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The DA has set out plans to force the government to release its plans to source a Covid-19 vaccine for the country.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
Former President Jacob Zuma has accused the state capture commission’s chairperson Raymond Zondo of being biased
Following chaotic scenes in Brackenfell on Monday, the DA have said that the EFF's 'terrorising of communities' is comparable to the Nazis.
[Daily Maverick] Africa is in the running to get a Covid-19 vaccine, but there will be only 220 million doses available in the initial stage, said medical experts at a panel discussion on Africa's response to the pandemic.
[spotlight] In 2019, only 53% of the estimated 1.8 million children living with HIV world-wide were diagnosed and on treatment. That means that over 800 000 children living with HIV are not receiving the treatment they need to stay healthy.
ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has outlined the governing party’s stance on the US elections. Here’s what he had to say.
All eyes will turn to Paris on Monday, December 14 for the all-important pool draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
THE late socialite and businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s body was taken to Doves Funerals parlour yesterday despite Nyaradzo Life Assurance being the first to manage it, an episode which set tongues wagging amid claims that there was politics at play between the two funeral service providers. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO/KENNEDY NYAVAYA Ginimbi (36) died in a horror car accident along Borrowdale road in Harare on Sunday when his Rolls Royce Wraith collided head-on with a Honda Fit while driving back to his Domboshava mansion in the company of Malawian Limumba Karim, fitness trainer and video vixen Mitchel “Mimi Moana” Amuli and Mozambican model and socialite Alichia Adams. Karim, Amuli and Adams were trapped inside the car and burnt beyond recognition after the collision, while Ginimbi was pulled out just before the vehicle exploded into flames. Speculative reports emerged that Ginimbi’s close associates, who are linked to the ruling Zanu PF party, had arm-twisted the deceased’s family to dump Nyaradzo for Doves. “A lot of politics has been at play with regards to Ginimbi’s funeral. There seems to be some influence by his close associates. His family had initially engaged Nyaradzo, but his close associates, who are heavily involved in politics, were not happy about the family’s initial decision to engage Nyaradzo,” a source said. “These are the same guys who had proposed the all-white party farewell, which was shot down by the family. They, however, managed to convince the family to move the body from Nyaradzo to Doves hoping that they would be able to get some favours they wanted from the authorities, who are said to behind this funeral service company.” Without getting much into detail, Nyaradzo marketing officer Grace Chimedza yesterday said they just respected Ginimbi’s family decision to have his body moved to Doves. A family source told NewsDay Weekender that Ginimbi’s family had approached Nyaradzo first, but they later discovered that he had a policy with Doves South Africa, and that was when they then collected the body from Nyaradzo and handed it over to Doves to handle everything. Ginimbi will be buried today at his million-dollar mansion in a customised Versace coffin with a medusa print. The coffin was imported from South Africa, courtesy of his associates under the banner Friends of Ginimbi. Friends of Ginimbi’s spokesperson Ronald Muzambe confirmed to NewsDay Weekender that the coffin had come from South Africa, though he could not disclose all the costs involved. “There was no coffin that was bought prior to Ginimbi’s death, there was no such thing. There are multiple stories doing the rounds with regards the issue of the coffin. Many people wanted to buy the coffin for Ginimbi. We then decided that no individual should buy the coffin and the coffin was brought through contributions,” he said. “After putting the contributions together, some money was used to buy the coffin and some to cover funeral expenses. So it was a joint effort, not an individual job. I will clarify that the coffin was imported fro
[New Zimbabwe] FAMILIES of late celebrity fitness trainer Michell 'Moana' Amuli and that of a Malawian who died in a tragic car crash last week Sunday together with businessman Genius 'Ginimbi' Kandungure say they have accepted the tragedy was just an accident.
Former Proteas bowler Morne Morkel has called time on his Surrey county deal, partly due to the Covid-19-enfored travel restrictions.
[Zimbabwe Standard] The late Genius \"Ginimbi\" Kadungure was naughty, cunning and a shrewd businessman who thrived on unconventional means to achieve what he wanted, his relatives and friends have revealed.
Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola named Malawi specifically in pointing out that the nation is a signatory of the SADC extradition protocol, among others.
The Maryland Department of Health announced Tuesday the launch of MD COVID Alert, an app aiming to quickly notify users of possible exposure to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
[CAJ News] Johannesburg -- SOUTH Africa, the continent's most advanced albeit struggling economy, will this week seek to secure R1,2 trillion (US$77,8 billion) in additional investments over the next five years.
Two Cape Town City defenders have withdrawn from the Bafana squad and are currently under isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
A new study shows that female rape survivors are 60% more likely to contract HIV within a year or two after their rape than women who have not been raped.
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife have fled South Africa for Malawi, in contravention of their bail conditions.
