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Protesters waving ISIS flags in Sringaar. Heads of state in the South African Development Community have committed to support the government of Mozambique as it counters a terrorism threat.Nothing was mentioned about the protests and human rights violations in Zimbabwe.For the first time, the summit met virtually on Monday.Leaders in the Southern African Development Community…

A view of SAA airplanes at Cape Town International Airport on February 18, 2020. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander South African government supports restructuring proposals for SAA that include job cuts as well as the introduction of equity partners in the long troubled airline.In a statement released on Friday, Cabinet said it was in support of "...…

Finance minister Tito Mboweni has tables an emergency budget to accommodate Covid-19 related expenses. (Gallo Images, Brenton Geach) Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has said he has the backing of the ANC's leadership in approaching the International Monetary Fund for financial support to partly fund the country's response to Covid-19.During a media briefing on Wednesday following…

Maimane's petition for schools to remain closed for 3 more months gains tractionBozzoli said the DA acknowledged that reopening schools was controversial and tricky, but that it was also of the view that they should open without posing a danger to pupils. She said they had studied literature and had found that children were less vulnerable…

China said on Friday it supports a World Health Organisation-led review into the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, but only "after the pandemic is over".The comments from foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying came as China faces increasing global pressure to allow an international investigation into the origins of the pandemic.The review should be conducted…