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[ad_1] By Sihle Mlambo Oct 12, 2020 Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 83 more Covid-19-related deaths and 888 new infections on Monday night. This brings South Africa’s Covid-19 death toll to 17,863 and infections to more than 693,359. The number of recoveries in the …

[ad_1] Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby at SA Rugby and former Springbok winger and Rugby World Cup winner Bryan havana are among a number of leading international coaches and players who have been appointed to various World rugby interim committees, the organization announced Tuesday. These 12 committees will be represented …

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation announced Tuesday. Ronaldo “is asymptomatic” and “will not play Sweden” in Wednesday’s Nations League game, the federation said on its website. The 35-year-old Juventus forward, who has been voted the world’s best player five …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Johnson & Johnson said it had temporarily halted its COVID-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become ill. “We have temporarily stopped additional dosing in all of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the ENSEMBLE Phase 3 trial, due to unexplained illness in a …

[ad_1] Springboks (Getty Images) Banking giant FNB has expanded its partnership with the Springboks. The new agreement will extend the partnership to eight years in total. SA Rugby says that discussions about the renewal started before last year’s Rugby World Cup and concluded before the start of Covid-19. SA Rugby …

[ad_1] EFF leader and party deputy Mbuyiseni Ndlozi appeared in Randburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday to respond to allegations that they assaulted a police colonel at the funeral of fighting icon Winnie-Madikizela-Mandela in 2018. The EFF leadership showed their support in Randburg Magistrates Court on October 13, 2020 for party …

[ad_1] Sasol made a profit increase of $ 490 million (R8.08 billion) last year thanks to the country’s fuel subsidies and its exemption from South Africa’s carbon tax, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development. In a report, the institute says Sasol’s proprietary coal-to-fuel technology is a significant source …

[ad_1] After what happened the last time Liverpool played, everyone associated with the club needed a well deserved boost in morale. They got it on Monday when it was rumored that Thiago Alcântara and Sadio Mané went back to training. The humiliation at Villa Park left us all empty, confused …

[ad_1] A KZN police officer is accused of raping a woman at the police station where he works. The officer allegedly had an altercation with the woman and took her to the police station to “fix the problem.” He faces criminal proceedings and internal disciplinary proceedings. A KwaZulu-Natal police officer …

[ad_1] Ace Magashule, Secretary General of the ANC. Ace Magashule using Jacob Zuma’s playbook, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plan, and a second ‘less severe’ wave of Covid-19 – these were the most read stories on News24 on Monday, October 12. Ace Magashule is not Jacob Zuma and we are …