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SA captain Quinton de Kock has questioned the sustainability of ‘bubble’ life as he contemplated the upcoming tour of Pakistan.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
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ZIMBABWE are out of the running for a ticket to the 2021 Under–20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals after they were beaten 2-0 by Mozambique in a Cosafa Under-20 Championships Group A match at the Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa yesterday. BY HENRY MHARA The Under-20 Championships serve as a qualification tournament with the finalists booking a ticket to the Afcon finals set for Mauritania next February. The Tonderai Ndiraya-coached side drew 2-2 with South Africa in their opening match on Thursday, and needed to win yesterday’s match to stay in the hunt for the ticket. The top team in each pool as well as best-placed runner-up advance to the semi-finals of the Cosafa Championships. Needing to win the match, the Young Warriors looked like they were up for the challenge until they conceded a penalty in the 54th minute which was put away by Simon Cupriano. Zimbabwe were by far the better side to this point. Ndiraya’s reaction to the setback, was to introduce the highly-rated attacking midfielder Oscar Magejo for Munashe Katondo. They continued to pile on pressure as they searched for the equaliser. However, they were further pegged back when Gabriel Pinho scored the second for Mozambique with five minutes remaining to crush the Young Warriors hopes. In another group A match, South Africa clobbered Lesotho by 7-goals to nil to remain second in the group with four points, two behind leaders Mozambique. Zimbabwe play winless Lesotho tomorrow in a dead-rubber while South Africa and Mozambique clash in a winner takes all contest on the same day. Follow Henry on Twitter @henrymhara
[Balancing Act] London -- The making of the mobile industry was the moment that pre-paid calling was implemented. Users with no secure income but relatively small amounts of money could become customers when they had money. This week Mondia has launched a content platform that might become the \"pre-pay\" moment for digital content in Africa. Russell Southwood talked to Paolo Rizzardini, CCO, Mondia about its plans.
[The Conversation Africa] As the world grapples with COVID-19, a quieter and even more ferocious pandemic ravages the globe. Type 2 diabetes rates continue to soar internationally, linked to lifestyle factors such as poor diet, excessive sugary drink consumption, being sedentary, stress and smoking. These have been so \"normalised\" into modern culture, that diabetes escapes attention and urgent action.
The chaotic reintroduction of international travel to SA has already managed to upset global superpowers - but could the high-risk list soon change?
[East African] A waiver on patents and other intellectual property-related rights to Covid-19 drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other technologies -- lasting the duration of the pandemic -- has been delayed by at least nine developed countries.
Qantas has delayed the restart of its direct flights between Sydney and Johannesburg until October 2021.
While negotiating a $500 million loan from China for development projects and a $50 million line of credit from India for defense upgrades, Sri Lanka is now eyeing a visit from the United States' top diplomat. In the U.S. view, Sri Lanka is important due to its strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly as China seeks to extend its […]
We are just days away from CyberNight – the official Cyberpunk 2077 launch party. CDPR also teamed up with Twitter Gaming for a surprise.
President-Elect Joe Biden gave his South African counterpart a call on Tuesday evening. Here's what the US Election winner spoke about with Cyril Ramaphosa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stresses that the coronavirus pandemic \"demonstrates the need to accelerate the establishment of the BRICS vaccine research and development centre\" in his country, during the online summit of BRICS countries chaired by Russia.
\"The current experience demonstrates the need to accelerate the establishment of the BRICS vaccine research and development centre in South Africa as agreed in the 2018 Johannesburg declaration,\" Ramaphosa stressed.
According to the president, the clinical testing of the vaccines needs to include African citizens to ensure that the vaccines are appropriate for them.
South Africa is participating in several research initiatives with continental and international partners, including the global effort to develop, manufacture and distribute a #COVID19 vaccine. He futher stressed that Vaccine development must be encouraged, especially for pharmaceutical companies .
Summer is time for refreshing fruit and a lot of new fruity dessert recipes. Coconut, Sago & Mango Dessert is fruity, sweet and refreshing.
