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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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All of Southern California could soon be under much tighter coronavirus restrictions, after Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Dec. 3, announced a new stay-at-home order that will go into effect in areas where local intensive care bed availability is low — as coronavirus hospitalizations continue surging statewide. The order, once it goes into effect, would […]

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As many Americans get a chance to exhale, there are many who are angry, and believe the election was rigged. There is a major division in America, and many are preparing for a civil war. “What is becoming clear each hour is that record numbers of Americans of all races, faiths and religions chose change […]

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For society to address systemic racism, the education system in which Black Americans consistently underperform whites must be considered. Postponing in-person instruction and preventing parents from seeking alternatives for in-person instruction is to systematically discriminate against Black Americans, who disproportionately attend public schools.

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Restaurants that have lost business due to coronavirus health regulations in Los Angeles County, which recently cut off in-person dining due to surging COVID cases, can apply this week to receive up to $30,000 in aid. The Keep Los Angeles County Dining Grant Program officially begins Thursday, allowing eligible eateries — excluding those in the […]

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Tito Mboweni dismissed claims that SA missed the payment deadline to the COVAX facility for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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The ATM’s motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa was first submitted in February and got approved last week Thursday.

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More than five years after the Accountant General’s Department (AcGD) spent $5 million to purchase a machine and software to print pensioners’ pay slips and life certificates, the agency has not derived any value for the money spent. This is...

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House Judiciary Committee opened hearings to decide whether to recommend the impeachment of President Nixon in the Watergate controversy. Two Blacks Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas were members of the committee.

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