SA Lockdown: Cosatu calls for alcohol ban to be lifted
Cosatu has said that the government has an equal duty to protect those who depend on the sale of alcohol to make a living.
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Cosatu has said that the government has an equal duty to protect those who depend on the sale of alcohol to make a living.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) said on Tuesday that it was stepping ahead with plans to stage national protests amid an increase in the COVID-19 infection rate among frontline workers.
Despite Gauteng being the epicentre of COVID-19 infections in the country, provincial officials on Wednesday said that they were encouraged by the number of recoveries, which had passed the 100,000 mark.
The African National Congress (ANC) has come under fire for breaching its own lockdown rules at a time when ordinary South Africans are beckoned to obey them.
"These were peaceful protesters from the hospitality industry outside Parliament. Literally five minutes after the gathering started, police rocked up in multiple vehicles, water cannons and armoured vehicles. They were throwing stun grenades at the protesters."
The National Alliance of Independent Schools Associations (NAISA) has clarified that most private schools will continue with the 2020 academic programme despite government's decision to close public schools for a month.