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[ad_1] Bitcoin rose to nearly $ 13,000 for the first time since July 2019 after PayPal announced that it will allow customers to use cryptocurrencies. The largest digital currency surged as much as 8.5% to $ 12,915 on Wednesday, topping the previous high for the year of $ 12,473 set …

[ad_1] Protesters picket in front of the Nigerian embassy in Pretoria. There was a simultaneous protest in front of the Parliament in Cape Town and previous protests in other parts of the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. (Photo: Phill Magakoe) As the police imposed a …

[ad_1] A nurse with a swab for a coronavirus test. South Africa recorded 85 more Covid-19-related deaths as of Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 18,741. The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 708,359, with 2,055 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of the 85 deaths reported …

[ad_1] Nelson Mandela Bay MMC President Bobani is in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. His lawyer says he is sedated and on a ventilator. The situation “is not good,” says his lawyer Danie Gouws. The head of Nelson Mandela Bay’s infrastructure and engineering portfolio, Mongameli Bobani, is not in …

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[ad_1] Devon Williams of Phakisa Pumas during the Super Rugby Unlocked match between Tafel Lager Griquas and Phakisa Pumas at Tafel Lager Park on October 17, 2020 in Kimberley, South Africa. (Photo by Louis Botha / Griquas Rugby Union / Gallo Images) The Pumas will be no stranger to the …

[ad_1] The defendant will appear in court again on October 30. Tiro Ramatlhatse, Gallo Images, Sowetan The Hawks arrested the director of a 48-year-old company that allegedly defrauded the municipality of OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape out of more than R4.8 million. According to the Hawks, the arrest …

[ad_1] The president of the South African Football Association (Safa), Danny Jordaan, says that referees work in a high-pressure environment and there is an urgent need to professionalize them in the country. Jordaan shared these views Thursday afternoon after MultiChoice Group announced a five-year sponsorship agreement with Safa to support …

[ad_1] Thamsanqa Hlongwa resigned as chief executive officer of Umgeni Water with immediate effect, the state entity announced Thursday. In a note to shareholders, SA’s second-largest water board said Hlongwa’s resignation had been accepted. He had been appointed the group’s acting CEO in September 2017, a position that became permanent …

[ad_1] Vaal High School. PHOTO: Facebook / Vaal High The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said on Thursday that several teachers at Vaal High School in Vanderbijlpark were under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi appointed a law firm to investigate the allegations against the teachers …