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The novel coronavirus has killed over 100,000 Americans in just the four months since the first confirmed case in the country.To put that into perspective, we compared that death toll to the average number of deaths from several common causes between February and May of recent years.While heart disease and cancer typically kill around 200,000…

Business burglaries and stock theft are the two crimes giving Gauteng police a "headache" since the implementation of the national lockdown.Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela addressed the legislature on Thursday and said the two crimes were rising.Mawela said it was clear the crimes were increasing due to the number of people found in possession…

Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the past week, according to data from Our World In Data, an online research publication based at the University of Oxford.Sweden never issued a formal coronavirus lockdown and has instead encouraged citizens to stay home when they're sick and maintain social distancing when in…

READ | Phishing: Impersonating officials and what to do about itThe business owner did a cursory investigation and concluded that the request for quotation (RFQ) seemed legitimate. She then responded to the request.One day after submitting her bid, the business owner received a call from a supply chain official, Tshepo Mokoena. He congratulated her on…

Business was booming for people who owned cars, trolleys and wheelbarrows in Olivenhoutbosch, Centurion, on Saturday.As thousands of residents queued for food parcels, they used this opportunity to charge people to transport their food parcels home.The Mahlasedi Foundation has been handing out food parcels to residents over the past few days outside Walter Sisulu Primary…