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Two veteran police officers die after contracting Covid-19
SAPS confirms more than 370 officers have tested positive

https://zululandobserver.staging.lnn.caxton.cloud/lnn/1061985/two-veteran-police-officers-die-after-contracting-covid-19

Communication channels beefed up at Department of Labour after public outcry
“Why is nobody responding? Is the Department of Labour ignoring us?” was one Tweet directed at the Department of Labour

https://zululandobserver.staging.lnn.caxton.cloud/lnn/1061973/communication-channels-beefed-up-at-department-of-labour-after-public-outcry

Employers of domestic workers and farm labourers called upon to apply for UIF Covid-19 benefits
Since the lockdown was announced, the Department of Employment and Labour, through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), has handed out almost R11-billion in benefits to workers through employers

https://zululandobserver.staging.lnn.caxton.cloud/lnn/1061941/employers-of-domestic-workers-and-farm-labourers-called-upon-to-apply-for-uif-covid-19-benefits

Covid-19: Over 3.5 million apply for special Covid-19 relief grant
Payment of the special relief grant will begin on 15 May

https://zululandobserver.staging.lnn.caxton.cloud/lnn/1061819/covid-19-over-3-5-million-apply-for-special-covid-19-relief-grant

Covid-19: Government eases online shopping restrictions
Regulations pertaining to hygiene, the distribution of goods and the safety of employees have been gazetted

https://zululandobserver.staging.lnn.caxton.cloud/lnn/1061777/covid-19-government-eases-online-shopping-restrictions

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