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Business burglaries and stock theft are the two crimes giving Gauteng police a "headache" since the implementation of the national lockdown.Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela addressed the legislature on Thursday and said the two crimes were rising.Mawela said it was clear the crimes were increasing due to the number of people found in possession…

Covid-19: The seven hardest-hit districts in SA and why lockdown can’t be lifted yetRamaphosa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma attended the meeting, where they articulated the need for a stronger partnership with faith-based leaders, three religious leaders told News24. "The overwhelming sentiment by religious leaders was to…

Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed New York City, New Orleans and other major cities, researchers found.May 20, 2020Updated 11:14 p.m. ET Total reported deaths in the United States on May 3 Estimated deaths on May 3 if social distancing started one week earlier…

Cigarette ban is 'failing', can create lasting illicit market - study"Selling cigarettes helps buy food for my family," says Musa. A few days ago, with the profit of R75 he made from selling cigarettes, he managed to buy 12.5kg of mielie meal. Now he wants to buy a 2kg braai pack of chicken.Thato lives with…

Facebook is adding 'Shops' to let businesses sell products through the social network"They made certain that the church was locked, that there were no footprints, and then took photographs. They then apologised to us and left." Esterhuizen claims the officers broke a large pot plant worth R1 000 when they scaled the wall. "But that's…