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Andrew Meldrum Land is excavated to make way for more burial space in the Maitland cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The City of Cape Town is working closely with the Muslim Judicial Council to increase burial capacity as COVID-19 claims more lives in a second surge of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht) February 01, 2021 - 8:26 AM JOHANNESBURG - South Africa gave a heros welcome Monday to the delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa gave a heros welcome Monday to the delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines — 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greeted the crates of vaccine that arrived at Johannesburgs O.R. Tambo International Airport. The shipment will be followed up later this month by another 500,000 doses. The vaccine will be effective in preventing severe disease and death from the variant that...

Dumisane Lubisi, former executive editor of City Press. Picture: Leon Sadiki On Friday evening City Press Executive Editor Dumisane Lubisi (44) passed away from a heart attack. Over the past few days, City Press has received many tributes, condolences and messages of nostalgia from friends, colleagues and acquaintances. During his time at City Press, Lubisi served as senior reporter, commissioning editor of opinion and analysis section Voices and also as the paper’s ombuds...