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The chief of South Korea's ruling party was admitted to hospital on Monday after being hit on the head by a stranger while campaigning for this week's presidential election, in which early voting has been marred by some lapses.

Morrison, whose government has clashed with its biggest export partner over a range of issues, said he was dismayed by China's reticence.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, his office said on Monday, in a bid to protect minors from rape and sexual abuse.

SA recorded just shy of 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the NICD said.

Paulina Monnakgotla, 75, who has been blind for five years, said if she dies at any time, she will do so peacefully knowing that her children will inherit her home now that she has a title deed.

Instead of building drug rehabilitation centres, old age homes and empowerment workshops, millions of funds from the NLC were used to buy luxury homes, vehicles and for the repayment of personal loans.

Embattled mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe will not vacate any of his positions in the ANC and in the government despite the Zondo commission report, which calls for him to be investigated.

“The findings indicate that SA is moving into the convalescent phase of the Covid-19 pandemic — the recovery phase. This is likely to be the same in other countries with low or modest vaccine uptake, but the high force of past infections," says Wits University's Professor Shabir Madhi

International relations deputy minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini told parliament that it would rely on the UN to intervene in the conflict, just hours before SA abstained in a vote on Russia at the UN

Justice minister Ronald Lamola believes the Judicial Service Commission could tweak its code of conduct to protect the decorum, standing and dignity of its processes.

The government has explained why it abstained from a UN General Assembly vote to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying that the resolution "does not create an environment conducive for diplomacy, dialogue, and mediation".

Russian state-owned TV channel RT was no longer available on DSTV from Wednesday as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union.