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Lockdown saved thousands of lives, says Ramaphosa"We have developed an emergency pathway for survivors to ensure that victims of GBV are assisted. One of the interventions we have made is to ensure lockdown regulations are structured in a manner that a woman can leave her home to report abuse without fear of intimidation or further…

spoke to Reuters about possible future production.READ | Covid-19: How it will shape the future, according to scientists, economists and political minds"A majority of the vaccine, at least initially," quipped Poonawalla, "would have to go to our countrymen before it goes abroad." Today, many international patent systems allow monopolies to continue within the pharmaceutical industry globally.…

Ewie Cronje (AFP) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has sent its condolences to the Cronje family following the death of Ewie Cronje in Bloemfontein on Monday at the age of 80.Cronje had been in deteriorating health for some time.Born in the hamlet of Bethulie in the south-eastern Free State, Nicolaas Everhardus Cronje became one of the great…

Govt refuses to show minutes of cigarette ban U-turn, says it's ‘classified’Steenhuisen spoke of the devastating impact of the pandemic on the economy - negative growth and job losses."We are no longer dealing with a Covid-19 crisis. We are dealing with a lockdown crisis. An ANC lockdown crisis to be precise."Let me be very clear…

Irvin Khoza (Getty Images) A war of words has broken out among rival South African football organisations ahead of a meeting on Thursday to discuss the future of the 2019/20 PSL league season.The novel coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension during March of the richest African national championship with a R15 million first prize.The meeting will…