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sweeping China’s central city of Wuhan. But little did Zhang know that that box would also unleash a vicious squall of blame and geopolitical acrimony worthy of Pandora herself. Now, he is seeking to set the record straight.Zhang and his team set to work, analyzing the samples using the latest high-throughput sequencing technology for RNA,…

Leaving loved ones in a still virus-afflicted SA will be hard for the Bok players later in the year, warns Jacques Nienaber.The Bok coach will only sit in front of a full squad for the first time in his new capacity at the Rugby Championship.He says "rugby capacity" takes some six to eight weeks to…

State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo. Intelligence Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said the State Security Agency (SSA) was taking threats made by ISIS against South Africa seriously. In an interview with News24, she said the appointment of Robert McBride to head the SSA foreign branch could not have come at a better time. The minister said South Africa could…

Former South Africa 'A' and Cape Cobras batsman Omphile Ramela is the latest senior cricketing figure to criticise Cricket SA for lacking transformation.Ramela wrote to Nathi Mthethwa, calling on the Sports Minister to act decisively against what he termed "lawlessness".He criticised the appointments of eight white male executives in CSA structures and its provincial affiliates, including…

The smouldering shells of two cars that were set alight outside the IPHC headquarters in Zuurbekom where five people died in a hostage drama on Saturday. Five people were shot dead and 40 arrested during a hostage drama at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Zuurbekom in the early hours of Saturday.Outside the church, there were bloodstains…