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Vaccination teams are on their way into communities, says health boss

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Vaccination teams are on their way into communities, says health boss

admin Jul 24, 2021 0 459

Roving teams of Covid-19 vaccinators will soon be operating at community halls around the country.

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47,500 vaccine doses lost during unrest — health department

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47,500 vaccine doses lost during unrest — health department

admin Jul 24, 2021 0 421

The government is concerned the looted vaccine doses could get into the illicit market and people might buy them.

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State bids to recover Zuma’s legal fees

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 473

The state has given itself six months as it launches a process to recover R18.2m which was spent on defend jailed former president Jacob Zuma in his corruption trial.

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Schools feeding scheme pupils face hunger

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Schools feeding scheme pupils face hunger

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 551

More than one million pupils, most who get their only meal of the day at school, face hunger after the Limpopo department of education was interdicted from providing and supplying them with food.

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After the looting spree: neighbours 'reconsider their dependence' on SA

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After the looting spree: neighbours 'reconsider their dependence' on SA

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 491

Economists and business leaders in Zimbabwe believe it would be foolish for the country to waste a good crisis and now is the time to reduce its reliance on South African imports and infrastructure.

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Health department condemns sharing of homemade baby formula recipes

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Health department condemns sharing of homemade baby formula recipes

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 831

The government would like to remind stakeholders that, by law, no person may promote infant formula.

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'I will be back very soon': Zuma gives positive farewell message to brother as he returns to jail

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'I will be back very soon': Zuma gives positive farewell message to brother as he returns to jail

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 531

Correctional services department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said that former president Jacob Zuma was 'safely back in custody'.

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JZ Foundation receives affidavit over Jacob Zuma's R18.2m legal bills

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JZ Foundation receives affidavit over Jacob Zuma's R18.2m legal bills

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 886

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has confirmed receiving an affidavit from the state attorney regarding how much he owes in legal fees.

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NCOP approves government intervention at Umkhanyakude

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NCOP approves government intervention at Umkhanyakude

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 475

The NCOP has approved the intervention by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government to place the uMkhanyakude district municipality under administration from February.

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Looting and riots severely damaged politicians' reputations: Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

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Looting and riots severely damaged politicians' reputations: Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 877

"We have seen unmitigated corruption and looting from the public purse, corruption which amounts to theft from those who are most vulnerable, looting which has so damaged the credibility of politicians that last week’s appeals to the 'have-nots' to stop looting from the 'haves' were but a cruel joke," said archbishop Thabo Makgoba.

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Judge dismisses SAB case against booze ban

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Judge dismisses SAB case against booze ban

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 863

SAB's attempts to have the government's alcohol sales ban overturned was dismissed by the Western Cape high court on Thursday.

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SA records 433 new Covid-19 deaths, 14,858 cases in 24 hours

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SA records 433 new Covid-19 deaths, 14,858 cases in 24 hours

admin Jul 23, 2021 0 421

In some good news, there were 238,020 vaccine doses administered the in the past 24 hours, the second-highest single-day number of jabs - after 257,492 on Wednesday.