Month: September 2021
News24.com | Hesitant vaxxer overcomes his fear for needles after SAFA promise of free Bafana tickets
A KwaZulu-Natal soccer fan has got over his fear for needles after the South African Football Association offered free Bafana Bafana tickets to fully vaccinated fans.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Covid-19: Western Cape cases keep dropping, but no sign of leaving third wave yet, say health officials
Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape have shown a continued decrease, but the province still has a long way to go before it exits the third wave of infections, health officials say.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Cape Town is heading into summer with dams literally 100% full – compared to 35% in 2017
Only the Steenbras Upper dam is not technically full to the brim, but other than that, Cape Town is out of water storage.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Pandemic at risk of worsening with proliferation of variants in Africa, scientists say
The proliferation of Covid-19 variants in Africa, partly attributed to the low rates of vaccination, could lead to vaccine-evading mutations that complicate attempts to end the pandemic, a group of 112 African and 25 international organizations said.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | A farm in the US that hired only white South Africans is being sued by black locals
Black workers at the Mississippi farm say the South Africans were paid more than they were, as they faced racial slurs.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Concerning that only 3 parties disclosed party funding, say interest groups
It is concerning that only three out of more than 500 registered political parties declared their finances, say interest groups.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Like Discovery and Curro, Sanlam will also require staff to be vaccinated
Sibanye-Stillwater is also "seriously considering" mandatory vaccinations.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | FRIDAY BRIEFING | RET Lonely Hearts: Why the fightback is fading
Is the RET faction still a disruptive force in the ANC?
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Covid-19: Universities ponder implementing mandatory vaccination at campuses
While institutions of higher learning debate mandatory vaccination, university and college students could be required to produce a negative Covid-19 test before attending in-person classes, Higher Health has said.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ‘Gross security breach’: Probe after murderer and rapist escape from Leeuwkop prison, abduct baby
The correctional services department says it is investigating a "gross security breach" after a convicted murderer and rapist escaped and abducted a baby during a house robbery in Johannesburg.
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