Wed 21 July 2021: Cape Town-based specialist biotech company, Biovac, has reached a deal to manufacture the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for distribution within the African Union (AU). According to a statement released on Wednesday, this makes Biovac the first company in Africa to produce a mRNA-based vaccine. Biovac is set to immediately commence technical transfer […]
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Wed 21 July 2021: Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says an estimated 150 000 jobs are at risk in the aftermath of looting and destruction of property that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. In a briefing on efforts to recover and rebuild after the wave of destruction, Ntshavheni on Tuesday said Ministers in the […]
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Tue 20 July 2021: Interim Malian President Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that he was doing well after a failed assassination attempt, considering it a “one-time” incident. Goita was attacked by a knifeman earlier in the day while in Bamako’s main mosque for Eid al-Adha festivities. The attacker was immediately apprehended by the president’s security. […]
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Tue 20 July 2021: Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says six individuals, who have been identified as alleged instigators of the violent riots that flared up in parts of the country, have been arrested and some have already appeared in court. Briefing journalists in Pretoria on Monday, Ntshavheni said efforts to restore economic […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has cautioned people against accepting dye-stained notes as legal tender, as the onward use and value of these notes will not be honoured. The warning comes after violence and looting engulfed parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, where hundreds of ATMs were destroyed, hampering […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: South Africa’s statutory health regulatory bodies, together with the National Health Department, have denounced the ongoing looting and violence, especially acts targeting healthcare facilities and the medicines supply chain. “We appeal to citizens looting and destroying the healthcare infrastructure and disrupting the provision of health care to consider the long-term consequences […]
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Sun 18 July 2021: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for solidarity and unity in his video message for Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day). The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the “vital importance of human solidarity and unity,” values championed and exemplified by Mandela in his lifelong fight for justice, said Guterres. […]
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Sun 18 July 2021: Clement Manyathela spoke to different business owners from KZN to Gauteng whose businesses were looted including Mamelodi Radio Station that was also looted. Business owners included: Dr Dulcy Rakumakoe, CEO of Quadcare; Lucky Lekgwathi, Former Orlando Pirates Star& Restaurateur; Mike Jewitt, owns an industrial complex incorporating warehouses, self-storage & workshops; Sipho […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: We continue to build the stories of the people, who working very hard to restore businesses that have lost, to restore communities back to normality, and this week amongst the looting, we have seen very successful collaboration to prevent further looting as a result of efforts between, the police, the SANDF […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: A ceremony was held in Ghana’s capital on Friday to open a Turkish-built mosque, with the attendance of officials from both countries. The Ghana Millet Mosque and Complex in Accra not only “adorns” landscape of the city Accra, but also shows the religious harmony in the predominantly Christian West African country,” […]
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