A lengthier recession awaits if we don't take drastic measures to save the economy in a Covid-19 world, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.
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Seven people have died since the coronavirus outbreak reached South Africa less than a month ago, based on what is known since Thursday, April 2.
The police will crack down on businesses selling cigarettes in the Western Cape, Police Minister Bheki Cele has said.
A Cape Town man who was said to have been killed by police brutality while buying beer during the lockdown actually died from a heart attack, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.
The government will use cellphone towers to trace people who have been in contact with those who tested positive for Covid-19.
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Only five of 60 new mobile testing units launched by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday are operational, with a further five to be rolled out on Monday.
All spaza shops and street vendors have been given the green light to operate their businesses.
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The British government said English Premier League footballers should take a pay cut, amid outrage at clubs using a furlough scheme for non-playing staff.
Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter said on Thursday evening that the power utility was doing everything in its power to ensure that demand would be met after lockdown.
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An Elvis impersonator in Scotland gave an impromptu gig to lift lockdown spirits, earning a rapturous reception from his neighbours - but a visit from the police about the noise.
Eight days into the three-week lockdown, a significant number of South Africans are refusing to stay indoors, and risk contracting and spreading the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus in the process.
Captive elephants in Thailand are dependent on the revenue from tourism. Without it, some conservationists fear the worst.
Ending the pandemic everywhere is both a moral imperative and a matter of enlightened self-interest. At this unusual moment, we cannot resort to the usual tools, writes António Guterres.
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