A court in Egypt has ruled that the Ever Given – the massive container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal in March – will continue to be held as a dispute over compensation shows no sign of being resolved. The grounding the vessel for six days in March captured the world’s attention, but the story […]
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Johannesburg – Black Motion’s Bongani “DJ Murdah” Mohosana is smitten with DJ Zinhle, calling her “his heart”. Murdah took to Instagram on Monday, gushing over the Umlilo hitmaker, saying she was his “morning star”. The DJ shared a snap of the couple with the words: “Ufana nenkanyezi yokusa, ikhwezi. Njengemisebe ekseni ebusika obubandayo. MaJiyane omuhle […]
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President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July and roll out the shots for 12- to 15-year-old as soon as possible. Biden’s new goal includes having 160 million adults fully vaccinated by Independence Day. The target is well within reach given that 105-million have already had Covid-19 […]
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Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said that while he shared the worries of South Africans about possible imports of Covid-19 variants, he believed that South Africa was a “very capable nation that knows how to deal with the burden of a variant of concern.” India is grappling with the B.1.617 variant, which […]
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Johannesburg – Former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo has responded to the harsh testimony of inspector-general of Intelligence at the State Capture Inquiry. Isaac Dintwe has provided details about political interference from – among others – Bongo, and the director-general of the State Capture Security Agency, Arthur Fraser. And how Bongo and Fraser’s actions were […]
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Johannesburg – Pitso Mosimane left his post match conference last night following another Al Ahly loss without answering a single question. Al Ahly suffered their second league defeat in four games while a tricky trip back home to face Mamelodi Sundowns looms in what may very well be a career defining match for Pitso Mosimane […]
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Schools in South Sudan reopened countrywide after having been closed for more than a year to contain the spread of coronavirus. The country’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut deng Achuil made the announcement on Monday in the capital, Juba. Achuil “urged parents to encourage their children to go back to school” reported privately […]
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India has recorded more than 20 million Covid infections, but the government says that cases are “slowing down”. The country added more than 355,000 cases on Tuesday, down from more than 400,000 daily cases in April. But testing numbers have dipped as well, sparking fears that India’s true caseload is far higher. However, case numbers […]
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Samsung Electronics is expected to lose its share in the smartphone chipset market this year, a report showed on Tuesday, as Taiwanese and US rivals are to expand their presence with a rise in the 5G device sector. The mobile company was expected to take an 8% share in the global smartphone application processor (AP)/System […]
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Johannesburg – The rand clawed back some losses yesterday after weakening to a two-week low as optimism around vaccine deliveries offset traders’ concerns while data showed the manufacturing sector in South Africa experienced slowing growth production in April. Following a trade start of R14.50 to the dollar, the rand rose 0.11% to R14.39 against the […]
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