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Artscape and the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre have announced that the South African season of ‘Swan Lake’ has been rescheduled to 2022.
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.
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DA MP Belinda Bozzoli has died after a long battle with cancer.
In the early weeks and months of the coronavirus pandemic, medics and health professionals working in hospitals around the world noticed that Covid-19 was hitting men harder than women. Now, a global analysis of over 3 million Covid-19 cases from January to June has found that male patients with the disease have 'almost three times the odds' of requiring admission to intensive care than female patients. What's more, men were almost 1.4 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than women - although both sexes have an equivalent risk of infection. The researchers analyzed data from 90 reports involving 46 countries and 44 US states. This data showed that, among the cases in the study, about 1.57 million were women and about 1.53 million were men. Yet when it came to data on over 12,000 admissions to hospital intensive care units, about 8,000 of those were men and 4,000 were women, the researchers found. And among the over 200,000 Covid-19 deaths included in the study, about 120,000 were men and 91,000 were women. The study, which published in the journal Nature Communications on Wednesday, didn't examine the reasons for the disparity. But the researchers - from the University College London and the University of Cape Town in South Africa - suggested the explanation is more likely due to biological differences than behavioral or socioeconomic ones. The many parts of the immune system that work together to defend the body against viruses do not operate exactly the same way in men and women, and the study said that more research is needed to determine which specific biological factors may be driving these differences. 'Men and women have differences in almost all arms of the immune system. These range from the early immune responses to viral infection, to T cell responses, B cell responses and immune memory,' said study author Dr. Kate Webb, a consultant pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Cape Town and The Francis Crick Institute in London. 'There are many potential reasons for these differences in immunity: hormones have immunological effects and women have two X chromosomes compared to one in men. X chromosomes are packed full of genes which code for immunity.' -CNN
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) - South Africa has confirmed two unnamed players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their two-match test series against Sri Lanka that starts in Pretoria on Boxing Day, forcing the call-up of three players as replacements.
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The DA called on government to release COVID-19 vaccine plans publicly, and added that the tardiness to secure access is \"unacceptable\".
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The year's most played artist on Spotify? Globally speaking: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform's most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. The Latin Grammy winner and hitmaker , who released a new album last week, leads a top five list that also includes Drake, J Balvin, Juice WRLD and The Weeknd. With more than 3.3 billion streams, Bad Bunny's sophomore solo album 'YHLQMDLG' tops Spotify's list of most-streamed albums globally. The Weeknd's 'After Hours,' Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding,' Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' […]
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One of South Africa's most beloved celebrities has been recognised for inspiring others during the national lockdown.
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn't dare confront him. More riders board and it's impossible to stay six feet apart. Driving to work isn't an option; Morales can't afford a car, especially after her work hours were cut. 'I get on the bus, I just pray,' said the 53-year-old. As the coronavirus rages across the U.S., grocery workers, health care professionals, university staffers, cleaning crews and others […]
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The arrival of the second wave of infections in the country forces South African National Parks to revise its COVID-19 regulations.
Nearly 60 youth protestors file federal lawsuit against police for ‘brutality’ actions during protest By Patrick Forrest Civil rights attorneys with law clinics at Northwestern University and others filed a 203-page suit on behalf of 60 people who joined protests to bring national attention to the cases of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and acts of […]
CSA interim board chairperson Zak Yacoob said he didn't want to blame England for the cancellation of their recent ODI tour of South Africa.
The country may follow the lead of other European governments that are imposing flight bans because of the new coronavirus strain.
[East African] Africa's air transport industry is set to face another grim year with delays to the region's economic recovery, job losses and without the continent's governments urgently providing emergency relief to the entire sector. Governments are also yet to establish a vaccine distribution network, unblock the flow of pledged financial support and systematically implement common Covid-19 testing.
A new report reveals that twice as many women than men feel dissatisfied with their careers. Here's how women can become more content with their careers.
… spectacular multi-cultural productions with African-Americans.
“The idea came to me … explores the parallels of the African-American and Jewish history, a series …
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate — including a new 'Matrix' movie, 'Godzilla vs. Kong' and the Lin-Manuel Miranda adaptation 'In the Heights' — will stream on HBO Max at the same time they play in theaters. Among the myriad release plan changes wrought by the pandemic, no studio has so fully embraced streaming as a lifeline. But after disappointing domestic ticket sales for 'Tenet,' and with the majority of […]
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… congressional delegation and the first African-American Chair of the influential House … ;
David Dinkins was the first African-American mayor of New York City …
We are just days away from CyberNight – the official Cyberpunk 2077 launch party. CDPR also teamed up with Twitter Gaming for a surprise.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Much of the public outrage has been directed at the officials who have been unable to prevent the fatal spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons throughout the country. But in addition, there were too many governors who were unwilling to reduce prison populations by releasing individuals who posed no threat to public safety. As a result, nearly 200,000 incarcerated Americans have been infected as of November 2020 according to the Marshall Project.
We must change our behaviour now to prevent a resurgence of the virus and manage outbreaks wherever they occur, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his address on Thursday night.
United Airlines has announced it won't restart flights between New York and Cape Town until late 2021.
NNPA Press Room Dubbed the “she-cession,” women face disproportionate housing impacts due to unemployment, housing tenure and childcare. Unemployment claims for women were up 1,368 percent year over year at the height of the COVID-19 recession. Last month, women represented 80 percent of those who dropped out of the labor force. Women are more likely […]
The post Women More Likely to Face Housing Insecurity in Pandemic-Led Recession appeared first on Voice and Viewpoint.
After the Clippers’ title chase flamed out in the Western Conference semifinals in September, their attempt at redemption is quickly approaching, beginning Dec. 22, with the season opener against, yes, the Lakers. The Lakers will be the home team that night and expected to receive their championship rings for the franchise’s 17th title. Two other […]
It’s the news we have all been fearing - if not expecting. Zweli Mkhize has revealed a second wave of COVID-19 is now sweeping across South Africa.
Where are the boundaries for the new lockdown restrictions? Here's a map of the NMB hot-spot and two other high-alert regions in all their glory.
Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other Black and Brown Americans … Continued
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Ramaphosa said that we can expect a vaccine by 'the second quarter of 2021\" and assured South Africans that funding is being urgently sought.
DA councillor Nqaba Bhanga was elected as the new Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, SA's latest COVID-19 hotspot.
The DA says the National Command Council is considering two lockdown restrictions that could have a disastrous impact on the economy.
