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Almost a year of COVID-19 lockdowns has made criminals richer.

That’s according to several experts who’ve studied South Africa’s illicit trade market.

Riante Naidoo has the details.

South Africans can legally buy cigarettes from Tuesday.

Despite the ban being lifted, Tobacco manufacturers are continuing their court bids to have the ban permanently overturned.

In May, cigarette manufacturer, British American Tobacco launched legal action, challenging government's ban on the sale of cigarettes.

The high court in Cape Town is expected to deliver judgement this week.

For more on this, we spoke to Johnny Moloto, the head of external affairs for British American Tobacco South Africa.

Members of Joburg’s Metro Police force were out in their numbers to monitor the situation in Daveyton, Gauteng on Tuesday.

This comes as the City of Ekurhuleni moved in to evict some people who illegally occupied RDP houses in the area.

Graeme Raubenheimer has this story.

Three children were killed on Saturday after they allegedly stepped onto an illegal power cable,
at the Jika Joe Informal Settlement in Pietermaritzburg.

KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC, for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sipho Hlomuka,
wants those responsible for the illegal connectionsto be held accountable.

Nabeelah Shaikh has the details.

Last week etv news brought you an exclusive story about residents in Daveyton, Gauteng, who have been waiting for over two decades for RDP houses.

The residents say they applied for state housing in 1996, but the RDP homes they were set to receive were illegally occupied by young people.

On Tuesday, the City of Ekurhuleni moved in to evict some of the illegal occupiers, as per a court order.

Graeme Raubenheimer has been tracking the story and has the latest.

While the adjusted lockdown level 3 regulations for busses and taxis are clear, it appears there is some confusion about people being transported on the back of vans and bakkies.

Mbasa Khwaza was at a roadblock and has this story.