[ad_1] By AFP 5h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Washington – Authorities announced new arrests and charges on Saturday for the violent raid on the United States Capitol, including a man with tattoos on his chest and a horned hat whose image spread around the world. That man, Jacob Anthony …
Read More »Cogta Deputy Minister Obed Bapela tests positive for Covid-19
[ad_1] Merona Maledu checks Deputy Minister Obed Bapela at the Tlhabane detection station. Photo by Rapula Mancai Obed Bapela, the Vice Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), tested positive for Covid-19. Cabinet spokesman Phumla Williams said Bapela tested positive after showing symptoms. He’s in self-quarantine. It was the …
Read More »SA is willing to share its experience in democracy with the US, says Ramaphosa
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS) South Africa is ready to share with the United States his experience of a peaceful transition to democracy. This follows a violent revolt in that country this week, where supporters of President Donald Trump invaded the Capitol in Washington, DC. Ramaphosa said what happened “shook …
Read More »Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta: media
[ad_1] This image shows an Indonesian Sriwijaya plane preparing to land over Sukarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang. A Sriwijaya Air plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, local media reported. …
Read More »SEE | Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account, cites risk of ‘incitement to violence’
[ad_1] Twitter has permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account. The company cites incitement to violence as a motive. The action follows the assault on the United States Capitol. Twitter Inc said on Friday it permanently suspended the account of US President Donald Trump due to the risk of further incitement to …
Read More »616 More Covid-19-Related Deaths Reported in South Africa
[ad_1] By IOL 7h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – South Africa recorded 616 more Covid-19-related deaths on Friday, bringing the death toll to 32,425, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. The Eastern Cape recorded 215 more deaths on Friday, Free State 27, Gauteng 75, KwaZulu-Natal 72, Limpopo 11, …
Read More »Ramaphosa Says PPE Shipment to Cuba Was From Local Donors, Not Government
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that the government has donated personal protective equipment to the government of Cuba. He said that locals donated a shipment of PPE. Cuba has been helping SAfrica in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, sending a medical brigade to help in …
Read More »Plan to record biometrics for all babies raises privacy concerns
[ad_1] The new draft of the Department of the Interior policy aims to capture detailed biometric data (unique physical traits) of each child born in South Africa and link this data to the parents’ identity numbers, which are printed on all identity documents. . Experts have warned that digital biometric …
Read More »Why is SA not studying the use of ‘indigenous herbs’ to combat Covid-19, asks the president of Cosatu
[ad_1] The president of Cosatu, Zingiswa Losi. Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi has apparently contradicted her own federation’s position on the rapid deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine. Losi asked for another look at indigenous African herbs that could be administered against Covid-19. South Africa will receive one million doses of the …
Read More »Elon Musk reacts by becoming the richest person in the world: ‘How strange’
[ad_1] Elon Musk seemed quite calm when reacting to the news that he is now the richest person in the world. Axel springer Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday to become the richest person in the world. Tesla’s surging share price pushed Musk’s net worth …
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