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Everything we know for sure about the #Tembisa10 decuplets

Comment and analysis / June 16, 2021 June 16, 2021

Still no children. Mom and Dad? Well, they seem as confused as the articles dropping in the media. On the 8th of June, Gosiame Thamara Sithole made headlines when she supposedly gave birth to 10 babies. This was a first and it seemed as though Sithole had broken the Guinness World Record. That sounded so …

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As the third wave looms, SA is riddled with Covid-19 variants

Explainers / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

Last week we reported that three travellers from India tested positive for Covid-19. Fortunately, they did not carry the B.1.617 variant that is spreading wildly in India, but over the weekend and to our dismay, it was reported that four cases of the B.1. 617 variant had been detected in South Africa. Two in Kwa-Zulu …

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Tanzania gets its first woman leader: who is Samia Suluhu Hassan?

Deep Dives / March 27, 2021 April 5, 2021

Often described as soft spoken, Hassan is anything but a timid leader.