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South Africas centre Lukhanyo Am (R) runs with the ball during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) A weekend report has shone a light on the intriguing possibility of Lukhanyo Am…

Dr Zweli Mkhize. There have been some inconsistencies in data in the health department's daily media releases.Asymptomatic cases were only reported once.Hospitalisation data has been few and far between.Inconsistencies in some of the key measurables in the health department's daily Covid-19 updates, especially in the early weeks of the pandemic, have raised questions about whether the…

The government has issued a raft of regulations in the more than four months since Covid-19 made landfall in South Africa. But President Cyril Ramaphosa has not called a single press conference or once invited journalists to question his decisions or examine the government's reasoning. It leaves democracy weaker, argues Pieter du Toit.When he was…

The past week saw two victories for parliamentary oversight, with the Portfolio Committee on Communications cutting Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams down to size and the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry finally agreeing to scrutinise the National Lotteries Commission's beneficiaries, but the way the Portfolio Committee of Police treats Police Minister Bheki Cele with kid gloves when…

Michael Holding speaks to Sky Sports colleague Michael Atherton prior to Day 1 of the second Test between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on 16 July 2020. Gareth Copley/Getty Images for ECB) Michael Holding once again endeared himself to cricket followers the world over with his emotional plea to end…