[Balancing Act] London -- The making of the mobile industry was the moment that pre-paid calling was implemented. Users with no secure income but relatively small amounts of money could become customers when they had money. This week Mondia has launched a content platform that might become the \"pre-pay\" moment for digital content in Africa. Russell Southwood talked to Paolo Rizzardini, CCO, Mondia about its plans.
The Chatham County Health Department will offer free flu shots at a drive-through flu vaccination clinic from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12th, at the Savannah Civic Center. Residents are asked to enter the Civic Center parking lot from Barnard Street off Orleans Square. No appointment is necessary. Flu vaccinations are also available at the health department … Continue reading \"Free Flu Shots Offered at Nov. 12th Drive-Through Flu Vaccination Clinic\"
So you couldn't catch the latest episode of Skeem Saam? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Be warned of spoilers!
The City of Cape Town says Guy Fawkes has become notorious for assaults, damage to property and scores of fireworks-related complaints.
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says he would not guarantee favours to prophet Shepherd Bushiri who is being sought in South Africa to answer a number of cases as SABC News reports that the Pretoria Magistrates Court which granted the Christian preacher bail, convinced that they were not a flight risk, has since revoked the bail and issued arrest warrant.
Kyle Abbott will turn out for the Joffna Stallions in the inaugural Lankan Premier League, which gets underway in late November.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of November 30, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 2,163,577. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 51,724 and recoveries 1,830,891.
A Queer Visual Activist
South African photographer and self-identified visual activist Zanele Muholi celebrates the black queer experience in South Africa by way of portraits (and self-portraits) that capture the beauty, creativity and intimacy of a community facing tremendous persecution and abuse.
Her first major exhibition in the UK — originally scheduled to open in April, then in November, is once again being delayed due to the second UK lockdown in light of the covid-19 pandemic. Sarah Allen, the Assistant Curator of International Art, Tate Modern, is still hopeful about the eventual opening of the highly-anticipated exhibition, \"It (Muholi's work) needs to be seen and it will be seen. We very much hope to reopen in December along with government guidance. A colleague had this really lovely expression to me yesterday, that this is a 'sleeping beauty of an exhibition', and it's just going to wait for that moment to wake up and to reinvigorate the public, and I have no doubt that people will be ready and people will hopefully want to come and see and be inspired by this work.\"
Black and Queer in South Africa's Apartheid
Born in 1972 and raised in Umlazi, a township on South Africa’s eastern coast, Muholi’s childhood was marked by the racial brutality of Apartheid — a white supremacist regime that systematically oppressed non-white people in the country and whose systems still linger today. Muholi - on a mission to commemorate the battles and triumphs of her community, has spent the previous two decades creating and tracing a visual history of South Africa’s LGBTQIA+ population.
The collection of images to be displayed at the Tate Modern art gallery showcase same-sex intimacy as well as trauma and seek to empower the queer community — black lesbians, black gay men, black transgender people and all non-binary people alike.
#BlackQueerLivesMatter
Allen shares her impression of the visual impact of Muholi’s visual art pieces, \"Definitely that sense of gaze is so important. In these photographs here 'Faces and Phases' (collection), but also in the adjoining room 'Somnyama Ngonyama' (collection of self-portraits) — so it goes back to what we were talking about there about power dynamics and about the camera and the history of photography: who holds the power? In these images, the participants dare the camera down and they engage the viewer in this amazing dialogue.\" The 260 artistic images on display which critique centuries of anti-Black sentiment, oppression and erasure are in line with the recent global racial injustice movement as they cry, \"Black Queer Lives Matter.\"
In South Africa, we commemorate National Disability Rights Awareness Month every year between 3 November and 3 December.
Press Release - Zambia and East African guest nation Tanzania have booked their place in Saturday's final of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championships, sealing qualification with one round of matches still to play.
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary left South Africa for Malawi despite bail conditions that prohibited travel outside the country.
With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history — a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritize who’s first in line and ensure that people who get the initial shot return for the necessary second one. […]
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THE Zimbabwe consul in South Africa, Melody Chaurura, has announced that only five buses will be cleared daily to transport Zimbabwean returnees from the neighbouring country. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU Chaurura said this in response to reports that there was chaos at the country’s ports of entry with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials refusing to clear buses ferrying returnees. She said all buses to be cleared should have a clearance certificate from the consulate to avoid being denied entry into Zimbabwe. “All buses involved in the repatriation of Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa are with immediate effect required to obtain travel clearance from the consulate of Zimbabwe in Johannesburg two days before the intended departure date,” she said in a notice. “This applies to all except for those travelling from Cape provinces who should approach the Zimbabwe consulate in Cape Town for clearance. To avoid congestion at the port of entry, a minimum of five buses will be cleared to travel per day.” Passengers and bus crew are required to have a COVID-19-free certificate obtained within 48 hours, the notice added. Millions of Zimbabweans are domiciled in South Africa, legally and illegally, in search for a better life due to the deteriorating economic conditions in the country. lFollow Nqobani on Twitter via @NqobaniNdlovu
