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Zimbabwe

Tsitsi Dangarembga Arrested as Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Peaceful Protest

July 31, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Tsitsi Dangarembga, prize-winning author, 2020 Booker nominee, and film director has been arrested in Zimbabwe. President Mnangagwa locked down access to Harare city centre. Importantly, protestors are being arrested. Defence forces are on duty to […]

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COVID-19

Alcohol Ban: Beer & Wine No Different From Spirits Re Trauma – Dlamini-Zuma

July 31, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Alcohol ban remains in place for the foreseeable future. South Africans who fear job losses already become frustrated, as do restaurant owners and home consumers. With a relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions in some areas, people […]

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News

Farm Attack Murders: Minister of Agriculture Condemns Killing

July 31, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Farm attack murders took place in Magogong, outside Hartwater in the Northern Cape recently. South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza condemned the farm killing. The president of the country […]

Zambia COVID-19 Frankson Samende
COVID-19

Zambia COVID-19 Exclusive Interview: MMD Constituency Chairman Frankson Samende

July 30, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Zambia: COVID-19 in the country, like the rest of Africa, brings hardship to the people who face an uncertain future. We talked with Frankson Samende, the Movement For Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Constituency Chairman for Siavonga […]

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COVID-19

Alcohol, Cigarette Bans: Fury Mounts As People Count The Cost In Job Losses

July 29, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

  Alcohol ban and the cigarette ban affect way more than just hospital admissions in South Africa. As people start losing hope of businesses surviving much longer, fury mounts as people count the cost in […]

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South Africa

IMF Loan Has South Africans Stressing Over Corruption

July 28, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

The IMF loan to South Africa triggered an onslaught of comments from South Africans. The money adds to the country’s debt and Joe Public does not trust the ANC government to spend it correctly. IMF […]

News

Waitrose SA Farm Partners Step Up Caring For Workers During COVID-19

July 28, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Waitrose SA works hand in glove their with farming partners as they help in providing “sustainable livelihoods for workers.” During the coronavirus, many farmers and their workers struggle, especially in the wine industry. But, the […]

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News

Church Shooting In Centurion The Result Of Violent Crime In RSA (Opinion)

July 28, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Church shooting on the weekend leaves two robbers dead. Reportedly, three robbers attacked a church service in Pretoria on Sunday. Armed with a licensed weapon, one parishioner retaliated. Two dead in church shooting Two of […]

South Africa zimbabwe corruption
Opinion

South Africa – Chilling Warning About Corruption From Zimbabwe

July 27, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

South Africa takes note of Hopewell Chin’ono’s letter from prison. Importantly, it’s a dire warning about long term corruption and its painful effects. Importantly, it took Zimbabwe almost 40 years before ZANU-PF policy completely destroyed […]

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Regional News

Elephant Update From COMACO Reformed Poachers’ Project, Zambia

July 25, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Reblogged from HVY with permission. Elephants and humans clash when it comes to competing for space. And it’s no joke in the poorer farming communities in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia. Community Markets for Conservation, […]

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Entertainment

Netflix ‘The Old Guard’ Probably Brings A Sequel, How About A Series?

July 25, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Netflix, The Old Guard trended in South Africa for a while now. In fact, it still sits in the Top 10 on the streaming site. Obviously, homegrown actress Charlize Theron captured the interest of SAns […]

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News

Is South Africa Fiddling While Mozambique Burns From ISIS?

July 24, 2020 Suzie Michael 1

  South Africa’s neighbour, trade partner, and former safe haven for exiles, Mozambique needs help. Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah, an ISIS (Islamic State) army is slaughtering people. The fighting is taking place in the Cabo […]

COVID-19 Deaths South Africa
COVID-19

COVID-19 Death Stats May Be Under-Reported In South Africa

July 23, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

COVID-19 concerns focus on the fact that deaths may be under-reported. Normal monitoring of deaths in South Africa indicates a sharp incline, exclusive of recorded COVID figures. Naturally,  this raises some questions in the scientific […]

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COVID-19

SA Government Backtracks On Indefinite Cigarette & Tobacco ban

July 22, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

SA Government posted to their Twitter account on July 22, that the alcohol and cigarette ban remains in place “throughout the lockdown period.” We reported that those who work in the industry felt heartbroken and […]

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COVID-19

Alcohol & Cigarette Ban Until End Of Lockdown – Heartbreaking News For Employees

July 22, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Alcohol and cigarette ban remains in place for the entire duration of the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa. The news came via a government press release on Twitter on July 22. The heartbreaking news brings […]

