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

Treasury allocates additional R53 mln towards WC food relief programmes

Premier Winde said the allocation of funds for the emergency food provision plan includes R20 million to distribute 50, 000 food parcels, each of which will support a family of four for one month. 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

COVID-19:Denel among SOEs lending expertise towards SA production of ventilators

Denel has responded to a call from the Department of Public Enterprises to drive the ventilator project, in preparation for a possible surge in the number of hospitalised patients requiring this specialised piece of equipment. Source

NW to place all COVID-19 cases, contacts under 'strict surveillance'

The department announced the decision after a man in Bloemhof was found not to have stayed at home, as instructed by officials, after testing positive for the coronavirus and was later found on a farm in the Free State. Source

Ramaphosa meets with ZCC leaders to discuss response to COVID-19

The President, along with some ministers, is set to update the clergy on measures taken government to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. 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

BATSA warns cigarette ban risks lockdown defiance by desperate smokers

In a statement BAT-SA said the temporary ban will unintentionally force 11 million smokers to go outside of their neighbourhood in search of outlets willing to defy the regulations. 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

Soweto teen found raped, murdered after failing to return from spaza

It's understood the grade 9 pupil from Aurora Girls High school went missing on Thursday after going to a local shop. Source

PICS | Stellenbosch gets a scrub as coronavirus cases at 16

Benches, pavements and dustbins were washed. Source