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[ad_1] South Africa currently has 4,793 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country, an increase of 247 from cases reported the previous day, the Health Department said in a statement Monday. The health department also recorded three other Covid-19 related deaths. In the Western Cape, a 79-year-old man, who had …

[ad_1] The pace of social and economic transformation must change for South Africa to have a more egalitarian society where all people have adequate access to health care, food, housing, water, social security and land, President Cyril Ramaposa said in his speech from the Freedom Day. “As long as this …

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to keep their arms closed in defense against the global Covid-19 pandemic, reminding citizens that the country has known much worse and has prevailed. Ramaphosa was addressing the nation on Freedom Day, with the country spending the day, which is filled …

[ad_1] New Delhi – Doctors in India fought on Friday to save the sight of a seven-year-old girl who was raped and then suffered eye damage in order to Failing to identify his attacker, police said. The police have arrested a 21-year-old man from the assault in the central state …

[ad_1] Total cases worldwide rose to 2.86 million and deaths increased more than 200,000, doubling since April 10, according to an AFP count. FILE: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrives at a press conference after a WHO emergency committee on January 30, 2020 in …

[ad_1] For Farai Chikanya, 57, talking about people losing their jobs after the government-imposed shutdown in Zimbabwe was not too much of a bother. Having been retired in 2015, all he wanted was to reopen his mill, which operated in an open space in the high-density suburb of Glen View …

[ad_1] By Sangmi Cha 11h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare North Korea has never announced who would follow leader Kim Jong Un in case he is disabled, and with no known details about his young children, analysts say his sister and loyalists could form a regency until a successor is …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson will return to work earlier in the week as pressure builds on the UK government over its handling of the coronavirus crisis that has claimed more than 20,000 lives. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Sky News that Johnson would return to his Downing Street office on Monday …

[ad_1] China confiscated more than 89 million poor-quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a large number of complaints about faulty protective equipment exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has skyrocketed as nations around the world battle the deadly coronavirus, which has infected around 2.9 million …

[ad_1] Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane received a complaint from the African Transformation Movement (ATM) to investigate alleged irregularities in administration and procurement regarding the R37 million Beitbridge border fence. The fence was erected following a request from the Department of Defense and Veterans to repair and replace a 40 km …