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South Africa has recorded a second death as the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country reached 1 280 on Sunday.

KwaZulu-Natal police have rescued 14 workers from a mask factory in Glen Anil, Durban, where they were allegedly locked up.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has extended the hours during which public transport services are allowed to operate to accommodate social grant recipients.

As South Africa takes drastic measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Free State health department has identified 1 259 people who came into contact with 480 people who attended a massive church service in Bloemfontein in March.

Springbok Rugby World Cup winner Duane Vermeulen has returned to South Africa after fearing that he would be stranded in Japan.

Zimbabweans braced on Sunday for a three-week lock-down to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has killed one person so far and infected six others, and for many the lockdown means tough times ahead.

Police have defended their use of a water cannon to disperse a crowd of people outside a store in Delft, Cape Town on the first day of the 21-day lockdown in the country, aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Gauteng police have arrested 148 people and issued warnings to 25 others for failing to adhere to lockdown regulations in place since the start of the 21-day lockdown in the country.

"If we ever had evangelists of a lockdown, you are our best evangelists," President Cyril Ramaphosa has told 112 South Africans who were repatriated from Wuhun, China, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The number of positive coronavirus cases in Gauteng has increased to 545 and included in the new total are six healthcare workers, according to Health MEC Bandile Masuku.

The Department of Health's novel coronavirus (Covid-19) WhatsApp helpline is now available in five of South Africa's official languages – English, Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans.

Holding an umbrella to protect herself from the hot sun, Mxolosi Mthetwa finally sits down next to her shovel and sips a cooldrink. She has been clearing a small plot of land to build a shack.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally given 112 South Africans, who were quarantined at The Ranch Resort after their repatriation from China's coronavirus epicentre, the go-ahead to head home.

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday.

The Ranch Resort in Limpopo is now a 'green zone' and no longer on lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.

Sport, Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa has announced measures for a relief fund of R150 million to soften the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are fears over the health of several members of the 1981 Springbok team who attending a golf day with former team-mate Danie Gerber.

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