Nathaniel Julies’ mother calls on court to deny bail to son’s alleged killers

Three officers appeared in the dock on Thursday in connection with the 16-year-old’s killing and the events that followed. The three police officers accused of killing Nathaniel appear at the Protea Magistrates court. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Nathaniel Julies’ mother on Thursday pleaded with the courts to refuse bail to the police officers accused […]

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2,007 new COVID-19 cases recorded as SA recovery rate ticks up to 88.9%

2,007 new COVID-19 cases recorded as SA recovery rate ticks up to 88.9% The Health Department said that 2,007 new infections were picked up over the past day, pushing the number of known cases in this country to over 644,000. FILE: City of Tshwane Health officials conduct screening exercises on people before some of them […]

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Remembering Bizos: ‘Uncle George’, a lion-hearted man and an excellent human

Tributes have continued to pour in for the late George Bizos who died at the age of 92 on Wednesday. Thuli Madonsela, Zack Yaccoob, Edwin Cameron and Zelda le Grange have shared their memories of him. FILE: Human rights lawyer George Bizos at the soil turning ceremony at Nelson Mandela’s former home in Houghton, which […]

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NGO calls for a Carletonville crèche employee to get 10 years for child abuse

The sentencing against Nellie Senwametsi, who was caught on video abusing children at the creche were she worked, was postponed in the Oberholzer Magistrates Court on Thursday and will be heard next week. JOHANNESBURG – Non-profit organisation Women and Men Against Child Abuse has called for the former employee of a Carletonville crèche to face […]

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No load shedding on Friday, but use power sparingly – says Eskom

No load shedding on Friday, but use power sparingly – says Eskom The utility has managed to stave-off rolling blackouts after it warned of possible stage 2 load shedding at short notice due to a faulty conveyor belt at its Medupi power station which failed last night. Eskom has managed to avoid load shedding for […]

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SA has mixed reaction to EFF deal with Clicks, Unilever over racist ad

The party has reached an agreement with the company on the way forward after the online advert, which denigrated black women’s hair. EFF representatives, led by party leader Julius Malema, met with a delegation from Unilever on 10 September 2020 following demonstrations over a racist ad for TRESemme hair products that appeared on the Clicks […]

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Lungisa still hasn’t tendered resignation, ANC PEC gives him until midnight

The Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed his appeal against a two-year prison sentence for assaulting a fellow council member with a glass jug. FILE: Andile Lungisa. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape said Andile Lungisa has not yet tendered his resignation as a Nelson Mandela […]

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EWN Weather Watch: Cloudy conditions expected in KZN, clear skies for WC

Warm weather conditions expected throughout the country as we move into the weekend. JOHANNESBURG – The Western Cape can expect warm weather conditions on Friday after parts of the province experienced some rain on Thursday. WESTERN CAPE:Hot weather and clear skies can be expected in the Western Cape on Friday. Cape Town and Worcester will […]

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Third suspect in Julies’ murder case makes admission but gives no detail

Three police officers have made a brief court appearance in connection with Julies’ killing and the events that followed. The three police officers accused of killing Nathaniel appear at the Protea Magistrates court. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Protea Magistrates Court on Thursday heard how a suspect in the Nathaniel Julies murder case made […]

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ANALYSIS: Why halting COVID-19 vaccine trial is part of the process

This article first appeared on The Conversation. This week the University of Oxford and Astra Zeneca temporarily postponed further vaccination in clinical trials of the COVID-19 candidate vaccine, AZD1222, after one of the participants fell ill. There are more than 15,000 participants already enrolled across multiple studies of the vaccine in several countries around the […]

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