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World

Global crash fears mount as virus hammers US economy

Crime

Lockdown sees the black market thrive

24 hours in pictures, 29 April 2020

Supermarket workers vulnerable to Covid-19 – Saccawu

11 employees test positive for virus at two Gauteng health facilities

EFF bashes DBE’s ‘homicidal proposal’ to re-open schools

Crime

KZN truck driver shot while delivering bread

CTICC to be used as a temporary 800-bed hospital for Cape Town

Clover factory in Bloemfontein temporarily shut, more than 300 workers tested

Back to school – Pupils must wear masks, sports and extra murals prohibited

News

‘I know my work very well’ – Sindiswa Gomba defends herself after public embarrassments

DA calls for Maile’s immediate suspension following court ruling on Tshwane

Meaty salary hikes for municipal councillors and mayors

Evictions during Covid-19 are equally as illegal as land invasions, says Sisulu

How to apply for the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress grant

Zulu says death of young Sassa official proof ‘we are at war’ with Covid-19

World

Weeks after virus scare, Boris Johnson becomes father again

World

India virus deaths pass 1,000, but low toll puzzles experts

Courts

DA wins court battle to invalidate dissolution of Tshwane council

Eastern Cape health MEC endangering province with incomplete Covid-19 stats – DA

Centurion residents queue for kilometres to receive food hampers

WATCH: Residents in Westbury get tested for Covid-19

Proposed reopening date for schools has already changed – deputy education minister

DA gives government until 5pm to back down on ‘race-based’ Covid-19 support

Strandfontein site for homeless to be closed, says councillor

DA accuses Nxesi of scapegoating employers for UIF’s admin errors

News

WATCH: Committee member places live basic education virtual meeting on hold

Abused monkey saved by Randburg SPCA recovering well

Learners with pre-existing conditions and teachers over 60 to stay home under level 4

Volunteer paramedic helps young mom give birth to health baby

Grade 7 and 12 pupils could be back in class by 6 May

World

Singapore launches first drone delivery service

Gauteng Health MEC disappointed that some health workers’ salaries have not been paid

Crime

Spike in cable theft, vandalism reported during lockdown

Vietnam draws on propaganda artists in battle against virus

News

Local sport easier to restart after virus, says health adviser

eThekwini will be classified as level 4 as of May

Eastern Cape health MEC apologises for ‘andidikwe’ briefing blunder

News

Poaching could increase under virus lockdowns, warns wildlife watchdog

News

60% of recalled miners have returned to work

News

How social distancing can strengthen a relationship

News

One of Capitec’s founding directors donates R100m to Covid-19 efforts

World

US panel wants India on religious freedom blacklist

Crime

Illicit cigarettes, sexual enhancing pills and cars worth almost R2m seized in Limpopo

Covid, Corona and lockdown: the newborns named after a pandemic

Take the force out of lockdown enforcement

Sea lovers will likely have to wait a bit longer to hit the waves

Lockdown Diaries: All dressed up and nothing to see

Scrapping the year may be only way back to safe teaching

Herman Mashaba releases final report after weeks of dialogue, calls for electoral reform

The factors that may keep eThekwini on Level 5 lockdown

Cry freedom, it’s IMF or bust

Stay home. Or get shot. Your call

Let the people buy and read books, Ramaphosa

Limpopo businesses also want to distribute Sassa food parcels

Sniffing around for a coronavirus cure

MK veterans slam govt decisions on cigarettes, returning to school

Cuban doctors ‘cost R440m’, while local ones sit without work

News

Media24 to pay Barend du Plessis R3m settlement over ‘Lost Boys of Bird Island’

World

Hillary Clinton endorses Biden’s White House bid

Nearly 100 homes damaged by heavy thunderstorm in Mpumalanga

3m South Africans without water, tanks not enough – Salga

Home Affairs will register births during level 4 lockdown

World

US legislators abruptly cancel plans to return to Washington, DC

News

Covid-19 infections now reach 4,996, with deaths at 93

Africa

Lesotho amends constitution, piling pressure on PM to resign

World

Trump was forewarned about coronavirus threat – report

World

Care home deaths increase under-reported UK virus toll

Alex health centre queue shows microcosm of virus damage

Young people must lead efforts to build post-virus SA – ANC

World

Treading fine line, France is latest to unveil lockdown exit

Sama warns against possible use of Cuban ‘wonder drug’

As govt scrambles to save academic year, safety-first calls grow

Over 5,000 Gauteng virus contacts complete 14-day monitoring process

Crime

Three arrested for Cape Town meat truck hijacking