Detectives from the Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, in their sterling mandate of clean governance, arrested 2 SAPS officers from the Durban Central SAPS station on charges of corruption, theft, and defeating the ends of justice. These arrests were the epitome of a thorough investigation that the PACU initiated when a Durban business owner laid a charge of unlawful detention, as well as the theft of cash and cell phones from his business premises. Reports indicate that the owner was at his business premises when he was confronted by the 2 SAPS officers, who accused him of dealing in stolen phones.

The war against drugs was bolstered when a 29-year-old man appeared in the Phoenix Magistrate’s Court on 3 July 2020 for dealing in drugs. He was arrested on 2 July 2020 at 16H45 after a joint operation was conducted by the Durban Public Order Police, Crime Intelligence and Metro Police Drug Team.

The average South African consumes 11 litres of alcohol yearly, which is almost twice as much as the global average. Of 195 countries surveyed, SA closes the top 30. In 2018, the NPO Diabetes SA, stated that there were1.3 million diagnosed diabetes cases in KZN - 33% of all SA. KZN also has the highest diabetes mortality rate. Add the Covid-19 virus into the dangerous mix, and according to research in esteemed medical journal, Diabetologia, a first study of Covid-19 patients with diabetes shows that 10% die within seven days of hospital admission. The study shows that two thirds (65%) of Covid-19 patients with diabetes admitted to hospital are men. Worse, blood sugar control did not seem to impact a patient’s outcome, however the presence of diabetic complications and increasing age increase the risk of death.

Private pre-schools, ECD can open

In a webcast audience/interview, The Rising Sun newspapers and online media spoke to the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, on the re-launch, re-induction and new safety precautions for schools and the readiness programme. Minister Motshekga maintained that it is not yet possible to measure the impact of the current school closures on learning, since no significant assessments of learner performance have been done. Schools are also expected to review and re-design new timetables.