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Former Springbok coach Carel du Plessis believes South African rugby should continue playing competitions in the southern hemisphere.His views go against a prevailing public mood that the local game's future lies in other regions like Europe, especially after New Zealand expressed its preference for a Super Rugby tournament without their arch-rival.But Du Plessis argues the…

published alarming data about 17,000 excess deaths which appear to show significant under-reporting of fatalities from Covid-19 here.As the researchers point out, a growing fear of going anywhere near hospitals or clinics - not unfounded in some places - may well be a significant factor.South African hospitalThis means that many people with the virus are…

Isaac Groves, USA TODAY Published 5:03 p.m. ET July 25, 2020 CLOSE South Dakota Gov. Noem provides a daily coronavirus update on Tuesday. Sioux Falls Argus LeaderThe claim: South Dakota took minimal government action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and yet had the lowest spread of coronavirus while losing the fewest jobs.A meme that…

THANKS RENEE NOW TO YOUR TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES AT SIX NEW CDC SAFETY GUIDELINES OR OUT THE INTENT TO HELP SCHOOLS REOPEN THIS FALL. THE CDC SAYS IT’S PREPARED TO WORK WITH EACH JURISDICTION, ENCOURAGING THE USE OF HAND SANITIZERS AND FACE COVERINGS. CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS IN FLORIDA ARE UP 83.5% JULY 4TH, THAT NUMBER WAS…

President Cyril Ramaphosa, participating in a virtual imbizo. While Covid-19 has had an impact on the economy, the problems were already there, writes Phumlani M. Majozi.At this point, it's fair to say that South Africa is a total mess. Anybody who disagrees with this assertion is fooling themselves.All economic fundamentals are in terrible shape – and…