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Protective plastic screens have been fitted in a cafe in Naples, ItalySalvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/Lightrocket Via Getty Images THE coronavirus is still circulating yet many countries are taking steps to relax restrictions. If you have been asked to return to work or send your children back to school, how can you minimise the risk of infection to…

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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…

Grade 7s and 12s will be the first to return when the department implements the phasing in approach as it grapples with saving what's left of the academic year after schools closed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.While Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has outlined measures to be put in place to ensure pupils…

reopen on 1 June amid the coronavirus pandemic, parents may have concerns about the safety of their children with underlying health conditions, like asthma.However, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said no one will be forced to go back to school.Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, Motshekga outlined the plans for schools to start receiving pupils…