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Testing testing – with pawpaw

Tanzania has tested imported coronavirus test kits using pawpaw and goats – and alleged they could be giving false readings. President John Magufuli says he...

Lockdown challenges

After six weeks of lockdown, frustrated South Africans are challenging lockdown conditions. In their neighbourhoods. In the press. And in court. A group claiming to represent...

Ghana cases jump after lockdown lifted

Ghana was the first African country to ease its lockdown. But there has been a big increase in cases of Covid-19 since then.

Mass protests sweep America

Mass protests against race and police brutality are sweeping across the United States. Trump has threatened the protestors with “vicious dogs and ominous weapons”.

Starving foreigners queue for food

“Starvation and desperation” – that’s what Professor Nick Binedell sees in the community of 40 000 people in Mooiplaas, Pretoria. Binedell says the government relief programmes he has seen excluded foreign nationals.

Level 4: more permits, no perms

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma talked the nation through level 4 on Wednesday night. @DondaMashobane noted: “When #NkosazanaDlaminiZuma speaks in isizulu she comes alive and is a...

Volunteers for virus

More than 2 000 Americans have volunteered to be deliberately infected with the coronavirus. They volunteered to join vaccine trials for a potential cure –...

Struggle hero Goldberg dies

Rivonia trialist and anti-apartheid campaigner Denis Goldberg died on Wednesday. 87-year-old Goldberg was a member of the SACP and Umkhonto we Sizwe.  Goldberg was sentenced to...

From the heart

SuperSport centre back Bongani Khumalo is donating his whole salary this month for food parcels. Khumalo played for Wits, Tottenham Hotspurs, Doncaster Rovers and Bafana...

Half the world’s jobs at risk

New research on how the coronavirus is killing economic activity shows that half the world’s jobs are now at “immediate risk”. Income for informal workers has collapsed – by 81% in Africa.

Alcohol: level 3

If you were looking forward to getting a drink in level 4 this weekend, you’re out of luck.

5,000 cases

South African Covid-19 cases will pass the 5,000 mark today. 450 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday, bringing the total to 4,996 with 93 deaths,...

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