South African Army chief Lt-Gen Lawrence Mbatha is in Moscow for talks with his counterpart‚ Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. Commander-in-chief of the ground forces of the Russian armed forces Oleg Salyukov and Mbatha “discussed…
SA will no longer receive Covid-19 daily updates. The health department announced the end of Covid-19 daily reporting on Sunday, which has been in place since 2020 by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). Health…
SA saw its highest ever number of single-day Covid-19 infections on Friday, with 24,270 new cases recorded in 24 hours. This is significantly higher than the previous single-day high of 21,980 recorded on January 8. Figures from the…
SA will nominate the Cuban medical brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for its work around the world to fight Covid-19. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this in his address to the nation about new Covid-19 regulations on Monday night.…
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC-led government has to decisively change the face of SA’s economy, and not simply allow it to return to where it was before the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. “In other words, our task is not only…
Fuel prices will rise steeply at midnight on January 5, with the cost of 93 octane petrol inland increasing 43c a litre and 95 octane petrol by 40c. The price of 50ppm sulphur content diesel will increase by 54c and 500ppm diesel by 55c.…
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday that there were 6,079 new Covid-19 cases reported over the past 24 hours Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday that SA is now in its second wave of Covid-19…
“Stock theft is a serious problem that needs serious attention, not just from us as the police but other departments that can assist in curbing this crime,” he said during a briefing on crime statistics for the second quarter of 2020/2021…
South Africa had 1,371 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, according to health minister Zweli Mhkize. There have been a total of 19,411 deaths to date from a total of 726,823 confirmed positive cases with 97,021 from the Eastern Cape. There…
Is sport still relevant in higher education institutions? What impact does it have on the livelihood of the sportsmen and women of the Eastern Cape, a province rich in raw talent, uncut diamonds waiting to be polished, but at times…
The cigarette ban was an act of cruelty designed to beat people into submission. This was the argument by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) before a full bench of the high court in Pretoria on Wednesday. It wants…
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Four lions rescued from hellish conditions in captivity in Ukraine have arrived at the Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth. The cats were flown into Port Elizabeth on Wednesday evening and trucked to the park. They spent the night in…
Traditionally‚ hackers have used “bots” in so-called “spray-and-prey” attacks to send out mass viruses through e-mail. This tactic only worked if people opened the link sent to them. Now cyber criminals have stepped up their game‚…
