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Besides the reality that the country doesn’t yet have the 80 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine required for 40 million people, very little planning has gone into how these vaccines are going to be deployed, writes Shabir Madhi.

The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) is planning to shutdown schools that have decided to re-open in defiance of a directive by the Department of Basic Education that schools will only reopen on 15 February.

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, hosts a media briefing on plans for the reopening of the Post School Education and Training Institutions, and the developments and contribution of Science and Innovation in the fight against COVID 19.

Rock lobster, octopus, white mussels and some fish species have washed out on West Coast beaches as “red tides” buildup in the St Helena Bay region.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has criticised independent schools that have decided to reopen on Monday morning in defiance of the Basic Education Department directive that schools will only reopen on February 15.  

Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what the bloc views as his bellicose foreign policy.

Alexei Navalny returned to Moscow from Germany months after a nerve agent attack nearly killed him.

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, opposition MDC leader Sikhala and party spokesman Mahere, were arrested on charges relating to “publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the state” arising from a Twitter post.

The South African variant of the virus is ‘clinically present’, while a lockdown tries to limit new infections

He has not left his home since he went out to vote in the election on Thursday, and on Friday said he was under “siege” as soldiers and police surrounded his home, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Fighting erupted after a man was stabbed in a row between two men from different ethnic groups.

Government needs to be more transparent in its decisions – and consider long-term impact – BLSA CEO.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that his government will look at the introduction of new regulations around the sale of alcohol in South Africa, but he may already have ready-made legislation waiting in the wings.

For areas currently experiencing four-hour power cuts.

Finance minister Tito Mboweni split social media in half over the weekend when he called for young people to be given land leases and for small, medium and micro enterprises to be given financial support.

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has again lambasted SA Breweries after it cancelled a further R2.5bn investment reserved for this year, following the third alcohol ban.

American civil rights lawyer and international activist Reverend Al Sharpton has praised the late Bapedi King Thulare Victor Thulare III as an economic freedom fighter for land and justice.

Tributes are pouring in for the late KwaZulu Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Ntuli.

India will need to score 328 runs for victory or bat all day for a draw after bowling Australia out for 294 midway through the final session on day four of the decisive fourth Test.

WP Rugby is reportedly set to enter into a groundbreaking partnership with French giants Stade Francais.

The crew of American Magic had to cut themselves free in a heart-stopping moment after being trapped beneath the capsized yacht during the America’s Cup challenger series.

Watch highlights as Levin Oztunalı scores a screamer for Mainz and Marco Reus misses a penalty for Borussia Dortmund in their 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga.

The ‘Spider-Man 3’ actress says roles designed purely to bolster the man in the movie are getting a thumbs down from her.

Euphonik initially issued a statement saying both he and DJ Fresh would be stepping back from public work.

Apple is considering adding an in-display fingerprint reader in its next flagship iPhone expected to be launched later this year.

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Showmax has begun testing the live streaming of two channels which were previously only available on DStv.

Residents and businesses in Johannesburg may soon find load-shedding times reduced from the current four-hour blocks, possibly to the two-hour blocks imposed elsewhere in South Africa.

Petrol motivation will be combined with electrification but the Old Continent oil-burner will be dropped.

Complete plans will be detailed on 19 January by Tavares.

The harsh wind-hammered tundra sometimes complicates the prospect, as do the polar bears. But the children are enthusiastic pupils.

“I want to know,” one twin said, “why did she have Covid worse than me?”

For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus’s real toll at the peak of Egypt’s second wave of the pandemic.

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of modern hip replacement is the increasing use of robotic surgery.

Scientists have discovered ‘dwarf giraffe’ in Nambia and Uganda. The shortest was 2.4 metres tall, half the expected average.

The world is on course for a “catastrophic” temperature rise this century, the United Nations said as it confirmed that 2020 rivalled 2016 as the hottest year on record.

After rescuing a puppy from a sewerage line, City of Cape Town firefighters have returned to the scene to fix the homeowner’s damaged infrastructure.

An amateur photographer’s aerial photos are gaining attention for this little known “natural wonder”.