KwaZulu-Natal's provincial police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, labelled former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula a liar during his testimony at the SAHRC's hearings into the July unrest.
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South Africa is in talks with Pfizer and Merck to gain access to their Covid-19 treatment pills as the omicron variant spreads across the country and cases almost double.
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Six life terms plus almost 200 years have been handed to an Eastern Cape serial rapist. He profiled himself on Facebook as a famous local soccer star, and after gaining the attention of the victims, he arranged for them to meet him.
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More than 6 000 new Covid-19 infections have been recorded in Gauteng, with a total of 8 561 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 being recorded countrywide on Wednesday.
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Several countries including the UK, US and Rwanda have moved to ban southern Africans from travelling to their shores after scientists in South Africa identified the new variant which has since been found in several European countries as well.
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President Ramaphosa said that the conclusion of several agreements of cooperation between the two countries was a testiment to the strength of relations between Nigeria and South Africa.
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The Plettenberg Bay Rage festival is scheduled to start on Friday and continue through to next Tuesday despite concerns about it potentially being a superspreader event.
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The Covid-19 vaccination rate, which had slowed down, started rising again this week. With news of the new variant, Omicron, spreading fast, more people have been showing up at vaccination sites.
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As chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (Sanac), Mabuza delivered a keynote address in Limpopo on Wednesday to commemorate World Aids Day.
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Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo and infectious diseases specialists briefed Parliament's Health Committee on Wednesday night about the new variant and the country's preparations to deal with the fourth wave of infections.
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