Blade Nzimande. (Photo: SACP via Twitter) South Africa's stimulus package is merely the rearranging of existing budgets by de-funding other government programmes, says SACP general-secretary Blade Nzimande. He claimed there were forces within National Treasury and the SA Reserve Bank holding on tightly to discredited neo-liberal style fundamentalism. Nzimande also said the SACP feared excellent…
Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal Covid-19 vaccine research and intellectual property from hundreds of companies in the United States and other countries, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, also targeted human rights activists in the United States, China and Hong Kong, Assistant Attorney…
EFF leader Julius Malema. Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams EFF leader Julius Malema says the easing of lockdown restrictions is a clear indication that President Cyril Ramaphosa is chasing profits. Ramaphosa says all decisions around the lockdown are backed by science.The president says the lockdown was meant to slow the rate of infection and community transmission.EFF leader Julius…
EFF leader Julius Malema. Alet Pretorius, Gallo Images The EFF says they will decline any future invites for consultative meetings with President Cyril Ramaphosa.Malema has accused Ramaphosa of using political parties to legitimise governments lockdown regulations. Ramaphosa calls virtual meetings to neutralise us and pretend to be listening, Malema says.EFF leader Julius Malema will no longer…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…