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Not quite a shoot-out, and not quite the OK Corral
There was an attempt by the Hawks, accompanied by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra), to confiscate drugs being smuggled into the country
Eskom is in a death spiral – IRR
The news last week that Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity ‘is a cry for help from a power
Twitter slaps 12-hour ban on Vegter – for debunking fake news
Daily Friend columnist Ivo Vegter’s satire, ‘Inside the vaccine conspiracy: a confession’, published last week, earned the writer a 12-hour Twitter ban for purportedly propagating
China says Taiwan declaration of independence would mean war
China has warned Taiwan that any moves towards independence would result in war. The warning by the Chinese minister of defence comes after a Chinese
Fogging the funds
Gauteng Premier David Makhura must hold MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi accountable for the R431 million spent on sanitising, deep cleaning and decontaminating schools, says
New Delhi stand-off continues
Since September 2020, when Indian Prime Minister Modi enacted three new laws to reform India’s agricultural sector, tens of thousands of Indian farmers have gathered
Florida man on sex-crime charges turns to GoFundMe to bankroll flight from justice
A Florida man out on bail for alleged child sex abuse set up a crowd-funding campaign to pay for his efforts to evade the law.
Storming of police station reflects frustration over inept policing – IRR
The storming of a remote police station in the rural Eastern Cape by villagers frustrated with ‘useless and unreliable’ policing highlights the need for urgent
Sibongile Khumalo dies
Veteran singer Sibongile Khumalo has died at the age of 63. Khumalo had been ill for a long time as a result of complications arising
God will protect Tanzania from Covid – Magafuli
John Magafuli, the bombastic president of Tanzania, has dismissed the idea of lockdowns and vaccines to protect his country from the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that