SA has recorded its third Covid-19 death, as the national tally of confirmed cases rose to 1,326, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday night.

Acknowledging the hardship caused by the 21-day national lockdown the government put in place at midnight last Thursday, Ramaphosa said the measures were “absolutely necessary to save the lives of thousands, even tens of thousands of lives”...

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