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World

India extends nationwide lockdown until end of May

Schools in Covid-19 hotspot areas could remain closed

Africa

20 civilians killed in northeast DR Congo

48 Hours in pictures, 17 May 2020

Crime

37-year sentence for Mpumalanga taxi driver found guilty of rape

World

Spain records new Covid-19 deaths below 100, first time in two months

Africa

Madagascar reports first Covid-19 death

News

Viral video of ‘tanks’ being delivered nothing to be alarmed about, says SA military expert

Steenhuisen’s DA rivals voted against October online elective conference, say sources

ANC using fear to control us, argues DA, but ‘death visits all of us at some stage’

Courts

DeafSA threatens to sue comedian Lilly Slaptsilli for ‘mocking’ sign language interpreters

Is Cele’s ego more important than getting justice for real victims of cyber-crime?

DA to hold its elective congress at the end of October, but fully online

DA calls on Ramaphosa to make ‘tough decisions’ amid reports of scientific rebellion among advisers

Crime

Free State journalist allegedly assaulted by police after taking their picture

New deputy public protector says Mkhwebane is keeping her very busy

Crime

Woman conned out of R15K by man ‘selling cigarettes’

News

Showers and spitting off limits as MLB eyes safe return to games, report

World

New Zealand’s prime minister turned away from cafe under virus rules

News

Covid-19 total rises to 14,355 in SA, with 14 deaths taking total to 259

Africa

Defiant Lesotho PM shows no sign of resigning

Africa

Zimbabwe to maintain Covid-19 lockdown

World

Trump hopes for Covid-19 vaccine by end of year, ‘maybe before’

World

US approves at-home sample collection for Covid-19 testing

Africa

Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over Covid-19 fears

Crime

Mpumalanga man allegedly kills wife, tries to kill himself

Solidarity Fund distributes food relief to 250,000 vulnerable households

Crime

One suspect arrested, four escape during school burglary in Pretoria

World

Spain govt to seek one-month extension of state of emergency

Crime

Husband killed, wife injured in attack at Eastern Cape homestead

‘Hands off our soup kitchens’ – UN Women asked to stop SA govt interference in NPO work

World

Iran reports 35 new Covid-19 deaths, lowest since March

Africa

Angolan soldier kills teen during virus mask operation

Crime

Limpopo prosecutor bust after allegedly accepting bribe to make a case ‘disappear’

Sea Point police station reopens after positive case, decontamination conducted

ANC welcomes investigation of alleged corruption ‘implicating’ state printing works CEO

SA’s mass testing hits limits as virus spreads

World

Prickly pastime: Cactus inspires lockdown art project

Courts

Lockdown: DA calls for parliamentary oversight of state of disaster in Concourt bid

Crime

KZN cops seize R700K in heroin bust

Lockdown Level 3: President’s Coordinating Council meets to discuss preparations

Courts

Five men found guilty of 2016 murder of DA councillor and his business partner

Courts

British citizens who entered SA during lockdown get suspended fine

DA got so many donations for fight against lockdown, they say their server crashed

Crime

SAPS: If you’re talking to ‘Bheki Cele’ on social media, you’re not

Protecting your Achilles is key to lockdown training

Covid-19 is a clarion call for SA to implement National Health Insurance

Why SA needs to stop dithering and get to at least level 2 lockdown ASAP

Crime

Woman alleges Grassy Park police involved in cigarette corruption

‘I don’t want anyone to go through what we went through’ – son shares final farewell to dad

World

Ukraine workers skirt lockdowns to rescue European farms

It seems government has realised there’s only so much it can do

Cyril playing at viral secrets is not helping any of us

Orchids to Sanral and Durex for Covid ads that work

The presidential hotline is taking coronavirus calls

Work from home, they said. It’ll be fun, they said

Lockdown may lead to more cases of lasting love

Courts

Collins Khosa’s family now preparing to sue state for damages

The groups trying to slowly pick at the lock of SA’s Covid-19 prison

Crime

Mpumalanga Disaster Management employee allegedly shot dead by husband

Crime

DA opens criminal case against EC education dept over R160m e-learning tender

News

Covid-19 infections rise to 13,524, with deaths up by 9 to 247

News

SAHRC investigating more than 200 lockdown complaints

Courts

Complaints against high court judge referred to Judicial Conduct Committee

Six more staff members test positive for coronavirus at Cape Town old age home

SIU ‘not essential’, but has received lockdown-related corruption complaints

Gauteng legislature warns against ‘senseless and suicidal’ attempt to reopen schools

World

Bears on the loose in Estonian capital

Africa

Zimbabwe’s main opposition accuses police of abducting youth leaders

Courts

Bishop pays fine after his phone records sell him out for lying about his whereabouts

Courts

DA welcomes court ruling on Collins Khosa case

News

‘Baas John’ didn’t speak but ‘shouted empty noises’ – Ndlozi on #JohnSpeaksForMe

Courts

Jason Rohde’s ex apologises for moan about justice system; gets her charges dropped

Lamola’s explanation on daily curfew not good enough – DA

The virus has shown capitalism has reached the limits of its usefulness – PAC