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Covid-19
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Get Ready For Stricter Lockdown Measures And Booze Ban Voicenotes
25 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today, the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will meet, with sources saying a return to an adjusted alert level 2 may be on the cards.
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International Travel From SA Not Looking Good For A While
21 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africans are likely going to have a tricky time travelling abroad for quite a while yet.
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Amazing: Dogs Can Detect COVID-19 Instantly
21 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During the trial, which took place in Paris, the hounds were able to detect the presence of the virus with 97% accuracy, and correctly identify negative samples 91% of the time.
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‘First-Come-First-Serve’: Your Basic COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered
20 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At this stage, healthcare workers and people over the age of 60 are eligible for the vaccine. If you fall into the latter category, it’s best to get cracking.
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Thursday Morning Spice
20 May 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
School contact sport suspended. SA’s most valuable legal cannabis farm. What Obama really thought of Trump. Megayacht at centre of messy divorce. Sinead O’Connor slams ‘abuser’ Prince.
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Dis-Chem Ready To Roll With COVID-19 Vaccines, But…
17 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today marks the start of what has been touted as Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout in South Africa. It hasn’t been plain sailing thus far.
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Hugging Is Back! Here’s What They’re Allowed To Do In The UK From Today
17 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The UK has loosened its COVID-19 restrictions from today, which means more socialising, hugging, and travelling for the Brits going forward.
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Study Of How Many SA Adults Would Take COVID-19 Vaccine Reveals Afrikaans Shocker
13 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst the number of South Africans saying they would be willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine is encouraging, there is much apprehension around Afrikaans home language speakers.
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SA’s Third Wave – Actuary Maps Out Three Possible Scenarios
12 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to Adam Lowe, a member of the Actuarial Society of South Africa COVID-19 working group, we are likely to experience one of three scenarios.
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Vaccine Registration In SA Now Available Via WhatsApp And SMS
11 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The National Department of Health has launched COVID-19 vaccine registration portals on WhatsApp, USSD, and SMS.
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“There Are No Other Tools Left” – Talk Of Stricter Lockdown Returning As Third Wave Looms
11 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There is once again talk of moving to a stricter lockdown level, as an uptick in positive cases combined with fears over two variants of concern identified in the country has experts on high alert.
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Blue Or White Side Out? How To Wear Your Disposable Medical Mask [Video]
05 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Some mask-wearing misinformation has been doing the rounds regarding the correct way to wear a medical mask. Here’s what the experts say.
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Latest Third Wave Models Predict Tough Times Ahead For Gauteng
04 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The latest models anticipating the third wave of COVID-19 infections are out, marking Gauteng as an area with cause for concern.
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How To Get A Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card
03 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
With the vaccine rollout happening all over the world, fake vaccine cards are popping up all over the internet.
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Motivation At An All-Time Low? You Could Be ‘Languishing’
29 Apr 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The New York Times reckons ‘languishing’ is the dominant emotion of 2021 but it often goes unrecognised because it’s hard to spot.
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YouTubers’ Face Mask Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong [Video]
29 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Two YouTubers filmed a viral prank video making fun of mask-wearing mandates in Bali. It didn’t go well.
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Three Times Our Lockdown Measures Went Against Expert Recommendations
22 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Department of Health has made public some of the recommendations received by the COVID-19 ministerial advisory committee. In some instances, it appears our government didn’t follow them.
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Infectious Disease Scholar On What The Next Pandemic Could Look Like
20 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
What would happen if a pandemic had to wipe out a good portion of the human population? We turn to an infectious disease scholar for insight.
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Real-Life ‘Love Actually’: New Zealand Airport Reunions Will Make You Smile [Videos]
20 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After more than a year of being separated from loved ones, footage of smiling, teary-eyed hugs across New Zealand made for an obvious movie comparison.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
13 Apr 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
Low risk of third wave – for now. Banksy on auction in SA. Canadian UFO sightings. More Cape baboon controversy. Hawaiian shirts under fire. EmRat dons bikini.
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‘Seven In 10 People Have Not Fully Recovered From COVID-19, Five Months After Leaving Hospital’
12 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
More and more people are banding together on social media to bring awareness to the fact that COVID-19 symptoms are causing suffering long after patients are supposed to have recovered.
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Largest COVID-19 Survivor Study Shows A Third Suffer ‘Brain Disease’
07 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
We continue to learn about COVID-19 and its long-lingering effects, with a recent study showing just how prevalent neurological and psychological symptoms really are.
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Definitely Not A Good Friday At This London Church [Video]
06 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
It was a Good Friday evening at London’s Christ the King Polish church until, during the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, police dispersed this “unlawful” gathering.
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Thursday Morning Spice
01 Apr 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
France’s latest lockdown. Iqbal Survé screws tighten. Eskom power station update. Amazon’s terrible week on Twitter. Tiger Woods crash investigation. Bella Hadid’s g-string jeans.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
30 Mar 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
COVID-19: four possible sources. Ace’s days are numbered. Ivermectin confusion. New Ghislaine charges. Czech’s richest man dies in heli crash. Rapper’s ‘Satan’ Nike controversy.
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Disturbing Stats On The Extent Of Corruption In SA Last Year
29 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Corruption Watch has just released its Annual Report 2020, outlining the extent to which corruption ran rampant in South Africa last year.
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Three-For-Two Deals For Negative COVID-19 Test Results
29 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For most of us, waiting for access to the vaccine is frustrating, which has created a market for criminals looking to make a quick buck.
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What Changes If We Return To Alert Level 2
26 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has advised the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) to move the country to alert level 2. Here’s what changes if that happens.
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SA Government Says You Will Definitely Be Vaccinated By This Date
26 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re in the midst of Phase 1, which deals with healthcare workers, before Phase 2 targets vulnerable groups, essential workers, and the occupational health and safety stream. Then, the rest of us are up.
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The Super-Rich Are Snapping Up Passports For Countries With Low COVID-19 Risks
25 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
COVID-19 has presented a unique opportunity to see how those in different income brackets stay safe, with the super-rich going as far as to secure citizenship in low-risk countries.
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