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President orders probe into test kits after goat, pawpaw test positive
Tanzanian president, John Magufuli, has ordered a probe on the country’s coronavirus testing kits after samples taken from a goat…
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SA records 7 220 COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths
With winter fast approaching and confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 7 220, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has urged South…
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Correctional services making ‘all efforts’ to protect staff and prisoners
Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola on Monday detailed the Covid-19 statistics in the country’s prisons among officials and…
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Togo’s Gnassingbé sworn in for fourth term
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé was sworn for a fourth term on Sunday at a subdued ceremony in the capital, Lome.…
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Cooking on fire linked to higher Covid-19 death rate, study finds
The air is cleaner with a third of the global population on lockdown, but South Africans who use solid fuel…
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SA records 6 783 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is now 6 783, with a further eight COVID-19 related deaths. This…
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15-yr-old boy marries 22-yr-old lover
The week-old marriage of a 15-year-old boy named Abraham Samuel Onuoha, and his 22-year -old lover, Anurika John has left…
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Deputy finance minister urges central bank to print money to fund govt – Report
South Africa’s finance deputy minister was quoted in a leading newspaper on Sunday as urging the central bank to temporarily…
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How we gang-raped female student, killed her and two others – Suspected abductor
“We were five in number and we slept with the girl before we killed her last. We killed the boy…
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Nigeria: Emir Of Rano Reported Dead
The Emir of Rano, in Kano State of Nigeria, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila II, has been reported dead According to…
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