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[ad_1] Former CEO of SA Passenger Railroad Agency, Lucky Montana. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Esa Alexander Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana says the state capture commission is biased and targets certain people. Montana issued a forceful statement after its commission hearing, which was due to begin Monday, was canceled. …

[ad_1] Scientists in South Africa are conducting urgent tests to see if vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective against the country’s variant of the virus. “This is the most pressing question we face right now,” said Dr. Richard Lessells, an infectious disease expert who is working on the country’s genomic …

[ad_1] It is too early to say whether Gauteng will soon overtake the Eastern Cape and Western Cape in Covid-19 infections as thousands of people return to the province, but a higher infection rate is expected, experts say. Gauteng could soon become another super spreader province due to December’s annual …

[ad_1] District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher faced “oppressive” conditions in maximum security isolation if detained in the United States. FILE: In this file photo taken on May 19, 2017, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises his fist before addressing the media on the balcony of the Ecuadorian …

[ad_1] Rapid testing for Covid-19 has started on the N1 near the Grasmere toll plaza as motorists return to Gauteng after the December holidays. Police, subway cops and health workers set up tents and offered tests to motorists entering the province. Health experts warned that the number of infections could …

[ad_1] The Action SA leader said such a fund should be administered by private medical aids which could then be forced to ensure a transparent and efficient deployment for all South Africans for the sake of collective health and prosperity. FILE: Herman Mashaba. Image: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Action SA leader …

[ad_1] South African employees will return to work in January at the height of a second coronavirus wave and in conjunction with the reintroduction of new restrictions. On December 28, 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would move to an adjusted level 3 with immediate effect. The adjusted …

[ad_1] The South African Liquor Brand Owners Association (SALBA) says one of its members reported an armed robbery at its production facilities when the country entered its modified lockdown level 3. According to SALBA President Sibani Mngadi, the robbery occurred on December 30, two days after the last alcohol ban. …

[ad_1] The UK has raised concerns about a second variant of Covid-19 detected in the country it claims it first came into contact with from South Africa. In an interview on Monday (January 4), UK Health and Welfare Secretary Matt Hancock said that he had been in conversation with Health …

[ad_1] British Health Minister Matt Hancock says he is “incredibly concerned about the South African variant” as cases in the country increase. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that the new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa is a greater risk than the highly infectious UK variant. “I am …