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CAPE TOWN- International tourism is estimated to plunge by up to 80% this year due to the Covid-19 global pandemic – can the industry bounce back and how long would it take? The World Economic Forum (WEF) says in an article that when international tourism recovers will largely depend on ...
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DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC) has refuted claims that it wants the government to establish a fund to support religious leaders who are struggling to pay their bills because of the ban on all gatherings. “We would like to set the record straight, the tweet circulating about us ...
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DURBAN - Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande said a maximum of 33% of the student population will be allowed to return to campuses, as the country is expected to shift to Level 3 of the national lockdown on 1 June. Nzimande who was speaking on plans for ...
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CAPE TOWN- In the face of severe socio-economic realities caused by the Covid-19 outbreak and uncertain times for all people of South Africa, what can be done by businesses and organisations to help vulnerable communities? Business strategy and projects manager at Veer Steel Mills, Neil Reddy, says that while government ...
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DURBAN - The first Covid-19 vaccine to reach phase I clinical trial is safe, well-tolerated, and capable of generating an immune response against the novel coronavirus in humans, says a new research published in The Lancet journal on Friday. According to the study of 108 adults, the vaccine produced neutralising ...
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CAPE TOWN- Fast-food restaurants have been permitted to deliver food since the beginning of this month, however some small restaurants with already thin profit margins have not been able to reopen due to costly app delivery fees. South African app-based delivery service, Quench, has announced that it will offer delivery ...
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By Nirupa Chaithram Dear Mrs Motshekga I write to you to express my sense of mind filled with many questions about the proposal by the Ministry of Education to re-open South African Schools in order to save the 2020 academic year. I am also cognisant that the re-opening of schools ...
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CAPE TOWN - In 2017 Microsoft launched their new Xbox service, Game Pass, which has over 10 million users compared to Sony’s equivalent, Sony PlayStation Now, which has 2.2 million subscriptions. Despite the domination of Sony’s console over the years and notable the success of PlayStation 4, they have not had ...
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DURBAN - An infection with the novel coronavirus can lead to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This can cause mild to severe symptoms. In some people, it leads to life-threatening complications. Two new Chinese studies, one from researchers at Zunyi Medical University published in Frontiers in Public Health and another study out ...
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CAPE TOWN - With over 19 000 infections and 369 deaths in day 57 of the national lockdown, South Africa’s healthcare workers are starting to take a strain. With the Western Cape currently, a hotspot with 11 262 confirmed Covid-19 cases, the Cape’s healthcare srke have their work cut out ...
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