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Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold

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The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
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Under the power of the gun

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Children in the Cape Flats see violence very early in their lives and many end up in jail or killed. One of them, now a reformed gangster, walks us through his early traumatic experiences
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Batsa fires back in response to Dlamini-Zuma’s appeal

Coronavirus -
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
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Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling

Coronavirus -
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
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Mogoeng not a devil’s advocate

Opinion -
The Bible-thumping chief justice really does seem to believe the anti-vaxxing nonsense he preaches
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Tighter Covid restrictions for N. Mandela Bay — other hotspots may follow

Health & -
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
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Excess deaths rise, starting in Covid hotspot Eastern Cape

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As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too
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Covid-19 info lags as cases shoot up

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Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
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Two MECs fail to understand their harmful blunders

Education -
The Western Cape’s Debbie Schäfer missed the point about racism and the North West’s Mmaphefo Matsemela undermined the dignity of a young man
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Ramphosa extends national state of disaster

Coronavirus & -
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel
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Cape’s lively soil favours olive-oil toil

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The local industry makes less than 1% of the olive oil produced around the world every year, but the Western Cape’s climate is perfect for farmers
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We honour the teachers who saw the potential in us

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On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today
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SANDF mum on serial rapist claim

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An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation
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Covid plateau in Western Cape carries ‘be vigilant’ warning

Coronavirus -
The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.
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Scores die in Western Cape’s deadly taxi tit-for-tat

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Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict
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Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

Sarah Smit
Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

khaya koko
A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

Niren Tolsi
Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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