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British Labour Party boycotts Facebook

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The Leader of the British Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has launched a “complete boycott” of party advertising on Facebook in solidarity with the Black

Italian Mafia benefited from Covid – report

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The Italian Mafia extorted grieving families to use particular funeral companies to bury their loved ones during that country’s recent Covid-19 crisis. This is according

SA population grows to almost 60 million

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South Africa’s population in 2020 is 59.62 million. This is according to the latest Mid-Year Population Estimate from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and reflects

Gauteng admissions ‘rising very fast’ – Mkhize

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As cumulative cases in Gauteng rose to 93 044, accounting for 35.2% of the national total, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced that additional beds were being

Church shootout claims five

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At least five people have been killed during a hostage situation at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Zuurbekom, Westonaria early yesterday. Police arrested more

More could be dying of hunger than Covid-19 by year end – Oxfam

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Hunger linked to Covid-19 – food insecurity arising from job losses and other consequences of the global lockdown – could claim the lives of up

Writers, thinkers weigh in against ‘cancel culture’

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A diverse group of 150 writers, academics and activists have signed an open letter denouncing the ‘restriction of debate’. They say they applaud a recent

Zim health minister sacked

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Obediah Moyo, the Zimbabwean minister of health, has been fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Moyo has been accused of being involved in corruptly awarding a

Vaccine for Africa by early next year?

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Leading scientist Professor Shabir Madhi, who is leading a South African Covid-19 vaccine trial, believes that if the human trials succeed, Africa could have a

Scrabble players to vote on ‘offensive’ words

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Leaders of the Scrabble tournament community in North America are voting on whether to ban the use of racial and homophobic slurs. The vote will