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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.

He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.

South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.

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This concerned Black man's response to comments disparaging Black Lives Matter made by the most powerful Black Democrat in Congress who should know better.

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Mpofu argues that the stepping-aside regime clearly constitutes some limitation or infringement of member's rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights adding that such limitation would not be justified in terms of Section 36 of the Constitution.

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