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Crime down, but looting threat remains
While Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed comparative crime statistics from April 2019 and the 2020 lockdown, showing serious crimes such as murder, rape and assault
Lockdown surge in custom for Netflix
Netflix has unveiled a bumper set of first-quarter results. Netflix said it had added nearly 16 million new subscribers in the first quarter, 23% more
LGBT+ communities particularly vulnerable to virus, organisations warn
Healthcare organisations in the United States (US) have warned that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities may be particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lockdown future to be made clearer tomorrow – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that South Africa would embark on a phased reopening of the economy. The national lockdown is slated to end
Big Macs could be back, but not for sale
While South Africa’s lockdown regulations have just been amended to prohibit the sale of ‘hot food’, fast food chain McDonald’s is reported to be negotiating
Trump temporarily bans immigration to US
President Donald Trump announced he would be enacting a temporary halt to immigration into the United States by executive order as part of efforts to prevent new outbreaks of Covid-19.
Oil price crash heightens economic jitters
Benchmark US oil prices ‘crashed into negative territory for the first time in history’ last night as the evaporation of demand caused by the coronavirus
Corruption diverts Covid-19 relief
While millions of South Africans are confined to their homes and forbidden from making a living, crooked power-brokers have been taking advantage of the crisis