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SA stays on lockdown level 1 – Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full speech Source : https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/sa-stays-on-lockdown-level-1-read-president-cyril-ramaphosas-full-speech-bb2ae419-990a-4c1d-b89c-e9271ebd38d8   Earlier this week, our scientists identified a new variant of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease. The World Health Organization has named it Omicron and has declared it a ‘variant of concern’. The Omicron variant was first described in Botswana and subsequently in South Africa, and scientists have also identified cases in countries such as Hong Kong, […]

Big fuel price hikes announced for Wednesday Source : https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/industrial/big-fuel-price-hikes-announced-for-wednesday-20211129 The petrol price will be hiked by 81c a litre on Wednesday, while diesel will go up by between 72.5c a litre (0.05% sulphur) and 74.5c (0.005% sulphur), the department of mineral resources and energy announced.The latest price hike will push the price of petrol – currently around R19.50 a litre – to above R20 in Gauteng and other inland provinces.At the start of November, […]

Litchi the Green Turtle is Ready to Go Home, She Just Needs a Tracker Source: Litchi the Green Turtle is Ready to Go Home, She Just Needs a Tracker (goodthingsguy.com) The Two Oceans Aquarium has been home to Litchi the Green Turtle while she recovered but now she is ready to head home to the oceans of the world. Cape Town, South Africa (25 November 2021) – The Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation announced in September that Litchi is […]

NEW COVID-19 VARIANT DETECTED IN SA – NICD Source : New COVID-19 variant detected in SA – NICD (ewn.co.za)   Following genomic sequencing, the variant – B.1.1.529 – was detected in 22 positive cases in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the NICD’S acting executive director Professor Adrian Puren said that it was “not surprising that a new variant has been detected in South Africa”. The NICD said that although the data they had […]

PICS | Tennis legend Roger Federer shows Bok skipper Siya Kolisi around streets of Zurich Source : PICS | Tennis legend Roger Federer shows Bok skipper Siya Kolisi around streets of Zurich | Sport (news24.com) National rugby captain Siya Kolisi has made a detour in Switzerland before returning home from the Springboks’ year-end tour in the United Kingdom. Kolisi stopped in Zurich to meet up with tennis legend Roger Federer, who showed the Bok skipper around the streets […]