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Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. (GCIS) Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has said land occupations would not be tolerated.She said during the lockdown, government had both the police and the South African National Defence Force to assist in preventing land occupations.Sisulu said while land occupations were illegal, nobody would be evicted from…

Gym. Spencer Platt, Getty Images United Gyms and Fitness Facilities is the latest organisation to haul government to court over lockdown regulations - it wants gyms reopened.It has argued that gyms are dominated by small- and medium-sized enterprises which employ around 29 000 people.According to United Gyms, about 15 000 people have lost their income and…

The Constitutional Court has dismissed yet another application for direct access in a case related to the Covid-19 lockdown.The court dismissed an application by the Helen Suzman Foundation. The non-governmental organisation said they were studying the judgment. The Constitutional Court has again dismissed an application for direct access in a challenge relating to the Covid-19 lockdown.LIVE |…

South Africa has been under lockdown for 100 days, although initially it was going to last only 21 days. The ban on alcohol and cigarettes made headlines, but so did rotisserie chicken and flip-flops.We take a look back at the last 100 days in a quick six-minute video recap. South Africa reached its 100th day of lockdown…

Personally and in the public sphere, South Africa is ill-equipped to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic as the country heads towards it peak, writes Angelo Fick. The Covid-19 global pandemic is testing us, and we are not faring well. Not thus far.As individuals, organisations and communities, we are still having to figure out how to make…