Wed 09 June 2021: Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Nigeria on Tuesday for blocking access to Twitter in the country indefinitely, saying more nations should follow suit. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and […]
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Wed 09 June 2021: Government has noted media reports and social media posts alleging that a South African woman has given birth to 10 babies and reportedly broken the world record. The posts attribute the birth of the babies to Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Gauteng. Government Communciation and Information (GCIS) Director-General Phumla Williams in a […]
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Tue 08 June 2021: Ashish Lata Ramgobin, Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a South African court in a 6-million-rand cheating case. Ms Ramgobin, 56, was pronounced guilty of defrauding industrialist SR Maharaj, who had paid 62 lakh rands (around ₹ 3.3 crore) to her to clear the custom and import […]
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Tue 08 June 2021: A study funded by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has revealed that a novel six-month treatment regimen is effective for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). This is according to the NExT Study, a randomised TB trial meant to determine whether treatment for multi-drug-resistant TB rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) could be shortened to […]
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Tue 08 June 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it is in talks with the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency halted the production of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. The FDA is currently investigating potential good manufacturing practice (GMP) violations in the United States factory. “SAHPRA […]
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Mon 07 June 2021: KwaZulu-Natal will this week open a further 21 new COVID-19 vaccination sites to accommodate teachers, who will be vaccinated from Wednesday, 09 June 2021. Addressing the media on the latest developments regarding COVID-19 and other related matters on Sunday, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said the province will be receiving 110 400 […]
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Mon 07 June 2021: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has paid tribute to veteran actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards for delivering her performances with heart and soul. Surtie-Richards passed away on Monday at the age of 66. “Surtie-Richards invested her heart and soul into every character she portrayed. Her warmth and sense of humour […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: At least 100 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, local media reported on Saturday. In the night from Friday to Saturday, terrorists raided the village of Yagha in northern Sahel region, and opened fire on residents and villagers, according to AIB news agency. […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: The Yunus Emre Institute in South Africa said it will bring the Turkish art experience closer to the continent next week when it starts workshops to teach those interested in producing traditional Turkish handcrafts. “Students have shown great interest and started registration on June 1 for our first workshop commencing next […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: The Twitter company is studying the situation with the indefinite suspension of its social platform in Nigeria, which it finds to be a worrisome situation, the corporation told the business Insider outlet. The Nigerian government says it has “indefinitely suspended” Twitter’s operations in the country, the Ministry of Information and Culture […]
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