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Minerals Council dismisses claims about mining being a Covid-19 ‘epicentre’

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The Minerals Council South Africa this week dismissed claims that the mining industry was a South African ‘epicentre’ for the Covid-19 pandemic. In a press

Will the alcohol ban be reinstated?

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The prohibition on the sale of liquor as part of the lockdown, recently relaxed as South Africa moved to Level 3, may be reinstated –

North Korea halts all communication with South Korea

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The North Korean government has said it will cut all communication lines with the South Korean government in response to the South allowing defectors to

Model predicts up to 6 000 Eastern Cape deaths – report

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Worries are mounting in the Eastern Cape over a provincial command council report that says the province could see as many as 6 000 Covid-19 deaths

Mashaba fingered for wrongdoing as mayor: Public Protector

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A preliminary report from the Public Protector has made a number of adverse findings on the conduct of former City of Johannesburg (CoJ) mayor Herman

Cigarette court challenge takes centre stage as virus deaths exceed 1 000

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One of the most contentious elements of the government’s stringent lockdown – the ban on the sale of tobacco products – goes to court today.

Eskom must explain R4bn overpayment – MPs

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Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations says Eskom must account for the alleged erroneous payment made to a contractor. It emerged that Eskom had overpaid an

China’s ‘callous’ justification of authoritarianism – Pompeo

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United States secretary of state Mike Pompeo has delivered a stinging response to China over what he calls the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘callous exploitation of

National ministers to be deployed to WC – report

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Cabinet ministers are to be sent to the Western Cape to boost the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report in the Sunday

UCT’s ‘scholarly intolerance’ slammed

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Highly regarded and widely published University of Cape Town academic Professor Nicoli Nattrass has slammed the university’s executive for its ‘rushed, error-filled hatchet job’ in