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Rand strengthens thanks to lockdown easingIn a statement on Monday, Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said Sassa CEO Totsie Memela extended an "unreserved apology to those inconvenienced by the slower than expected process".Letsatsi also explained that the 10 were a sample used to test the efficacy of the payment mechanism.Explaining the cause of the delays, Memela-Khambula…

Mpumalanga cops warn against transport scam after 2 victims robbed at gunpoint"At face value, some of the adverts look legitimate until one starts scrutinising the content more closely. In the recent advert, an unusual call is made for schools around the province to share the message with unemployed residents. "The department could not have made…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is embarking on an expansive study of the prevalence of novel coronavirus antibodies in people in 25 metropolitan areas, an effort to provide long-awaited insight into the way the virus is spreading and its presence in communities.The study, which plans to test 325,000 people by fall 2021, will…

Masks have been in the news more in the past two months than maybe ever. In spite of the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation to wear a cloth face mask in public settings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, tensions over the subject have reached a breaking point in some places. Just look…

After downplaying the effectiveness of masks for weeks, elected leaders and health officials across the country have urged people since early April to wear them. You can’t get on a plane or in an Uber without one. People are required to wear one when they leave home in New York.But in Virginia, you can still get into…