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Lockdown relief, roll on – centenarian’s birthday wish
All Fredie Blom wanted for his 116th birthday yesterday was something he couldn’t get under lockdown – tobacco to roll his own cigarettes. According to
Coronavirus crisis heralds ANC defeat – Cronje
The Covid-19 crisis, deepened by the extended lockdown and draconian regulations that have shut down most of an economy that was already failing, will likely
Lockdown government ‘classified’
The government says it will not release minutes of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) discussions regarding the ban on the sale of cigarettes because
Swallowing hard – Mboweni on geological gastronomy
Working in a collective and accepting its decisions and discipline is like ‘swallowing a rock’, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has said in a tweet. He
Lockdown concerns about ‘chilling’ effect on democracy
Positive cases in South Africa rose by 233 to 7 808, with five more deaths taking the toll to 153, as intense public debate continued on
Pay back the money, minister tells grant recipients
A malfunction in the computer systems processing social grants saw some recipients receiving double payments, while others received nothing. Those given more than their due
France may have had its first Covid-19 case in December
A patient who was treated for pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the novel coronavirus, his doctor has said. This would put the
Lockdown crisis mounts as pressure grows on economy, and government
The severe and mounting economic consequences of South Africa’s draconian lockdown emerged with greater clarity yesterday, matched by growing pressure on the government and on
SAA plans show SA mired in the past – Mavuso
Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, has criticised the emerging plan to retain South African Airways (SAA) in an undefined ‘new’ form –