[ad_1] It’s that easy to buy cigarettes: a few WhatsApp messages, an order placed, an ‘Uber’ delivery and voila. WhatsApp and Uber have made selling cigarettes easy. We wanted to test how easy it is to buy them under lockdown. Through a friend, we sent a WhatsApp to a merchant, …
Read More »An exclusive look at South Africa’s COVID-19 BCG vaccine trial
[ad_1] Cape Town-based clinical research organization TASK has recently begun work on the practical application of a BCG (Bacillus Calmette – Guérin) vaccine trial and its potential ability to halt COVID-19. Led by Professor Andreas Diacon and Dr Caryn Upton, the aim of the study is to determine if BCG …
Read More »Duduzane tells Zuma why Covid’s total blockade was wrong and civil unrest is looming – the Citizen
[ad_1] Former President Jacob Zuma and his son Duduzane Zuma have published the second part of their interview in which they discuss the ANC 2017 conference, Vice President David Mabuza and the decisions made to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Duduzane criticized the way the government …
Read More »We must get back to normal now before the Covid-19 peak hits – The Citizen
[ad_1] The increasingly prominent couple reports that life must return to normal to help the country deal with the maximum Covid-19 infection rate, which is expected to arrive in August or early September. They say the lock has a limited ability to prevent Covid-19 from spreading as it can only …
Read More »Joburg faces flood of migrant workers looking for work: mayor
[ad_1] According to its mayor, almost a million people in Johannesburg, the commercial center of South Africa, need food aid due to movement restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Although South Africa has fewer than 9,000 infections, it remains one of the highest numbers on the continent. The government …
Read More »Millions, millions, millions need food
[ad_1] Food parcels are distributed in Fordsburg on 4 May in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Sharon Seretlo) It’s difficult to quantify the number of people in need during a crisis, but early indications suggest as many as 34% of people in South Africa have gone to bed …
Read More »Sanef concerned about eNCA anchors being taken off air after criticism of govt’s cigarette U-turn
[ad_1] The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Friday said it was perturbed about developments at eNCA, where news anchors Xoli Mngambi and Jane Dutton were taken off air after apologizing for raising their views about the government’s cigarette ban. Mngambi and Dutton have not been on air since …
Read More »VE Day Anniversary: The Royals take our greetings to the sacrifice of the war generation | Real | News
[ad_1] Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall led the nation’s two-minute silence at 11 a.m. Later, the day culminated in the Queen’s historic television speech. The 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe was particularly moving, as the United Kingdom remembered the fallen heroes at a …
Read More »Two dead after trucks collide, burst into flames at Mtunzini toll plaza
[ad_1] By ANA Reporter 13h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Richards Bay – The N2 closed Saturday afternoon at the Mtunzini toll plaza near Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal after two people were killed when a fuel tanker truck and another truck collided and burst into flames, said paramedics. Netcare 911 …
Read More »Britain reflects on quarantine for foreign visitors
[ad_1] Prime Minister Boris Johnson may reveal the measure Sunday night, according to media reports, when he sets his roadmap to ease a national blockade imposed in late March to curb the spread of COVID-19. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Image: AFP LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could introduce a mandatory …
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