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Cops search for arson suspects after MKMVA-led march against foreign-owned shops
At least two shops and a stall belonging to a street vendor were set alight.
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UFS to research efficacy of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19
The antiparasitic medication was being touted by some as beneficial for actively sick COVID-19 patients and those using it as a prophylactic medicine to prevent them from falling ill.
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Moderna says COVID vaccine effective against variants identified in SA, UK
The company has also begun preclinical studies on a booster specifically for the variant initially identified by South African scientists.
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Virtual last goodbyes: How tech is helping us adapt to funerals under COVID-19
With lockdown regulations only allowing 50 mourners at funeral services, for many families, this has created a tough balancing act between choosing who gets to attend in person and ensuring that those who can't attend do not feel excluded.
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SAPS Commissioner Sitole roped in to investigate unmasked Mtsweni-Tsipane
Bheki Cele said the not wearing of masks in public was non-negotiable and necessary action must be taken.
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YONELA DIKO: Vaccinationalism: No country is safe if everyone isn't vaccinated
The pandemic has exposed rich nations for selfish behaviour - which has disastrous effects for the rest of the world, writes Yonela Diko.
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GALLERY: Inside the Nasrec Field Hospital in Johannesburg
Gauteng Health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi visited the Nasrec Field Hospital in Johannesburg, set up to accommodate COVID-19 positive patients, on 25 January 2021
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‘We had a role model’ – Govt officials celebrate Mthembu’s life at memorial
Various ministries gathered for a virtual memorial service for Mthembu - who died from COVID-19 related complications on Thursday.
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SAB suspends over 500 temporary jobs due to alcohol sales ban
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision last month under adjusted level 3 lockdown regulations in a bid to alleviate the pressure the country’s health sector.
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Premier Mtsweni-Tsipane not wearing a mask was a human error – spokesperson
Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has since apologised for not wearing her mask with both a police officer and Deputy President David Mabuza having to tell her to cover her face.
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Kenneth Branagh to play Boris Johnson in UK pandemic TV drama
Filming of the five-part show will start early this year and it is set to air on Sky Atlantic next year. Sky said it will be based on first-person accounts of events.
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Ramaphosa: False information about COVID-19 vaccine puts lives at risk
The president said government has embarked on an extensive communications campaign to educate the population about the jab and to challenge many of the misconceptions in circulation.
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Pole vault champion throws weight behind Tokyo Olympics
Stefanidi told Japan's Kyodo news agency that it would be better to hold the Olympics without fans than not at all, adding that she thought athletes were overwhelmingly in favour of competing.
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Desperate craft brewers urge govt to lift alcohol sales ban to save businesses
Several businesses that Eyewitness News spoke to said that they had struggled to settle their bills and maintain jobs since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the third ban on alcohol sales in December last year in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Ramaphosa: ANC, alliance partners to tackle fake news around COVID-19 vaccines
On Sunday party president Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC lekgotla, which took place over the weekend agreed to tackle the misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over
The United States was set to join France, Israel and Sweden in pulling up the drawbridge to certain arrivals, with special concern about new strains of the pathogen that originated in Britain and South Africa.
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Jackson Mthembu’s memorial service to be held today in Pretoria
Mthembu succumbed to COVID-19 a few days later after he was admitted to hospital.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA COVID-19 vaccine drive must ensure no one is left behind
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that all South Africans need to work together to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, to demonstrate its effectiveness and its safety – and to emphasise its vital importance in overcoming the disease.
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WC Health Dept backs Winde's calls for lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
Provincial head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that there'd been a significant decrease in the number of active cases, hospitalisations and deaths.
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Biden to reinstate COVID-19 travel bans, including on those travelling from SA
Joe Biden will on Monday extend the ban to travelers who have recently been to South Africa amid warnings that new, more transmissible coronavirus variants are already establishing themselves in the United States, the official said, confirming US media reports.
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300 more COVID-19 deaths recorded in SA
Over the last 24 hours, 8,147 new coronavirus infections have been identified, taking the total number of infections to 1,412,986. Of these infections, 1,230,520 have recovered, which is a recovery rate of 87%.
