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SAA is dead! Long live SAA!
The business rescue plan for South African Airways (SAA), finally published on Tuesday, envisages a restructured airline that will start operating in the near future,
Alarm sounded over suspension of leading North West doctor
The ‘precautionary suspension’ and pending investigation of Professor Ebrahim Variava, a key figure in North West’s anti-coronavirus efforts, has triggered sharp criticism from the medical
Hairdressers, cinemas, theatres and restaurants to open soon
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that a range of venues from sit-down restaurants and hair salons to cinemas and theatres would soon be cleared
Covid-19 claims life of author Elsa Joubert
Acclaimed award-winning author Elsa (Elsabé) Joubert has died, aged 97, after contracting Covid-19 and developing pneumonia. Joubert gained fame with her novel Die Swerfjare van Poppie
Chinese and Indian troops in deadly border clash
Around 20 Indian soldiers are reported to have been killed in a clash with their Chinese counterparts on the disputed Himalayan border between the two
‘Cheap-as-chips’ drug a Covid-19 lifesaver – reports
World attention is focused on the low-dose steroid treatment, dexamethasone, which is being regarded as a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus.
Nuclear build may be back on the table
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has issued a request for information for resources relevant to building nuclear power plants. The notice was published
Korean peninsula tense after liaison office blown up
Tensions in the Korean peninsula have escalated after North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office near the country’s border with South Korea. The office,
Trust in Ramaphosa declines, faith in security forces at lowest level – survey
Public trust in President Cyril Ramaphosa has declined in recent weeks from 75% to 69%, with trust in the South African Police Service and the
South Africans would rather have low-wage work than no job at all
Eighty-four percent of young people and 79% of all respondents in a recent AfroBarometer survey said it was better to have low-wage work than no