Countries Uganda rules out Ebola lockdown Kampala – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Coronavirus Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China Beijing – Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major... Read more 6 Jul, 2022
Arts and Leisure ‘Please, please do something. We are dying of hunger!’ – DJ Tira begs Cyril Ramaphosa to ‘open up the country’ Cape Town -House music DJ and businessman DJ Tira has taken to the Twitter streets in the wake of... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Business End curfew before New Year’s Eve, DA’s Steenhuisen tells Cyril Ramaphosa Cape Town – Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has reportedly called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to end the curfew... Read more 28 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Chinese city locks down 13 million residents to fight Covid outbreak Beijing – Over 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which imposed... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus SA to stay on Level 1 lockdown… Minister urges travellers to get vaccinated Cape Town – South Africa’s National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) says the country is set to stay at adjusted... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
World Downing Street ditches Xmas party as PM battles scandal London –Downing Street will not hold a Christmas party this year, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson said on Friday as the... Read more 11 Dec, 2021
World Boris Johnson orders Christmas party probe as aide quits London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised and his adviser resigned on Wednesday after a video emerged of... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Business SA businesses call on Cyril Ramaphosa not to impose stricter lockdown regulations Cape Town – South African businesses have reportedly called on President Cyril Ramaphosa not to impose stricter lockdown restrictions... Read more 26 Nov, 2021
Countries Silent disco helps South Africans beat virus blues Johannesburg – Watching the sun go down on a warm spring day while listening to soundtracks playing on headphones,... Read more 4 Oct, 2021