Talk of the Town

Lockdown Level 2

Latest news & developments
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…

  • TimesLIVE
From Tuesday the treadmills shake off the dust and begin to run again at gyms across SA.Image: 123RF
COVID 19

Hold up, gym bunnies — you might not be able to work out just yet

It’s been four months of no gym, and even though South Africans have been permitted to hit the pavement, many a cough is now firmly — and perhaps permanently — indented. Luckily, lockdown level 2 brings with it the opening of gyms. But…

  • TimesLIVE
President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: GCIS
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Level 2 of lockdown: What’s allowed — and what’s not

Beaches and gyms are permitted to open from Tuesday but sports fans are not allowed at stadiums. Visits to family is now also possible, though government says this must be in small numbers. Travel between provinces is permitted for…

  • TimesLIVE