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Kim appears in public
The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, has been spotted in public for the first time in three weeks, quashing rumours that he had
Elon Musk tweet wipes $14bn off Tesla’s value
Tesla’s founder, South African-born Elon Musk, wiped $14 billion off the company’s value after tweeting that its share price was too high. The tweet also
Florida man to dress as Grim Reaper to boost social distancing
A Florida attorney was planning to dress up as the Grim Reaper from today and travel around Florida warning people of the dangers of ignoring social
May Day joggers, some shoppers celebrate, workers face devastation
The government’s first limited daily exercise slot from 6am to 9am had some of South Africa’s favourite outdoor spots crammed with runners, walkers and cyclists,
Flogging reforms in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has done away with flogging as punishment as part of his effort to reshape how the kingdom is run.
Rivonia trialist Goldberg dies
Denis Goldberg, one of the Rivonia treason trialists, has died at the age of 87. His family announced that he had died on Wednesday. He
Government hammered over ‘draconian’ lockdown
Pressure mounted on the government yesterday over its lockdown regulations, with criticism of ‘draconian’ elements, court challenges on race-based measures and the about-turn on selling
China and Australia on COVID-19 collision course?
Calls by the Australian government for an inquiry into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic have attracted a fierce response from the People’s Republic of
Libyan leader claims ‘mandate from the people’
Hopes that a United Nations-brokered peace deal would finally bring stability to Libya appear to have been dashed. This follows the declaration on Monday by Libyan-American leader of the ‘Libyan National Army’ (LNA)
Positive cases up 73% as testing reaches record high
South Africans testing positive for Covid-19 rose by 345 to 5 350 yesterday, the highest in a 24-hour cycle to date. But Health Minister Zweli Mkhize