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South Africa now has 1585 cases of coronavirus infections, and nine confirmed deaths, health minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Saturday. 53 937 tests have been done.

A young man has been filmed seemingly doing drugs in front of the Lyttelton police station in Pretoria, Gauteng.

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

While News24 is able to see and cover what is happening to the outside world during the nationwide lockdown, we need your help to show us what is happening inside your living rooms, kitchens and gardens.

Orlando West in Soweto, was once a hive of activity filled with tourists and Sowetans is now a distant memory amid the 21-day lockdown. News24 visited the largest township to gauge how the lockdown amid Covid-19 is affecting small businesses.

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has denied one of its soldiers shot a dog during a coronavirus lockdown patrol in Parkwood, Cape Town, on Monday. Bonzo the dog later died.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced the number of positive cases has risen to 1 505. The death toll remains at seven, but it is suspected that two more people have died from the virus in KwaZulu-Natal.

Two doctors in Limpopo are living in fear after they were allegedly forced into quarantine at a medical facility by the Limpopo government on Thursday after testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.

After several attempts to leave South Africa and return home to Berlin, German tourists Wolfgang Luckau and Inge Klaus, along with several other stranded German citizens were instructed to gather at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point on Friday.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Western Cape MEC of Health Nomafrench Mbombo visited Khayelitsha hospital on Friday afternoon.

News24 reporter Azarrah Karrim was caught in the crossfire when police fired rubber bullets to disperse pockets of people loitering in the streets of Yeoville, Johannesburg on day one of the nationwide lockdown.

The Western Cape government plans on moving thousands of people, living in informal settlements, to temporary sites. The move is part of the City's plan to space people out and prevent a surge in Covid-19 infections.

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When businesswoman, Shafieka Salie-Effendi, noticed the plea for hand sanitisers on the Khayelitsha Community Action Network (CAN) WhatsApp group she didn't sit idly by.

We asked Dr Carol Bosch, a Cape Town based GP, to provide tips and advice to keep your family healthy while locked in.

Gauteng is now the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in South Africa with more than 600 recorded cases.

Daily updates of COVID-19 statistics in South Africa.

t's day five of the lockdown in Mamelodi near Pretoria. The status quo remains unchanged.

While News24 is able to see and cover what is happening to the outside world during the nationwide lockdown, we need your help to show us what is happening inside your living rooms, kitchens and gardens.

South Africa recorded 82 new cases of coronavirus on 2 April, bringing the total to 1 462. Worldwide coronavirus cases hit 1 million, the AFP has reported. It also reported that the death toll stood at 51 364 as of Thursday evening.

Police Minister Bheki Cele clarified that no cigarettes can be sold, and knocked down the Western Cape government saying on Thursday that vendors would be allowed to sell cigarettes.

On Thursday a large group of refugees were evicted from the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in Cape Town.

HealthInsite, a corporate wellness and occupational health service provider in collaboration with Mullah Labs, have for the past week been conducting drive-thru Covid-19 tests at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

An essential worker, Blondee Ramba, took this video on her way to work on Thursday morning outside the Makhaza Shopping Centre in Khayelitsha.