[ad_1] Meghan Markle and Prince Harry manage to provoke public fury with everything they do, due to their star status and the scrutiny that comes with it. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent visit to a school where they did some gardening activities with the pupils appears to have …
Read More »WHO tempers hopes for a rapid vaccine
[ad_1] Covid-19 detection and testing program. Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images The World Health Organization said on Friday it did not expect widespread immunization against the new coronavirus until mid-2021, dampening hopes just as research revealed encouraging early results from a Russian vaccine. The virus that has killed nearly 870,000 people …
Read More »Russia’s vaccine ‘passes preliminary test’
[ad_1] Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named “Sputnik V” in honor of the Soviet-era satellite that was the first to be launched into space in 1957, had already received approval. LONDON – Patients taking part in the first trials of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies without “serious …
Read More »Power outages will soon be a thing of the past, says David Mabuza
[ad_1] Vice President David Mabuza says SA’s crippling energy crisis will soon be resolved when Eskom’s new power plants come online and other energy sources are established, including gas and renewables. This despite statements by Eskom executives that the load drop that currently affects the country due to depleted generation …
Read More »Sign of life detected in the rubble of Beirut a month after the explosion
[ad_1] By DPA 14h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Beirut – Chilean rescuers and Lebanese civil defense volunteers resumed their precarious search for a possible survivor of the Beirut port explosion after a sign of life was detected under the rubble. The search, supported by Chilean volunteers who are part …
Read More »COVID-19: African countries sign groundbreaking agreement on vaccines
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG – African countries signed a pioneering agreement aimed at securing millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the continent. This agreement is part of the World Health Organization’s global coronavirus vaccine allocation initiative called COVAX. READ: Second COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in South Africa It is intended to …
Read More »10 payment anomalies discovered in the FIU’s audit report
[ad_1] A report by the Auditor General (AG) on fraud and financial mismanagement associated with the Covid-19 TERS benefit scheme of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), has uncovered poor financial management and verification controls, which has generated millions in payments to the deceased, and people in prison. AG Kimi Makwetu …
Read More »Ask for Clicks to Explain After an Offensive Natural Black Hair Ad
[ad_1] The health and beauty retailer has come under fire for the campaign, which has been criticized for promoting negative feelings towards natural black hair. A screenshot of the Clicks ad that sparked anger on social media. JOHANNESBURG – While Clicks said it understood its responsibility to remove prejudice from …
Read More »New proposals to reopen the events industry in South Africa
[ad_1] The government met with business stakeholders on Thursday (September 3) to discuss the conditions for the reopening of the events sector in South Africa. Live events have been banned in the country for nearly seven months, and events were halted before the country went into a hard lockdown in …
Read More »Joburg residents fined R1m for illegally felling trees
[ad_1] By Anna Cox 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg – Joburg residents have been fined more than R1million in recent months for illegally felling trees. City Parks and Zoo has warned that no resident or business will be spared if caught pruning or cutting trees. Margaret Arnolds of …
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