Universities can also decide to allow back students to residences who may face "extreme difficulties" in learning at home.Once Level 3 is announced,…

Maimane's petition for schools to remain closed for 3 more months gains tractionBozzoli said the DA acknowledged that reopening schools was controversial and tricky, but that it was also of the view that they should open without posing a danger to pupils. She said they had studied literature and had found that children were less vulnerable…

Lockdown: Informal Traders Alliance pleads with NCCC to lift tobacco banThe EFF has demanded that the government reconsider the "premature, senseless and reckless re-opening" of the economy and schools, until scientific evidence shows it is safe to do so.  The party has also demanded that, once schools open, various safety measures be implemented. These include…

Tobacco association plans to fight government's U-turn on cigarette salesThe NCCC, however, allowed spaza shops and informal traders to trade essential goods with a permit, in a bid to allow them to earn a living during the pandemic.SAITA - which conducts business in communities as traders - claims that smokers are now risking their lives…

may be permitted at retail outlets during limited hours. However, the sale of tobacco and alcohol could continue to be banned until the country reaches Level 1 of the lockdown, Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma recently said.The trade of alcohol supports around one million jobs, according to a statement released on behalf of industry bodies…