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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has told a court her own legal team did not act according to her instructions when they withdrew her opposition to a court battle. Police Minister Bheki Cele took her to court to have a report that made damning findings against him set aside.Mkhwebane said when her…

Are you making this major mask mistake? Shutterstock In the absence of medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE), many of us have turned to homemade cloth masks to help stop the spread of coronavirus. But increasingly, research has shown that not all masks are created equal, and some are downright ineffective.  A new video case…

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato. (Grant Pitcher, Gallo Images, file) Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said there would be an independent investigation into City law enforcement officials forcefully removing a naked man from his house.However, he didn't want to throw the officials, who he said were doing their jobs, under the bus.Plato was also concerned…

All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesPhakola retired to Gabaza, an isolated hamlet 500km north of Johannesburg, after decades of back-breaking factory work.Life has tested him sufficiently not to be phased by the spectacle or the thought of catching the coronavirus.He continued to soak up the sun, perched on a plastic chair in a faded…

Photo: Spot® robot image provided courtesy of Boston Dynamics, Inc.Right now, telemedicine could be key to keeping frontline healthcare workers safe. To that effect, plenty of robots have been deployed to help hospitals remotely monitor patients, disinfect surfaces, make deliveries, and bring food to quarantined people. Now, Boston Dynamics is jumping on this bandwagon with…