[ad_1] Police watch two decapitated bodies burn in Shallcross. Suspicion of drug trafficker Yaganathan Pillay, Known as Teddy Mafia, he was shot and killed in Shallcross, south of Durban, on Monday afternoon. After the Mafia shooting, two unknown men were shot, beheaded and set on fire in the middle of …
Read More »Chicco Twala mourns the death of his mother
[ad_1] Betty Khombo Masitha, mother of the music producer Stamp “Chicco” Twala, passed away. Masitha, 84, died Sunday of heart failure after suffering a stroke. She will be buried Thursday in the Nasrec Cemetery, where only close relatives will be able to attend the funeral due to Covid-19 regulations. Speaking …
Read More »ANC councilor accused of rape resigns voluntarily to clear his name
[ad_1] An ANC councilor accused of rape has voluntarily resigned. Vathiswa Ruselo, Gallo Images / Sowetan A Johannesburg ANC councilor, released on bail for alleged rape, has decided to voluntarily resign his duties with immediate effect. The man issued a statement to this effect, maintaining his innocence. He said he …
Read More »Elgar shines with 13th test ton to put SA in the driver’s seat
[ad_1] Sri Lanka made progress, but South Africa still carries the whip at lunch on the second day of Test 2 at the Wanderers on Monday. The hosts had reached 256/5 in their first innings and lead by 99 thanks in large part to the exploits of Dean Elgar (127) …
Read More »Santam finally agrees to assess business interruption claims
[ad_1] Despite Monday’s announcement that he will now reevaluate the business interruption claims that he previously rejected, Santam said he still believed there were valid reasons to appeal the Western Cape Superior Court ruling in the Ma-Afrika case, with respect to the period compensation. “[We] therefore, it will continue with …
Read More »Bulls boss White reveals he fought Covid over Christmas – the Citizen
[ad_1] Having had to fight Covid himself, Bulls Rugby director Jake White said it had given him a fresh perspective ahead of his team’s crucial Currie Cup game against the resurgent Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday. White named an extended team Monday for the game as certain players remained …
Read More »Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana Accuses Zondo Commission of ‘Following a Pre-determined Agenda’
[ad_1] Former CEO of SA Passenger Railroad Agency, Lucky Montana. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Esa Alexander Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana says the state capture commission is biased and targets certain people. Montana issued a forceful statement after its commission hearing, which was due to begin Monday, was canceled. …
Read More »UPDATE | Mexico offers political asylum to Julian Assange after court rejected extradition
[ad_1] The extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States was blocked by a British judge, who said he was at risk of suicide. The United States is seeking Assange extradited to face espionage charges for his involvement in publishing secret documents online. Assange was placed in pretrial …
Read More »Scientists urgently test whether vaccines are effective in South African variant of Covid-19: report
[ad_1] Scientists in South Africa are conducting urgent tests to see if vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective against the country’s variant of the virus. “This is the most pressing question we face right now,” said Dr. Richard Lessells, an infectious disease expert who is working on the country’s genomic …
Read More »UK Scientists Concerned Vaccines Won’t Work on SA Covid-19 Variant
[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 …
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