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Churches plead for relief
- By Staff Writer
- . May 25, 2020
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
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SA goes to level 3 on 1 June – but hotspots may return to levels 4, 5
- By Staff Writer
- . May 25, 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in a televised address last night that all of South Africa will move to level 3 on 1 June – with
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Keep alcohol ban, closed schools – EFF
- By Staff Writer
- . May 25, 2020
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
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Scores die in Pakistan plane crash
- By Staff Writer
- . May 25, 2020
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
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All eyes on Ramaphosa tonight
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2020
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
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Investigate Dr Gray, top health official recommends
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2020
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
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German church opens doors to Muslim worshippers
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2020
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
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Govt to extend ban on liquor, cigarettes?
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2020
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
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Smith puts CSA in a bind
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2020
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
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Khashoggi’s son forgives killers in tweet
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2020
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