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South Africa News
Malaria makes comeback amid pandemic disruption – WHO
The coronavirus pandemic has derailed the global campaign against malaria, increasing deaths from the mosquito-borne disease for the first time…
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World News
Indonesia first to approve Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
Indonesia, hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, became the first country to approve the new vaccine for Covid-19 created by US-based…
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South Africa News
Ramaphosa: Govt must implement hard decisions on public spending this year
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to play their part in driving economic recovery as the country battles…
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South Africa News
Education Dept encourages parents to report schools demanding registration fees
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is encouraging parents to report schools that demand registration fees as a pre-condition to…
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South Africa News
Watch Live: President Ramaphosa addresses the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The address…
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World News
5 dead in India vaccine plant fire and COVID drug unaffected
Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturing hub in India, but…
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South Africa News
Ramaphosa: No booze, no beaches
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will remain on an adjusted Level 3 Lockdown in a bid to…
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Covid-19 Updates
Vaccine will not be enough to stop COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Business and Technology
This is why the Government is considering reimposing several lockdown restrictions
The South African government is considering reimposing several curbs aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic as fears mount about the…
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World News
Global uncertainty could risk World War Three – UK military chief
Current global uncertainty and anxiety amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could risk another world war, the…
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South Africa News
COVID-19: Some schools cancel matric balls to avoid the risk of infections
The coronavirus pandemic has seen many schools cancel their matric balls this year. This comes after an event at a…
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Business and Technology
Visa-free countries you can travel to on a South African passport
Henley & Partners has published its latest passport index, outlining the countries that South African can travel to visa-free right…
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South Africa News
Level 2 lockdown: Four more airports to re-open
Four more airports have been re-opened under lockdown level two restrictions. In March, South African airports were shutdown due to…
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South Africa News
HIV, TB patients should not be neglected while SA deals with Covid-19: Zweli Mkhize
The continued treatment of HIV and TB cases remains critical as the country faces a storm in coronavirus-related cases, says…
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World News
Kenya declares school year lost due to coronavirus pandemic classes back in 2021
Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary…
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Covid-19 Updates
Five-month-old baby dies from Covid-19 in KZN
A five-month-old baby from KwaZulu-Natal has become the latest casualty in the coronavirus pandemic that had, by Monday, claimed the…
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South Africa News
More than 6-million pupils expected in schools for second phase
About 6 million more pupils are expected back at school on 6 July. This is as government continues to open…
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South Africa News
Plea to lift ban preventing dads from attending births
An Elsies River dad, who missed the birth of his daughter, is calling on the authorities to allow fathers to…
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World News
Tunisian museums reopen to visitors after three months
After nearly three months of closure due to precautionary measures implemented to counter the coronavirus pandemic, visitors are now allowed…
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Covid-19 Updates
President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on world leaders to unite against COVID-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that Africa affirms its “full support” for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he…
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