NEWS RELATED TO lockdown

Africa

Zimbabweans ask to be repatriated, as lockdown makes surviving in SA even harder

Denmark reopens schools after a month of lockdown

Netflix profits soar as pandemic shut-ins sign up

Ramaphosa authorises 73,000 more troops, but it doesn’t mean all will be deployed

Spur to remain closed post lockdown

A clear plan is needed for an end to lockdown

Soften the lockdown so people can get food

Lockdown is slowly driving us loco

Cape couple ties the knot online

This is how SA rates Ramaphosa and the lockdown

Gauteng, KZN, Western Cape may have longer lockdown, govt warns

Viral video of driver’s roadblock arrest doesn’t give context – Mbalula

Health

Doctors call for relaxed regulations, labelling lockdown’s negative effects ‘innumerable’

DA calls on Ramaphosa to announce bigger welfare grants, business loans, free masks

Courts

Fight against killer soldiers could go straight to ConCourt

Maile stresses there have been no evictions, and no land invasions either

Do not brew beer in your homes, warns cop

Courts

SAPS condemns officers arrested for allegedly stealing R37,900 at roadblock

Sixteen practical suggestions for easing the lockdown

We need to adapt to a new world with compassion

Girlfriend in car’s boot shows us two things

There cannot be different lockdown rules for the poor

Lockdown diaries: She was Beloved’s last gift to us

Eastern Cape ANC councillor resigns as chief whip after drunk driving arrest

Universities go digital under lockdown, but what about the poor?

Student leaders at Wits, UJ want more discussion before online learning starts

Crime

More than 10,000 arrested in KZN for flouting regulations – Premier Zikalala

SA likely heading for ‘partial lockdown’, says Winde

Courts

Lawyers head to court to fight measures that make it hard for them to head to court

GLOBAL LOCKDOWN: What are people experiencing worldwide?

Government explicitly bans sale of all cooked hot food, shutting down planned legal cases

Crime

Diabetic man fined for trying to go to pharmacy to get prescription meds

News

Penguins spotted roaming the empty streets of Simon’s Town

WATCH: Ex-Chiefs star ‘Shabba’ urges fans to respect lockdown regulations

Man arrested for smuggling girlfriend from Gauteng to Mpumalanga in boot of car

World

With virus ‘under control’, Germany begins opening up

Court row threatens to heat up with government over the temperature of food

Ramaphosa faces a tough balancing act in reopening the economy

DA: Government must explain why selling cooked food is illegal

News

Can newborns be registered during lockdown on medical aids without birth certificates?

Violence and looting point to food crisis in SA lockdown

The highs and lows of lockdown advertising in SA

Is the lockdown unravelling and is government losing the plot? Experts say yes

Crime

Potchefstroom traffic officials in court for receiving illegal liquor

Lockdown life in crowded Lusikisiki

Sport

Man City’s De Bruyne recovering from illness

Ramaphosa called on to stop forced removal of ‘occupiers’ during lockdown

Lockdown reaching breaking point as poor unlikely to just wait to starve to death

Courts

Father wins court case to finally fetch children from ‘exhausted’ granny

Covid-19 will tell us how much true character we South Africans still possess

News

A glimpse into education department’s draft recovery plan – before the extension hit

Courts

ANC MP Bongani Bongo’s bribery case postponed due to lockdown

Two Nelson Mandela Bay councillors accused of breaking lockdown laws

Family of Vosloorus man killed during lockdown fears law enforcement more than virus

News

Starving Brakpan residents say they are forced to defy lockdown regulations

Has SA missed its target this week for the lockdown to be eased?

Crime

Roadblock cops arrest man in alleged possession of dagga worth R250K

World

Stranded South Africans plead to be brought back home

Unexplained restrictions bode ill for civil liberties

There’s blatant inequality in lockdown law enforcement

Learning to appreciate the one you’re living with

We could be in for a very, very long lockdown haul

EC municipal speaker fails to explain why she went to church service

Liquor forum ‘driven by profit’ in bid to suspend alcohol ban – ANC Women’s League

Testimony at Zondo commission postponed during lockdown

News

Swiss announce gradual easing of virus measures

Lockdown regulation amendments to take note of

News

Lockdown to be lifted in stages, says NDZ. Few specifics given, but booze still banned

DA calls for investigation of NMB ANC councillors for allegedly contravening lockdown regulations

Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns

Crime

Seven suspects nabbed with stolen liquor

News

Informal settlement dwellers feel the pinch as two-week extension kicks in

Lockdown diaries – Covid-19 shows SA’s inequality online

Put your kids first, not your conveniences

Limpopo councillor charged for lockdown birthday bash