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More arrested during safer festive season operations in EC

Captain Khaya Tonjeni MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: EASTERN CAPE Over the past week 835 people were arrested in different Safer Seasons Operations for different crimes. More than 50% of the arrests…

EC to embark on mass testing, enforce wearing of masks in public to prevent Covid-19 resurgence

The Eastern Cape provincial government will embark on mass testing, screening, tracking, tracing of people who are contacts of people infected by coronavirus, enforce mandatory wearing of cloth masks in public places, public transport and…

OPINION: Stop smokers’ suffering

Smokers around the country are finding the current ban on the sale of tobacco products a travesty that could easily be resolved. Reporter, Rob Knowles, shares his opinion on the subject. The government’s lockdown is probably what is…

CONSEQUENCES OF THE BAN: KZN police seized counterfeit cigarettes and hair weaves worth nearly R1m.Image: Supplied

KZN cops offered R100k bribe after seizing counterfeit cigarettes and hair weaves worth nearly R1m

TIMESLIVE Seven men were arrested after being found in possession of several boxes containing counterfeit cigarettes and hair weaves worth almost R1m at Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal, police said. They said they had received intelligence…

The increasing absurdity of Patel’s red pen

HILTON TARRANT from MoneyWeb “The latest clothing and motor dealer regulations are so illogical they’re laughable” Published by National Employer Association South Africa. Parts of the article have been highlighted by NEASA’s Media…

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Hugging, kissing and shaking hands are ‘a thing of the past’

TIMESLIVE SA was ready for eased lockdown restrictions and most of the country would, therefore, move to level 3 from the end of May, however, those restrictions would be announced in the coming days. Life as we know it has changed — and…

President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers need to be clearer on the interpretation of the rules for each level of the lockdown..Picture: ESA ALEXANDER SundayTimes

Regulations must be clear or else we will lose the battle

Today we enter a new stage of lockdown and what lies in store is largely unknown. Some people are free to return to work, some sectors of the economy are opening, and there is a slight relaxation of some of the regulations. On the other…

ON PATROL: You still can’t walk the dog or go jogging. Gyms will not reopen, though “some form of exercise” will be allowed. Details next week.Picture: Thapelo Morebudi / The Sunday Times

Quick guide to understanding level 4 lockdown rules

Now that the Covid-19 national command council has outlined what lockdown level 4 means, South Africans are expected to adhere to the new regulations. Here is a list of what will change in this new phase of lockdown: No, you still can’t…