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Police kill three people in three days of lockdown. This is normal for South Africa

Lockdown exposes police brutality that has always been widespread and routine

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Go-ahead for mining on ten West Coast beaches

Environment minister rejects most of the appeals against Tormin expansion plans

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News | 1 April 2020

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Covid-19: Are agricultural workers being protected?

Labour Department warns companies to comply or face closure

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News | 1 April 2020

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Covid-19: A busker without an audience

Lockdown has hit informal sector workers hard

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Video | 1 April 2020

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“Staying safe from Covid-19 is a concern for those who have homes” says evicted occupier

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality says occupiers refused offer for alternative housing

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News | 1 April 2020

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Covid-19: PE taxis impounded in wildcat strike

Taxi operators demand compensation for reduced income, others massively hike fares

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News | 31 March 2020

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Who can unions admit as members?

NUMSA wished to represent workers in a company in the packaging industry, but the Constitutional Court said it can’t

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Law | 31 March 2020

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Covid-19: “We can’t stay inside when we have no toilets”

Lockdown meaningless in Dunoon informal settlements

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News | 31 March 2020

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Covid-19: “People thought it was a normal holiday” says Boland community activist

Daily challenges, such as access to water, just got bigger in rural Western Cape

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News | 31 March 2020

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Covid-19: What happens after the lockdown?

The epidemic won’t disappear by 17 April. We have merely bought three weeks breathing space to plan for the future

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Opinion | 31 March 2020

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Covid-19: Police arrest shopkeeper for trading without a permit

Shop was selling food and is exempt under disaster regulations

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Brief | 31 March 2020

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Covid-19: Premier Mabuyane witnesses huge queues for social grants

“Our biggest concern is when the virus reaches rural areas and townships”

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Brief | 30 March 2020

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Covid-19: Busy roads, long queues and children playing in the streets of Port Elizabeth

Pensioners queue among mass of shoppers to collect social grants

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Brief | 30 March 2020

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Covid-19: Emergency workers refuse to attend to patient until they get proper equipment

Eight employees face disciplinary charges

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News | 30 March 2020

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Covid-19: eThekwini accused of defying ban on evictions

All evictions suspended by government

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News | 30 March 2020

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Covid-19: 76 economists say government can do more to protect the economy

Open letter to President Ramaphosa and the Cabinet from South African economists, economic and business analysts

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