Elderly people from Denver Hostel collect food parcels donated by the Uwais Qarni Islamic Centre. Picture: Tebogo Letsie Marc Lubner writes that South Africans have misplaced Mandela's spirit of doing good for humanity. It was a beautiful day when Nelson Mandela and I met at his home in the late 1990s to brainstorm the programme of…
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Chefs wear protective masks at Cocina Hermanos Torres restaurant in Barcelona, Spain. Xavi Torrent/Getty Images SA's restaurants and casino reopen for the first time since the lockdown began in March.But establishments have to adhere to strict protocols because of Covid-19.This has seen far fewer patrons in places than usual."I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby,…
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
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