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…
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out
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