[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of November 03, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,803,413. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 43,390 and recoveries 1,473,556.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Fifty-four people died from conditions associated with COVID-19 on Monday, pushing the death toll to 19,465 since the outbreak in South Africa.

[SAnews.gov.za] World Health Organisation Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, is in self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

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A 55-year-old teacher from Tzaneen who had been missing since Saturday has been found and is safe.

Days after the government announced the launch of the 16 days of activism against women and child abuse, the ANC in Mpumalanga has reappointed a PEC member accused of rape.

Deputy President David Mabuza has encouraged society to collectively rally behind all national efforts and programmes to empower, protect and promote the advancement and development of women and girls.

The spate of attacks on trucks continued when two trucks were set alight on the N12 highway near Daveyton in Ekurhuleni.

Police have said they have reason to believe the child may have suffered previous abuse at the hands of her stepfather, which went unreported.

A 55-year-old teacher from Tzaneen who had been missing since Saturday has been found and is safe.

Days after the government announced the launch of the 16 days of activism against women and child abuse, the ANC in Mpumalanga has reappointed a PEC member accused of rape.

Deputy President David Mabuza has encouraged society to collectively rally behind all national efforts and programmes to empower, protect and promote the advancement and development of women and girls.

The spate of attacks on trucks continued when two trucks were set alight on the N12 highway near Daveyton in Ekurhuleni.

Police have said they have reason to believe the child may have suffered previous abuse at the hands of her stepfather, which went unreported.

Swiss police have identified a Swiss woman who knifed a victim in the neck and grabbed another by the throat in a Lugano department store on Tuesday as a known jihadist.

The use of walking rings as a mobility aid to help babies learn to walk have led to serious infant injuries in SA.

As the police try to discover the identity of a headless man who was discovered floating in the Rietfontein Trust dam in the Free State on Monday, the answer may lie in the country’s investigative psychology unit.

A shop owner who allegedly shot at a group of people looting his shop in KwaMashu has been arrested for murder, according to KwaZulu-Natal police.

Grow your own royal seed. This proudly local message was delivered by AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo at a function to announce a R4.5m government investment in the burgeoning dagga growing sector.