[ad_1] Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize The Health Ministry said intermediaries were charging SA up to four times the price of the vaccine. Zweli Mkhize said SA will negotiate directly with manufacturers in an effort to prevent corruption. He said the country could not pre-order vaccines during the testing phases …
Read More »No money for Covid-19 relief, says Ramaphosa
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa says SA does not have the money to provide the kind of aid packages envisioned in the first wave of the Covid-19 virus in 2020, especially when the country now has to fund vaccines. “We don’t have the money, that’s the simple truth,” he said during …
Read More »CR17 Campaign Funds: Ramaphosa Admits He Should Not Have Asked ANC Integrity Committee For A Delay
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. Simphiwe Nkwali, Gallo Images President Cyril Ramaphosa has been accused of wrongdoing for having used campaign funds to “buy votes” at the party’s 2017 Nasrec election conference. In an interview on Power FM on Friday morning, he admitted that he should not have asked for his …
Read More »Mallet gang strike at Durban jewelry store
[ad_1] By Se-Anne Rall 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal POLICE is searching for a gang of men who raided a jewelry store in Gateway this morning and took valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rand. According to a spokesperson for Marshall Security, its officers responded …
Read More »Bad news for motorists as strong fuel price hikes are forecast for February
[ad_1] By automotive personnel 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare JOHANNESBURG – South African motorists face sharp price increases for both gasoline and diesel in February. According to the Automobile Association, mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund points to an increase in the price of gasoline of about …
Read More »The government will keep all schools in South Africa closed: here are the new opening dates
[ad_1] The Department of Basic Education has announced that the government will keep all schools in South Africa closed due to concerns surrounding the country’s second wave of Covid-19. At a press conference on Friday (January 15), Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule said that both public and private …
Read More »Premier Alan Winde criticized for support to end alcohol ban
[ad_1] By Marvin Charles 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – Prime Minister Alan Winde is facing backlash following his comments made in the Western Cape Legislature in support of lifting the alcohol ban. Winde said, “We shouldn’t have a ban on alcohol or shutdowns that last …
Read More »10 cool gadgets from CES 2021
[ad_1] With the COVID-19 pandemic still a reality, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) moved from its usual venue in Las Vegas to the virtual stage. However, the lack of a physical event did not seem to deter tech companies from participating, with AMD, Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung and a …
Read More »Covid-19: Sadtu backs keeping schools closed for now, minister to Brief nation today
[ad_1] Pupils in a classroom. (Archive) Roger Sedres, Gallo Images Sadtu says that keeping schools closed for now due to the second wave of Covid-19 has the support of all unions. Schools were to reopen on January 25 for teachers and January 27 for students. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga …
Read More »‘Auntie, there’s no money here’: Sassa recipients sleep on sidewalks to apply for grants
[ad_1] People were ready to sleep on the sidewalk outside Sassa’s Bellville office in hopes of getting her pension application. On Thursday, the mothers breastfed tiny babies locked on the sidewalk while they, too, lined up to apply for a grant. The office is one of many dealing with termination …
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