South Africa Mail Guardian
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:59:27 +0000Niehaus has 48 hours to state why he should not be axed
The MKMVA spokesperson has been asked to give reasons why he should not be fired from his position at Luthuli House after attacking Jesse Duarte last week
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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:53:37 +0000Starvation crisis looms as aid groups seek urgent Tigray access
Humanitarians sound alarm for millions of people in need of emergency assistance in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region
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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:41:38 +0000Students to receive NSFAS laptops by March
Nearly a year after Nzimande announced that NSFAS beneficiaries would receive laptops as part of the interventions for Covid-19 at higher education institutions, the devices are yet to be delivered
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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:03:03 +0000Can you get reinfected with Covid-19? SA has ‘4 000 potential reinfections’
Although the new strain 501Y.V2 of the virus has spread 50% more rapidly, current evidence shows that it is not more severe than the one experienced in the first wave
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Covid will decide if home refurb boom continues
If herd immunity is reached and life returns to ‘normal’, people may switch spending to things they gave up and the desire to DIY may subside
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000False hope of ‘miracle’ remedies
Some people believe a drug used to treat parasites is a Covid cure. But science, not social media, is the only way to determine its efficacy
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:27:58 +0000Luxor Paints loses CCMA case, must pay workers R40m in back pay
Some of the 181 workers were dismissed for carrying sticks during a strike, others were dismissed even though they weren’t at the picket, but were deemed guilty by association
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:19:53 +0000Cryptic crossword 263 – January 18
Pit your wits against South Africa's original cryptic crossword
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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Covid-19 on the rise in Zimbabwe
The South African variant of the virus is ‘clinically present’, while a lockdown tries to limit new infections
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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000Bitcoin rules take edge off crypto-nite
New regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges could boost investor confidence in such assets
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