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[ad_1] The world’s richest countries have started vaccinating their populations to protect themselves against a virus that has killed 1.8 million people and crushed the global economy. There are now 60 candidate vaccines in testing, including those already being rolled out at AstraZeneca and Oxford, Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik …

[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] An ANC councilor accused of rape faces suspension. An ANC councilor accused of rape was released on bail of R2,000 on Monday. The suspect must appear before the party integrity committee. The party said it would also deal with those who went to court in support of the man …

[ad_1] The fact that the rand is trading below R15 / USD clearly reflects international factors such as the outcome of the US elections, the development of vaccines and an abundance of liquidity. This is the view of Maarten Ackerman, Citadel’s chief economist and advisory partner, who warns that some …

[ad_1] Three Eastern Cape initiates have been shot and killed. The bodies of three young men have been discovered in a cabin of an initiation school in the Eastern Cape. The victims, who were initiates, were shot in the upper body. The police have launched a manhunt for those responsible. …

[ad_1] A stowaway who hid in the undercarriage of a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to London and survived, after months in hospital, will speak about his ordeal and his new life in a television documentary on Monday. Themba Cabeka and a friend, Carlito Vale, sneaked aboard the passenger plane …

[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] Messages flowed on social media after the seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher celebrated his 52nd birthday on Sunday. Schumacher retired from F1 after a three-year stint with Mercedes from 2010 to 2012, having previously retired in 2006 after a period of great success, winning five world titles, …

[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 …

[ad_1] NATU President Memorial Allen Thompson has died. NATU President Allen Thompson has died. The basic education department said his death was a loss. Thompson survived an assassination attempt in 2018. The National Teachers Union (NATU) has announced that its president Allen Thompson has died. In a statement on Facebook, …