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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:53:08 +0000“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:50:13 +0000Towards a People’s Vaccine Campaign: A call to action
Vaccinating a significant part of the population is the realistic way to defeat the pandemic, and this cannot be done by the government alone
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:03:21 +0000Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling
More allegations against Jacob Zuma put before the state capture commission, as the questions the former president will have to answer when he appears next week continue to stack up
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:22:51 +000015 January 2021
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:01:00 +0000Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Wikipedia wants you to join the good side of the internet
The collaborative online encyclopedia, which has become a reliable source amid a flood of misinformation, turns 20 today
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Medical oxygen suppliers see spike in demand
According to data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the past two weeks have seen more than 650 patients having to be put on ventilators
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Life and death at the Beitbridge border post
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Ingonyama Trust to get a new board ‘soon’
The ITB’s term ended about six months ago and the deadline to establish a new one has passed
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000WhatsApp panics as users flee to rivals in privacy boycott
The encrypted messaging service is having to embark on some damage control after criticism about its new terms and conditions
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