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Two nations mourn one queen

Both the Zulu and Xhosa nations are mourning the death of AmaRharhabe Queen Noloyiso Sandile.

SA prepares for ‘perfect’ storm

SA needs to get ready for a lot this weekend. A surge in Covid-19 cases, very cold weather, and the risk of more load shedding.

Fears of “silent epidemic” in Africa

There could be a “silent epidemic” of the coronavirus in Africa, according to a new study which shows most countries are testing far too little.

New normal hits the ANC

The ANC is working with "a skeleton staff" at its Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Brazil’s President who mocked Covid……now has Covid

President Jair Bolsonaro has become famous for saying Covid-19 is a “little flu”. Now he has it.

Winter is here

A chilly blast of cold air is headed for SA this week.

Teachers mock government’s fake sanitiser

Teachers at Mbodleni High School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, have accused local government of supplying ineffective hand sanitisers to local schools.

Lockdown love feeds hungry Cape kids

Hunger has gripped many people during the lockdown, and it’s children who are often the most vulnerable.

Back to lockdown for Gauteng?

The Gauteng government wants to be able to return to hard lockdowns to deal with the rocketing coronavirus caseload in the province.

Covid kids struggle to take disease seriously

The good news is that all 204 learners who got Covid-19 at Makaula Senior – the biggest school outbreak in SA – have recovered. The bad news is that it makes it harder to get children and parents to take the virus seriously.

Commuters threaten taxi boycott

Taxi bosses are due to receive a taste of their own medicine when thousands of commuters reject the latest taxi fare increases

Helping a late hero’s family

Hundreds of firefighters have come together to rebuild the destroyed house of the late firefighter Samuel Mthobo Sambo, who died in a car crash in 2005.

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