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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:45:00 +0200
'It’s called sarcasm' - Khusela Diko responds to 'pray for America' backlash
She also replied to her post, sharing the definition of sarcasm.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:16:13 +0200
Mdantsane child, 4, watches her mother being gunned down
A four-year-old girl watched in terror as her mother was killed in cold blood on New Year's Day.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:10:45 +0200
Strong police presence as pallbearers carry Teddy Mafia's 'diamond-encrusted' coffin
Dozens have gathered on Taurus Street to pay their final respects to suspected drug kingpin Yaganathan Pillay, otherwise known as Teddy Mafia.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:08:22 +0200
After Trump supporters storm US Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win
Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:03:28 +0200
How I identified Covid-19 variant in a week: KZN virus hunter
Prof Tulio de Oliveira, who identified the new variant of Covid-19 driving the country's second wave of infections, has told the dramatic story behind his discovery.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:53:12 +0200
Man arrested at Durban airport for trying to smuggle Ivermectin tablets
Police nabbed a 40-year-old Pakistani businessman at King Shaka International Airport in Durban on Wednesday after he was allegedly found in possession of 2,300 Ivermectin tablets.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:50:59 +0200
Festive revellers and travellers blamed for Covid spike
As Limpopo recorded more than 1,500 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has blamed festive travellers and social gatherings for the spike in infections in the province.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:40:48 +0200
Bleak year ahead for Eastern Cape schools with budget slashed
Many Eastern Cape schools will operate on blind faith when their doors open at the end of January due to the dramatic budget cuts made to the education sector.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:30:58 +0200
Intruder hacks off Port Elizabeth man’s foot with panga
She could do nothing but console her hysterical six-month-old baby as an attacker viciously hacked off her husband’s foot with a panga while he lay in bed, leaving it hanging by a thread.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:44:52 +0200
Limpopo 'paying the price of social gatherings' as Covid-19 cases rocket
Limpopo's health department has expressed concern about the alarming number of people who are getting infected with Covid-19 in the province.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:57:35 +0200
Pedestrian with R165k stuffed in cooler bag arrested near Beitbridge border
A pedestrian was arrested along the N1 between Musina and the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo after police opened his cooler bag and found it stuffed with R100 and R200 notes.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:56:35 +0200
Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of US Capitol
Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election amid riots in the capital.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0200
'Will this ever end?': Mzansi reacts to SA's deadliest Covid-19 day yet
Of the deaths, 452 were in the Eastern Cape alone, as a result of "data reconciliation".

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:48:14 +0200
Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.'s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:25:13 +0200
WATCH | Woman shot as Trump supporters storm US Capitol
A woman was shot during the storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday evening. Police attempted to treat the woman but she was reported to have died a few hours later.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:07:36 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | SA Covid-19 death toll climbs to 31, 368
Covid-19 live updates.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:43:25 +0200
EXPLAINER | Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on January 20?
The storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some lawmakers to remove him from office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:37:29 +0200
Congress resumes certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to suspend a session to certify President-elect Joe...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Emmerson Mnangagwa urged to cut holiday as Covid-19 spirals in Zimbabwe
There are growing calls for the Zimbabwean president to cut short his annual holiday because the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has “run over” his government.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0200
Deadliest Covid day in SA, with 840 deaths and 21,800 cases reported in 24 hours
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that 844 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, along with 21,832 cases.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:39:00 +0200
IN PICTURES | Chaos erupts as pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol
Protesters supporting Donald Trump swarmed the US Capitol on Wednesday, putting it on lockdown.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:55:54 +0200
Pro-Trump protesters swarm Capitol amid challenge to his election loss
Protesters supporting Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, putting it on lockdown, as Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed the president's demand to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden and the Senate's Republican leader denounced a b...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:09:21 +0200
Covid-19 claims senior manager and adviser in Gauteng premier's office
Nokuthula Sikhakhane was lauded as an anti-apartheid activist with extensive political experience.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:03:16 +0200
Booze ban 'goes well beyond what is reasonable and necessary', says SAB as it takes government to court
SAB, which produces the bulk of SA’s beer, said its decision to approach the courts had been a difficult one.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:45:30 +0200
Bapedi King Victor Thulare III dead at 40
Less than a year after being inaugurated as Bapedi king, Thulare Victor Thulare III has died aged 40.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:45:29 +0200
Truck drivers speak of chaos, inhumanity at Beitbridge border
'At one stage the queue moved 200m a day - if we were lucky,' says a truck driver who was stuck for 10 days.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:26:31 +0200
KZN politician heeds the call to help hospitals short of doctors and nurses
DA spokesperson for health in KZN Dr Rishigen Viranna has volunteered to roll up his sleeves and assist overwhelmed public hospitals.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:06:00 +0200
Hospitals bursting at seams as Gauteng health snoozes on bed delivery
Only 750 of the 1,575 beds promised by the Gauteng health department have been delivered

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:59:02 +0200
SA regulatory body yet to receive applications for Ivermectin trials or registration
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority says it has not received applications for clinical trials or the registration of the controversial drug Ivermectin for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:27:11 +0200
Limpopo health MEC slams claims there are no ICU beds in the province
Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has refuted claims by a doctor at Mankweng Hospital that there are no ICU beds at that hospital and others in the province, leading to the increase in Covid-19 related deaths.



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