lockdown

Covid-19 slippery slope DA takes govt to court over lockdown regulationsThe party is taking the government to court in two separate matters which challenge the validity of some aspects of the hard lockdown, including the military-enforced night curfew, the ban on e-commerce and the restriction on exercise hours."I am advised that this choice may be…

All online shopping allowed - except alcohol and tobaccoAs the government prepares to ease the nationwide lockdown to Level 3, Mkhize said it would closely follow World Health Organisation guidelines on how to do this.On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation and announced most parts of the country would drop to Level 3 on the lockdown…

An "anxious driver" arose suspicion at a roadblock between the Eastern and Western Cape, leading to the discovery of illicit cigarettes worth R200 000 hidden beneath a layer of pineapples.According to police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie, a Ford bakkie with a load of pineapples approached the roadblock at the Tsitsikamma tollgate as it was en…

Lockdown saved thousands of lives, says Ramaphosa"We have developed an emergency pathway for survivors to ensure that victims of GBV are assisted. One of the interventions we have made is to ensure lockdown regulations are structured in a manner that a woman can leave her home to report abuse without fear of intimidation or further…

Level 3 lockdown to be implemented by end of MayHe said the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will begin a process of consultation on proposals for the implementation of the next level. The president also announced that business activity under Level 4 will be expanded. "In the coming days, we will also be announcing certain changes…