81-year-old Bo-Kaap woman dies of Covid-19

According to the Covid-19 Bo-Kaap Community Response Team in Cape Town, 81-year-old Kulsum Cassiem died on Saturday and was buried early on Sunday, in accordance with her faith. Source

'Skop-skiet-donner' reports detract from SANDF's coronavirus efforts - Makwetla

The reported incidents of unlawful acts by members of the South African National Defence Force since its deployment in support of the police to deal with the Covid-19 are regrettable, said Thabang Makwetla, the Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, on Sunday. Source

WATCH | How awareness and unity can make a difference - Khayelitsha gets 1 000 hand sanitisers

When businesswoman Shafieka Salie-Effendi noticed the plea for hand sanitisers on the Khayelitsha Community Action Network WhatsApp group, she didn't sit idly by. She joined the group to help mobilise awareness around the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa - and managed to raise enough money to donate 1 000 hand sanitisers. Source

Police minister thrilled about decrease in violent crimes during lockdown

Police Minister Bheki Cele on Sunday morning welcomed the 'general decrease in serious and violent crimes', attributing this to, among other factors, the prohibition of the sale and movement of liquor since then nationwide lockdown started on 27 March. Source

14-year-old Soweto schoolgirl found raped and murdered after failing to return from shop

The empty streets of the coronavirus lockdown, and the police patrols to enforce the rules, were not enough to protect a 14-year-old Dobsonville teen from being raped and murdered. Source

PICS | Stellenbosch gets a scrub as coronavirus cases at 16

Benches, pavements and dustbins were washed. Source

Coronavirus: Fear that US exports clampdown could hamper SA's effort to ramp up testing

An unofficial clampdown by the US government on exports of test kits crucial to South Africa's plans to ramp up coronavirus testing, is raising fears that local efforts to combat the disease may falter. Source

More than R2 billion donated to the Solidarity Fund in two weeks

The money received by the fund has been used for activities that will be critical to saving lives, such as the purchase of 5 million medical masks. Source

Eastern Cape mom found murdered next to her baby

Police say the 47-year-old woman was shot, with bullet wounds found on her upper body. Source

WATCH | Spaza shops grateful regulations were relaxed but say 'we are still struggling'

Vilakazi Street, once a hive of activity filled with tourists and Sowetans, is now a distant memory because of the 21-day lockdown. Source

Stranded in Japan: Joburg family living on minute noodles as SA lockdown continues

A dream holiday to see the cherry blossoms in Japan turned into a nightmare for a South African family who are now stranded in East Asia. Source

WATCH | Covid-19: Race against time to complete temporary shelter for 2 000 homeless people in Cape Town

The urgent construction of a massive Covid-19 temporary shelter is under way to house more than 2 000 homeless people in Strandfontein, Cape Town. Source