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COVID-19 Puts Strain on South African Legal System

Multiple police stations around the country have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes as the Department of Correctional Services prepares to release nearly 19 000 prisoners from 240 centres across the country in a bid to contain the spread of the disease.

South Africa: Three Eastern Cape Police Stations Close Their Doors as Cops Test Positive for COVID-19

News24Wire, 19 May 2020

Three police stations in the Eastern Cape have been temporarily closed after it was discovered that some of its officers had tested positive for Covid-19, the illness caused by the… Read more »
South Africa: COVID-19 - Where, When and How - Correctional Services Outlines Plans for Release of 19 000 Inmates

News24Wire, 15 May 2020

Murderers, rapists, child abusers and terrorists are among those who will not be considered when the Department of Correctional Services releases around 19 000 prisoners from its… Read more »

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South Africa: 605 COVID-19 Cases Reported in Prisons, an Increase of 34 in One Day

News24Wire, 19 May 2020

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) stood at 605 on Monday, with 34 new cases reported since Sunday. Read more »
South Africa: COVID-19 - Sea Point Police Station Reopens After Positive Case, Decontamination Conducted

News24Wire, 16 May 2020

The Sea Point police station has reopened after it was temporarily closed for decontamination when a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Read more »
South Africa: Releasing Prisoners to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

New Frame, 12 May 2020

As the number of infected prisoners and officers spike - causing the public to shun officials - the government heeds the call for inmates to be discharged from overcrowded prisons. Read more »

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Lockdown to Ease in South Africa, Ramaphosa Admits 'Mistakes'

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that mistakes were made by the government in its enforcement of the national COVID-19 lockdown, which has been described as inconsistent and too ... Read more »
- South Africa: President Concedes Mistakes Were Made During COVID-19 Lockdown
- South Africa: Opposition Parties Slate President's Lack of Detail On COVID-19
COVID-19 Lockdown Exposes Inequality, Poverty in Africa

Stark contrasts emerging from the first days of Level 4 lockdown highlight the extreme disparities that form the foundations of South African society, write Carin Runciman, Charles ... Read more »
- South Africa: COVID-19 Lockdown Exposes Fault Lines of Inequality
- South Africa: COVID-19 - a Hard Truth - Poverty Kills
Ramaphosa Urges South Africans to Prepare for Year of COVID-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that people should be prepared "to live with the coronavirus among us for a year or even more", adding that people should expect an increase in ... Read more »
- South Africa: Nation Must Prepare to Live with COVID-19 for a Year or More - Ramaphosa
- South Africa: From The Desk of the President - Monday, 11 May 2020

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