BY SHAME MAKOSHORI ZIMBABWE’s industrial sector has appealed for a lifeline of up to US$100 million to recapitalise the State-run Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and bolster its capacity to bail out struggling companies. The IDC operates as an investment vehicle housing State interests in firms cutting across several economic sectors. But sentiment towards re-engineering its operations has been growing with industry pointing out that it has failed to keep pace with emerging trends. The industrial chamber wants the IDC to operate along the lines of the Industrial Development Corporation in South Africa, in order to give impetus to ongoing efforts to revive hundreds of firms that have collapsed due to economic mismanagement and corruption. The South African IDC has been carrying out direct interventions in Zimbabwe, extending loans to vital institutions like Agribank. On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) said to carry out this mandate, the IDC should be recapitalised to the level of the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has directed commercial banks to have a minimum capital of equivalent to that of commercial banks by December 2021. “The IDC should be restructured to make it a development finance institution which supports industry instead of it remaining an investment vehicle as it is now,” the ZNCC said in a paper presented to government, spelling out its expectations in the 2021 budget. “There is need to capacitate IDC by US$100 million, which is equal to the minimum capital requirements for large indigenous commercial banks and all foreign banks,” it said. The chamber is convinced that once this is accomplished, the IDC will be well placed to intervene with cheaper funding to the country’s struggling industries. Up to US$2 billion is required to power manufacturing sector firms to produce at full throttle. The call comes as government is struggling to raise the $18 billion stimulus package announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in May to help companies ride out of COVID-19-induced shocks. Industrialists say domestic banks are ill-equipped to bankroll companies due to liquidity stress in the financial system. In its submission, ZNCC commended government for appointing new players to run the consignment-based conformity assessment programme. “This was in line with our submissions, and we expect this to enhance efficiency. There is need for allocation of funds towards improving efficiency for border systems — modernise the infrastructure at ports of entry in line with changing global trends and business needs. There is need to digitise all Zimbabwe Revenue Authority operations at the borders, Zimra should move to paperless operations,” the ZNCC noted. “There is need for an update from Zimra regarding the progress on implementing drones at borders as they have been promising for the last 24 months. There is also snail pace progress in implementing one-stop border posts across the entry points with the Beitbridge Border Post supposed to be
In the latest news on Wednesday 2 December, the public wage spat has caused the Democratic Alliance to accuse President Cyril Ramaphosa of treason.
Ramaphosa assured the public that government is doing its utmost to ensure that a vaccine, when available, will be widely distributed to all.
South Africa will soon open the door to more international tourists in the next few days, as the government prepare to shorten the 'banned travel list'.
Rangana Weerawardane and Pavithra Gunaratne were commissioned as the first female aviators of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in November - thirty seven years after the Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing was formed in 1983. Pavithra and Rangana had to undergo training for two years. First, a rigorous combat training at the base in Diyatalawa; then academic training […]
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John Platter has spoken...The respected Platter’s South African Wine Guide published its annual list of five-star wines on Thursday with Kleine Zalze toasted as 2021 Winery of the Year.
SA is exactly where it needs to be in its preparations for the Netball World Cup in 2023, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Breathe! We just witnessed arguably the greatest T20 ever! A T20 in which the winner was eventually decided after 44 overs of breathtaking cricket.
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The South African chatted to SA rapper and producer PHFAT about the 'lockdown music industry' and bringing the party to 'A New Day Out'
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Selectors will huddle next week to choose the West Indies squads for the tour of New Zealand, convenor of selectors, Roger Harper, has confirmed.
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On World AIDS Day, South Africa's progressive policies have been deemed the best in the world by the 2020 Global HIV Policy Report.
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
The suspense is over, the much talked about ‘Kings of Joburg’ series premieres on Netflix on 4 December 2020. Here's what you need to know.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been accused of 'failing to secure South Africa's borders', after Pastor Bushiri fled the country.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday that he has contracted COVID-19. “I immediately left work and isolated at home,” said... View Article
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A mixed-race South African teacher opposed to classifying people on the basis of race was charged with fraud and summoned to a disciplinary hearing after […]
