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The DBE has confirmed that pupils will return to the classroom on different days, as teachers continue working from their 'back to school' schedules.
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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By Associated Press Undefined WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys representing a Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a suburban Chicago police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend called the officer's firing 'a first step in police accountability' but said they are pressing ahead with their own probe of the shooting. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles announced late Friday the firing of the officer who fatally shot Marcellis Stinnette, a Black man, and wounded Tafara Williams, 20. Walles said in a brief statement that the male officer had committed 'multiple policy and procedure violations.' […]
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Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe’s annual Wine, Gin & Craft Beer Festival has been postponed to next year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic which has restricted the movement of the event’s key stakeholders. The festival brings hundreds of budding connoisseurs together over two days to sample the different wines, Gin and amp and Craft Beer predominantly from Southern Africa and South Africa in particular. It was scheduled to enter its third year after a successful launch in 2018 and a rip roaring second event last year. Hosted by Stanbic Bank and its partners, the festival is the biggest event of its kind in the country and a noteworthy precursor to the festive season. “We are obviously disappointed that there is no Wine Tasting Festival this year, but the circumstances are definitely beyond anyone’s control and we are happy to oblige for the health and safety of all our stakeholders. We were geared to host an unforgettable event this year, nevertheless, we look forward to the next edition of the Festival, hopefully in 2021,” said Stanbic Bank’s head of marketing and communications, Palmer Mugavha. Wineries predominantly from Cape Town, gin and craft beer producers from the region grace the event displaying their wide range of products. Mugavha said the travel and gathering restrictions put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 had put paid to any possibility of these players from traveling and exhibiting. Last year, revelers were entertained with top shelf hand crafted beers and wines produced by some of Southern Africa’s best vintners and sommeliers at the event’s usual Queen of Hearts venue. Mugavha added that the wine festival provided an opportunity for Stanbic Bank to entertain some of their customers and the general public who appreciate great wines through this unique event. “We are grateful to everyone who has been supporting the festival over the past two years and we look forward to hosting them in the next edition”, he said.
The NCCC's decision not to extend the UIF Ters has shocked business leaders and organised labour, and raised questions about who is in charge.
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Gauteng is quickly becoming the epicentre of coronavirus cases in South Africa, recording the most Covid-19-related deaths for three consecutive days.
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Kaizer Chiefs have arrived in Angola for the second leg of their CAF Champions League 1st round encounter against Primeiro De Agosto.
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 October 2020: After much dithering and political brinkmanship, president Bio has finally put his signature to the laws passed by parliament many months ago to repeal the country’s notorious laws that criminalised libel, marking the end of a bad law. The criminal libel laws have been [Read More]
Earlier this month Harper’s magazine published a 532-word “Letter on Justice and Open Debate” signed by more than 150 well-known writers and journalists.
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KwaZulu-Natal has recorded the most active cases with 93 376, followed by Gauteng with 50 501, and the Western Cape with 48 416.
After declaring in June that it has withheld payments in the sum of $5.4 million from 776 people who were “terminated” from the Programme for the Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is yet to...
Nigeria is the latest country to enforce tighter regulations on South African visitors.
Mass protests have shaken Guinea over the past year to oppose a third term of Conde. They were met with a ruthless crackdown, in which dozens of people were killed. Now many fear the elections could be rigged.
As Guinea braces itself for its presidential election , Guineas's blogger association will deploy around 150 observers to report any possible incidents or frauds in Sunday's election.
Concerns that come after months of political unrest in the West African state, where President Alpha Conde, 82, is bidding for a controversial third term.
\" On election day, we will have several e-observers, several people in the field who will send us data via digital channels, so the team will be in charge of managing all this data, classifying and analyzing it \", says Mamadou Alfa Diallo, the president of Ablogui.
Alfa Diallo, the president of Ablogui, Guineas's blogger association, has decided to monitor any possible shortcomings in the elections.
They also keep tabs on president Alpha Conde's promises made along the way.
\" According to our analysis, 13% of the promises have been kept, which accounts to 40 commitments out of 345. But the other thing to note is that we have documented 47% of the promises that have not been kept, and by 'not kept' we mean that there has been no concrete action towards the fulfilment of these promises \" explains Mamadou Alfa Diallo.
Threats of an Internet Shutdown
As the elections are just a few days away, Internet freedom monitors worry an internet shutdown could incapacitate reports of shortcomings on the day of the vote.
A shutdown that wouldnt be a first in Guinea: last march during the constitutional referundum, several websitesm including Ablogui, could not be accessed.
Defying critics, he pushed through a revamped constitution in a referendum on March 22, which he argued would modernise the country, but which also allowed him to sidestep a two-term limit for presidents.
At a press conference in Conakry this week, Ablogui's Alpha Diallo warned that internet restrictions would hinder the work of observers.
\"We are not going to allow what happened last time,\" he said, explaining that his group would document all blocks.
Internet freedom monitors have their eyes trained on Guinea ahead of its tension-filled election on Sunday, fearing that the government will restrict access to social media to weaken the opposition.
Worryingly for rights activists, internet disruptions accompanied the referendum -- a speech-crimping scenario they say will likely play out again.
\"It's very rapidly become an element in how elections are decided in Guinea,\" said Alp Toker, the founder of internet-monitoring group NetBlocks.
Before the March referendum, the country's telecoms infrastructure firm Guilab announced repairs to its submarine internet cable, but it postponed the work after an outcry.
But on March 21 -- without announcement -- access to apps such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was disrupted, according to a report by NetBlocks.
The report added that
