Tue 14 December 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa who remains in good spirits, has expressed his gratitude to everyone who has sent him well wishes following his COVID-19 positive result on Sunday. According to the Minister in the The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, the President remains in good spirits and continues to present with mild symptoms. “The […]
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Tue 14 December 2021: The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) yesterday announced that the Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah had won the Africa Player of the Year award for 2021. The IFFHS released a photo on its website displaying Salah receiving the award which comes among several awards conferred by the Confederation of […]
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Mon 13 December 2021: In an effort to ensure that South African roads are safe this festive season, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says extensive planning has gone into preparations for this period. Addressing the launch of the Festive Season Safety Campaign at Caleb Motshabi, Mangaung, the Minister said in-depth analysis of road crash patterns have […]
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Mon 13 December 2021: More than 7,000 Russian Wagner mercenaries are still operating in Libya, according to the head of the country’s High Council of State on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. In statements on audio-chat app Clubhouse, Khalid al-Mishri said the Wagner mercenaries are armed with different types of weapons, including warplanes. “They have 30 jet fighters […]
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Mon 13 December 2021: Deputy President David Mabuza is expected to take over all responsibilities of the president as President Cyril Ramaphosa recovers from COVID-19. According to Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, President Ramaphosa tested positive for the virus on Sunday after addressing the State Memorial Service of Former Deputy President FW de Klerk […]
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Sun 12 December 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “devastating effect” on human rights in South Africa, with soaring cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and xenophobic social media campaigns reported among others, Amnesty International said on Friday. “South Africa continues to display some of the most pervasive and extreme levels of GBV. It pervades […]
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Sat 11 December 2021: The decision by several governments across the globe to institute travel bans on seven African countries, starting on 27 November, due to the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was perceived to be hasty in the eyes of some and fully justifiable on medical grounds, in the view of others. However, the […]
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Fri 10 December 2021: The Omicron variant has thrown the spotlight on the COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in Africa, with the continent remaining the worst hit by inequitable access to safe and effective vaccines. Poorer countries continue to scramble to get their hands on the lifesaving jabs, with less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations projected […]
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Fri 10 December 2021: The Department of Health has announced that the first recipients of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot will likely get it in January. The department’s Deputy Director-General, Dr Nicholas Crisp, told the media that the first qualifiers to the booster shot will be eligible on 28 December. “That is a couple […]
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Fri 10 December 2021: An international campaign was launched in Johannesburg on Thursday to bring the self-exiled Gupta brothers back to South Africa to face trial on charges of looting billions of rands from state institutions. Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, who are accused of massive state capture due to their closeness to former president […]
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