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#LockdownDay11: Top stories in the last 24 hours

We are now halfway through the national lockdown. Let's take a look at what dominated the news headlines over the last 24 hours, according to Acumen Media.

  • A bridal couple and wedding guests were arrested in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday for flouting national lockdown regulations.
  • Tobacco manufacturers call on the government to reconsider cigarettes as essential goods as smokers are likely to buy black market cigarettes.
  • The movie Contagion was aired on SABC 3 last night and topped the trends list on Twitter. The movie, released in 2011, is about an airborne virus that wreaks havoc around the globe and medical professionals rush against time to find a cure.
  • Palm Sunday services were hosted on various online platforms yesterday, while many people lamented about missing their Sunday mornings at church on Twitter.
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