A general view of a funeral in Mahikeng. Papi Morake, Gallo Images The SAMRC recorded almost 11 000 “excess deaths” from natural causes in its weekly death report. This means there were more deaths from natural cases than anticipated. The SAMRC’s chief scientist said most of the excess deaths could be Covid-19-related. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)…
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 22 … What we are watching in Canada … In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Red Pilled America, hosted by Adryana Cortez and Patrick Courrielche, profiled Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak, author of Red November: Will the Country Vote Red for Trump or Red for Socialism?, in its 69th episode, “The ‘Moderate,’” which investigates the Democrat Party’s void of leadership. Pollak linked ongoing riots and unrest driven by Democrats…
Nicole Fritz writes while news agencies have to find ways to survive the downturn in the industry, she is concerned about the news divide.If, as it is said, journalism represents the first draft of history, then in these sometimes apocalyptic-seeming times it’s hard not to worry the first draft is all there will ever be: that…
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets seems like a familiar kind of story, at first. Although it’s not fiction, like Charles Jackson’s novel The Lost Weekend or Eugene O’Neill’s play The Iceman Cometh, the documentary also celebrates the alcoholic dissipation of the American everyman. A dive bar called the Roaring 20s on the fringe of Las Vegas…
SuperSport commentator Owen Nkumane. (Gallo Images) This weekend’s Solidarity Cup will be South Africa’s first local live sporting event since lockdown and will set in motion a brave new era of broadcasting.The Covid-19 pandemic has already forced SuperSport to diversify its product offerings in the absence of action, but industry experts state live sport still…
Newlands rugby stadium (Gallo) The Western Province Rugby Football Union’s (WPRFU) partnership with property developers Flyt Property Investment has now been 100% confirmed. This follows a special meeting on Wednesday night where the plans were given a final stamp of approval. WPRFU president Zelt Marais confirmed the news in a statement on Wednesday evening. It means that the WPRFU…
Never miss a great news story!Get instant notifications from Economic TimesAllowNot nowYou can switch off notifications anytime using browser settings.Live Blog07 July, 2020, 03:24 PM IST LIVE BLOGEconomic Times | 07 Jul, 2020 | 03.21PM ISTMumbai currently has 4,938 COVID-19 deaths and 85,724 cases, while China has a total of 4,634 fatalities and 83,565 patients,…
By Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A care worker wearing full Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as she goes about her jobKarwai Tang/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 3 July Almost 20,000 people in care homes died with covid-19 in England and Wales…
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange fined sugar producer Tongaat Hulett a maximum of R7.5 million and publicly censured it for publishing financial statements that contained errors. Accounting body SAICA says the fine demonstrates accountability in the scandal-rocked accounting profession. It will also be investigating the conduct of the accountants involved. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants hopes the…
