Churches plead for relief

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The South African Council of Churches has asked the government for Covid-19 financial relief and for payments from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) for their

SA goes to level 3 on 1 June – but hotspots may return to levels 4, 5

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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in a televised address last night that all of South Africa will move to level 3 on 1 June – with

Keep alcohol ban, closed schools – EFF

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says alcohol should not be sold under level 3 and schools should not reopen until more scientific data is available

Scores die in Pakistan plane crash

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A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed on Friday in the city of Karachi. Two of the 98 passengers and crew survived, but the crash

All eyes on Ramaphosa tonight

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the country at 7pm this evening on developments regarding South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. A

Investigate Dr Gray, top health official recommends

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The health department’s most senior official, acting director-general Dr Anban Pillay, has reportedly requested an investigation into the conduct of Medical Research Council (MRC) president

German church opens doors to Muslim worshippers

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Berlin’s Martha Lutheran church in Kreuzberg opened its doors on Friday to Muslim worshippers who could not be accommodated in a nearby mosque. The BBC

Govt to extend ban on liquor, cigarettes?

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Leaks from the behind-closed-doors deliberations of the government’s increasingly controversial National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) suggest Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is lobbying for an extension of the

Smith puts CSA in a bind

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Graeme Smith, the former national cricket captain and current director of cricket at Cricket South Africa (CSA), has put his employer in a bind by

Khashoggi’s son forgives killers in tweet

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Salah Khashoggi, the eldest son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, posted a statement on Twitter ‘pardoning’ his father’s killers, the BBC reported. Khashoggi, a