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Ghislaine Maxwell to be sentenced for s.e.x trafficking in June
Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite convicted of recruiting and grooming young girls to be s.e.xually abused by the late…
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South Africa News
First for SA as locally made nanosatellites launched in US
Three South African nanosatellites have been launched from Cape Canaveral in the US. The R27-million project has been mandated by…
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World News
WATCH: Woman drinks her urine, says it makes her skin glow
A woman from the US claims that drinking her morning pee twice a week makes her skin glow and her…
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Covid-19 Updates
United States records over a million COVID-19 cases in one day
The Omicron Covid-19 variant is wreaking havoc in the US. Data from Johns Hopkins University reveals the country recorded over…
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South Africa News
City of CT welcomes lifting of US travel restrictions
The City of Cape Town has welcomed the news that the US will be lifting its travel restrictions on South…
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South Africa News
Anger over Nelson Mandela’s prison cell key going on auction
The Ex-Political Prisoners’ Association (Eppa) has warned it would lodge a formal complaint against Nelson Mandela’s jailer, Christo Brand, after…
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World News
COVID-19: US to end travel ban on southern Africa
The US will lift its travel ban on southern Africa this week. Several countries imposed the bans last month after…
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South Africa News
United States regulator authorises Merck’s COVID pill
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck’s COVID pill for high-risk adults amid a winter surge…
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World News
Pfizer to sell 10 million COVID-19 treatments to US for $5.3 billion
Pfizer said Thursday it will sell 10 million Covid-19 treatment courses for Covid-19 to the US government for $5.3 billion,…
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South Africa News
Child p0rn case postponed
The case of a 32-year-old mother involved in child p0rn0graphy will be heard again on 8 December. The Bonteheuwel resident…
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South Africa News
Gwede Mantashe says he’s ready to go to court to build more coal plants
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is sticking to his plan to build more coal plants in South Africa, and he’s willing…
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South Africa News
Ramaphosa and Joe Biden announce deal to help move SA to low-carbon economy
President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined his US counterpart Joe Biden in announcing a multi-country deal that will help South Africa…
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South Africa News
Minister Mantashe says rich nations shouldn’t dictate to SA about coal power
Mineral and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa should not be forced by rich countries to ban new coal-power…
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South Africa News
President Ramaphosa warns against coal-reliance in weekly letter
South Africa’s main trading partners may put restrictions on our exports if the production of goods are reliant on coal-generated…
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World News
COVID-19: Pfizer asks for US authorization of vaccine for ages 5-11
US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five…
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South Africa News
United States pledges R135 million to SA for urgent Covid assistance
The US government has announced an additional $9 million (about R135 million) in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act…
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South Africa News
COVID-19: Ramaphosa assures that jab won’t affect you in the bedroom
The Covid-19 vaccine does not cause infertility in women and erectile dysfunction in men, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.…
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South Africa News
SA government considering J&J COVID booster shots
The government is exploring the possibility of introducing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots. Last week, the company’s data showed…
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World News
Pfizer launches mRNA flu vaccine trial
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it had begun a clinical trial to test an influenza vaccine designed with the…
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South Africa News
South Africa delegation to meet with UK counterparts over red list status
A seven-person South African delegation is set to meet with UK scientists on Monday on why South Africa remains on…
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