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When we say "same WhatsApp group" we normally mean people share a point of view. But occasionally – very occasionally – there really is a WhatsApp group quietly coordinating what people say on social media and what happens in the streets.In chapter 2 of "Battleground social media", we look at how remnants of the Zuma…

High capacity water tank. The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has denied a claim that they paid R170 000 each for water tankers.Officials said it is misinformation and tanks cost R28 000.The department said there is a campaign to tarnish its image.Social media posts claiming the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education purchased water tankers at a…

States may be forced to reimpose strict coronavirus abatement measures like social distancing and store closures if cases increase "dramatically," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday.Many states have loosened restrictions that were imposed in March over the last few weeks.The warning comes as some states, like Utah and Texas, are seeing a…

By Adam Vaughan Social “bubbles” that include people from different households may not be allowed in the UK for some time Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Socialising indoors with more than one household in social ‘bubbles’ during the covid-19 crisis looks unlikely to be allowed any time soon in the UK, judging…

All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesNews24 has spoken to various sources who have indicated that Nakedi Tebatso Ntshane has not died of coronavirus-related causes, nor was she a pilot during the repatriation.A Facebook post claimed that Ntshane was a "female pilot from Atteridgeville who fetched S. Africans from China", stating that she has died of Covid-19.The…