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Crime down, but looting threat remains

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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