Last week Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country would be moving to a Level 2 lockdown. Curfew has been relaxed to between 11pm and 4am, indoor gatherings are limited to 250 people, outdoor gatherings are limited to 500 people, and alcohol can be sold between 10am and 6pm for off-site consumption. Dressed in a …
Several heads of state, including our very own President Cyril Ramaphosa, have been targeted by spies, we heard last week. 😳 The revelations emerged thanks to the Pegasus project, an international investigative journalism initiative exposing authoritarian governments for spying on journalists, activists, politicians and business people. The report was based on a leaked spy report …
In case you forgot, on Sunday evening President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the adjusted level 4 lockdown would be extended for another 14 days, until 25 July. Some tweaks mean we can eat at restaurants and sweat out our frustrations at the gym. But other restrictions remain in place: curfew is between 9pm and 4am, …
What is South Africa without some light-hearted mockery of our president’s sometimes comical ways? This week’s missing iPad mystery had us in stitches! Before a press conference at the National Ports Authority in Cape Town, Ramaphosa misplaced his iPad, and wondered out loud if it had been ‘stolen’. Hugo, bel die polisie! 😆 Ramaphosa could …
“This is not a wave; this is a tsunami”. These are the words a doctor working at a private healthcare facility used to describe the deadly increase in Gauteng’s Covid-19 infections. By now you may have heard just how bad things are in South Africa’s most populous province. The daily infection rate is exceeding 10 …
Despite our earlier optimism, the third Covid wave is rapidly starting to look like it will outpace the first and second. In the last 24 hours, 13 246 new cases were reported and hospital admissions are rising. Gauteng is becoming the epicentre this time; its hospitals are close to being overwhelmed In case you missed …
We’ve been telling you about this since last year and it’s FINALLY HAPPENED. The ANC has suspended its secretary-general (SG) Ace Magashule after an exhausting back and forth. Some background: Magashule had until 30 April to step aside from his role, but predictably did not, instead creating endless political drama you’ve no doubt heard about. …
Hi there_ 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long anticipated State Capture commission testimony, and why it paled in comparison with the former Mrs Gigaba’s receipts. Plus we tell you why we celebrated Freedom Day despite the challenges our country still faces, and how Americans fell for …
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There’s still ongoing drama in the ruling ANC over “leaked audio” from meetings of its top leaders. Looks like some people are taking advantage of those virtual Zoom sessions. Previously, NEC members had to leave their phones at the door to prevent these kinds of leaks. It must suck when you can’t trust your top …
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She said her approach could encourage these people to work with the police and possibly give evidence against those higher up the ladder, who really benefit from corruption.