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South Africa

Cigarette Ban Less Effective Than Higher Sin Tax

July 22, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Cigarette ban remains in South Africa. South Africans are buying illegal cigarettes on the streets and in car parks. Importantly, relatively few smokers quit under the ban. A recent study suggests higher sin tax would […]

Hopewell Chin'ono
News

Hopewell Chin’ono, A Brave Journalist Arrested in Zimbabwe (Opinion)

July 22, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested on Monday night. Sadly, a respected journalist calling attention to corruption in Zimbabwe puts his life in danger. ZANU PF, the ruling party for almost 40 years does not take criticism […]

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COVID-19

South Africans – Mushrooms Kept In The Dark, Fed On Manure (OPINION)

July 20, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

South Africans are kept in the dark by the ANC. Zuptagate destroyed South Africa’s trust in the government. And, Mr. Rampahosa was meant to save the country from corruption. Firstly, Mr. Ramaphosa is not briefing […]

#Shaka SK Khosa Twitter
COVID-19

#Shaka Trends This Weekend After Alleged Scandalous SK Khoza Videos

July 20, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

#Shaka trended over the weekend in South Africa. By Monday, the origins of the original tweets got lots in the history of multiple threads. So, many people asked why it trended. Others who heard about […]

CNN Fake COVID-19 News
COVID-19

CNN Slammed By South Africans For Inflating COVID-19 Deaths

July 19, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

CNN reported that South Africa surpassed 300k COVID-19 cases. The outlet also revealed via their banner on the Live, that the country also recorded 14,000 deaths. Attributed to correspondent David McKenzie, the report shocked South […]

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News

SAN Parks Announce Possible New Spider Species

July 18, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

SAN Parks announced a new spider discovery on Table Mountain. Apparently, the spider, as yet unconfirmed as a new species, looks similar to a Widow. However, the spider’s not in the same genus as the […]

Clicks SA and EFF
News

Julius Malema: Did He Really Return To The ANC?

July 17, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Julius Malea returned to the ANC trended on July 17 on Twitter. The hashtag #MalemaReturnsToANC got boosted on July 16 after someone shared a statement professed to be from the leader of the EFF. But […]

Winston Coetzee
COVID-19

Winston Coetzee Business Owner And Musician Slams Taxis Operating at 100%

July 16, 2020 Suzie Michael 9

Winston Coetzee owns a business and he’s furious about taxis being permitted to operate at 100%. The regulations allow full capacity on short trips (under 2 hours) under the latest COVID-19 lockdown regulations. Winston Coetzee, […]

Asthma nebulizer
COVID-19

Asthma Medication May Help COVID-19 Patients

July 15, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Asthma is a fairly common complaint worldwide. Usually related to, or triggered by allergies, treatments vary depending on severity. Obviously, most doctors prescribe a form of inhalent for day to day management. Alternatively, liquid inhalants […]

cigarette and alcohol ban
COVID-19

Cigarette And Alcohol Bans Get Slammed On Social Media

July 14, 2020 Suzie Michael 2

Cigarette and alcohol consumption are banned under COVID-19 regulations. Recently a protest got arranged by those against the ban. Angrily, they took to the streets to object to the ongoing Cigarette ban in South Africa. […]

Zindzi Mandela
News

Zindzi Mandela Passes Away President Ramaphosa Posts Tribute

July 13, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie passed away on July 12. The SABC reported that she died in a hospital in Johannesburg from undisclosed causes. At the time of her […]

DJ Zinhle
COVID-19

DJ Zinhle Fans Imagine A Life Without Fear

July 13, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

DJ Zinhle entertains and inspires millions of South Africans. Plus, they love five-year-old Kario. Like any mom, who doesn’t want a world without fear? 2020 brings the fear of unemployment, fear of dying from the […]

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News

Zimbabwe: Patriotic Front Brings A New Political Option To The Country.

July 12, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Zimbabwe seemingly becomes a sad story that just gets sadder with every passing day. Once a wealthy county with a currency stronger than the British Pound, once more the country faces an economic crisis. When […]

COVID-19 trash
COVID-19

COVID-19 Trash Threatens SA’s Water: Exclusive Interview – Tarryn Johnston

July 11, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

COVID-19 trash rapidly accumulates in South African waterways. In fact, the Hennops Revival NPO project in Centurion, Gauteng reports a rapid accumulation of masks and plastic gloves in the river. In our exclusive interview with […]

David makhura
COVID-19

David Makhura, Premier Of Gauteng Tests Positive For COVID-19

July 10, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

David Makhura found out the test results for his COVID-19 today, July 10. Unfortunately, it came back as positive for the Gauteng Premier. It comes just three days after the death of Gordon Kegakilwe the […]

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