John Maytham's Weekly Book Review: 27 November 2020
Founder of popular restaurant chain Tashas releases new coffee table cookbook
Cape Town couple celebrate 70 years of marriage and share secret to wedded bliss
Motion of no confidence in President Ramaphosa: 'It’s about optics'
Offshore investment row: Asisa didn't consult properly says Magda Wierzycka
It was a massive relief when Zondo Commission approached me - EOH CEO
Three questions to ask yourself before being sucked into the Black Friday frenzy
South African farms produce largest wheat harvest in many years
Rand at best level in 9 months
Free coding course – with a job at the end (R240 000 per year starting salary)
Local brewer of agave spirits aiming to change SA culture around tequila
October's 3.3% inflation high: Meat prices won't drop in time for festive feasts
Football legend Diego Maradona dies at age of 60
Sir Lewis Hamilton? Boris Johnson reportedly backs knighthood for F1 champion
Why would someone pay R27 million for a pigeon? Winning at all costs; that's why
Tsonga rap star Sho Madjozi says her new mixtape 'What A Life' is a celebration
Ster-Kinekor opens drive-in theatre in Cape Town at the V&A Waterfront
Boosting wine tourism: Netflix film to star Cape Winelands as travel destination
Scotland is making tampons and pads free. Meet the woman who made it possible
It’s 2020, so New York unveils a bare, sad looking Rockefeller Christmas tree
[PHOTOS] Pop star Harry Styles in dress for Vogue challenges gender stereotypes
Take heart – African financial markets are innovating, the pandemic shows
Tigrayan leaders 'locked in combat' as armed conflict in Ethiopia continues
South African borders are known to be porous – Malawian journo on Bushiri escape
South Africa is too poor for a second Covid-19 wave. Keep going; wear a mask!
'UIF has significant assets' although Nxesi warns of collapse if Ters extended
'If you courier dagga to a friend, there’s no way to prosecute you'
Covid-19 spins out of control in Europe
Covid-19 is spiralling out of control in Europe.
The number of deaths due to the coronavirus is up by 40% compared to just a week ago.
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“Intensive care units in hospitals are now beginning to fill,” said Dr Margaret Harris of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“They [healthcare workers] know that what they are going to face is going to be grim.”
Harris is hopeful the current rise in mortality won’t reach levels the Continent saw in April, due to the current wave of infections affected younger demographics.
France is starting to emerge as a European epicentre.
Daily new cases topped 50 000 over the weekend while 523 people died on Tuesday, including 235 old age home residents.
The daily death rate across Europe has gone up by 40% compared to last week.
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, and Russia are the worst-hit countries. Overall infection rates are up by a third…
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
The concern is that intensive care units and hospitals will begin to fill up… Belgium is already stretched…
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
In the past 24 hours, there were 360 deaths in Britain, 320 in Russia and 220 in Italy. Russia is now fourth in the number of cases, behind the US, India, and Brazil…
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
Fewer older people are contracting the virus; therefore, survivability has increased… Hospitals are, generally, better prepared [than at the start of the pandemic] …
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
We’re in a right old state, frankly!
Adam Gilchrist - UK correspondent
Listen to the interview in the audio below.
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