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School pupils build a motion sensor-controlled sanitiser dispenser from Lego parts during a workshop in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. Lego has achieved a resurgence in popularity in part due to the Covid-19 lockdowns introduced in many countries.Image: REUTERS/ FABIAN HAMACHER
BARBIE

Lego sales surge as housebound families turn to play

Sales of Lego jumped 14% in the first six months of 2020 as families under coronavirus lockdown spent more time playing together at home, the Danish toy maker said on Wednesday. Family-owned Lego has returned to growth since 2017, when a…

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Monkeys, bats and squirrels caused some damage to SANParks lodging facilities that were vacant during the lockdown.Image: Sunday Times/ Jackie Clausen
CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN

Animals damaged Kruger National Park lodging units during lockdown

While scores of SANPark lodging facilities stood vacant during the coronavirus lockdown that halted all holiday travel, animals occupied some of the facilities and have left them damaged. SANParks said despite it resuming operations at…

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Police minister Bheki Cele said the deaths of three metro police officers was a result of lawlessness and should have been avoided.Image: HALDEN KROG.
ALCOHOL

‘If alcohol was consumed only at home, they would not have died’: Bheki Cele on metro police deaths in Tshwane

Police minister Bheki Cele, who supported the suspension of alcohol sales during the coronavirus lockdown, expressed anger on Monday at the death of Tshwane metro police officers in a collision involving a suspected drunk driver. The…

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SAVEMYLIVELIHOOD

Alcohol distributors want review of medical report that advised booze ban

Alcohol distributors, together with other businesses affected by SA’s booze ban, want the Medical Research Council (SAMRC) report which supported the ban reviewed. The distributors, under the banner of the Alcohol Coalition, have started…

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