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SACP Second Deputy General Secretary Solly Mapaila addressing the Cape Town Press Club. (Jan Gerber, News24) The SACP calls out Zimbabwean government for its "growing authoritarianism". It said while Zanu-PF was denying the nation was in a crisis, many Zimbabweans were running away from their country. This, after the ANC visited Zimbabwe recently as reports of human…

Beresford Williams (Gallo) Cricket South Africa has rejected Sascoc's instruction to sideline the board and executive leadership.CSA released a statement at 01:00 on Friday, confirming that it did not agree with the resolutions reached by Sascoc president Aleck Skhosana.CSA is seeking legal advice on how to move forward, while the role of the ICC is…

Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images A top level report to the Western Cape government paints a stark picture of the lockdown food crisis in some communities.One community reports: "Families are starving, struggling and urgently waiting for food hampers. The situation is very bad." Another says "hunger is going to dramatically increase as these funds dry up and donors…

SAPS Roger Sedres/Gallo Images via Getty Images Crisis policing implies the "constant shifting of goalposts between law enforcement and respect for civil liberties", Police Minister Bheki Cele said.MPs called on IPID to investigate incidents of police brutality during the lockdown.The DA blamed a police minister "behaving like he's Rambo" for the incidents.Hours after the police…

(Reuters) - A Texas man who waited until his brain tumor was softball-sized; a baby who suffered an ear infection for six days; a heart patient who died: The resurgence of COVID-19 is creating another health crisis as hospitals fill and patients are fearful or unable to get non-emergency care. A protective screen is seen…