Fri 06 May 2022: South Africa has recorded 9757 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 818 125. According to data provided by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents a 25.9% positivity rate. The majority of new cases are from Gauteng, which accounts for 44%, […]
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Thu 05 May 2022: The Department of Health says it would like to bring to the public’s attention an error in a media statement issued on Wednesday regarding the removal of face mask wearing by children at school. “The department would also like to bring to the public attention of the confusion created by unfortunate […]
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Thu 05 May 2022: Eskom says stage two load shedding was implemented due to depleted capacity caused by generator breakdowns, power station trips, the slow return to service of units, as well as higher demand for electricity as the colder weather starts to settle in. As a result of these factors, the power utility was […]
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Thu 05 May 2022: South Africa has recorded 6 170 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 808 368. The increase represents a 22.6% positivity rate. The Department of Health has reported 30 deaths and of these, two occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This, according to the […]
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Wed 04 May 2022: Reconstruction projects aimed at rebuilding are currently underway in parts of KwaZulu-Natal following the devastating floods that damaged infrastructure and roads across the province. Addressing the media on the response to the floods on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said that the construction of Residential Temporary Units has started. “Constructors are […]
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Tue 03 May 2022: The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is present in Mali and Libya “on a commercial basis,” according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov restated Moscow’s official position that Wagner “has nothing to do with the Russian state” in an interview with Italy’s Mediaset. He said […]
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Women and children were seen running from the scene in distress. Photo: Screenshot Police forces in Ethiopia deployed tear gas on hundreds of thousands of Muslims gathered for prayer in Addis Abeba to mark the holy day Eid al-Fitr on Monday. Police said the intervention had been necessary because some attendees were using the prayer, marking the end of the Islamic […]
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Mon 02 May 2022: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa abandoned his Workers’ Day speech in the northwestern city of Rustenburg on Sunday when striking mineworkers stormed the stage. The workers employed by the Sibanye-Stillwater mine are demanding a wage increase of 1,000 rands ($63) per month instead of the 850 rands ($54) being offered by the […]
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TIKA Pretorya distributed Ramadan food packages to 500 families in Lesotho. The distributions took place in Thota Beli, surrounding villages and Butha Buthe. (Twitter) Sat 30 April 2022: Turkish Embassy in Pretoria and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), on Friday, delivered food packages in the KwaZulu-Natal state in eastern South Africa to assist hundreds […]
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Sat 30 April 2022: Russia has withdrawn around 1,200 of its mercenaries from Libya, amid a series of setbacks in its offensive in Ukraine and the pressure it has reportedly put on its military manpower. According to the Financial Times, unnamed Libyan officials told it that 200 Russians belonging to the mercenary Wagner Group and 1,000 […]
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