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Says that the governing party could and should have done more to prevent corruption in years gone by. is that enough, or do people, senior people like you and him, need to be much more frank with the public about your own failings to deliver clean governance? we are determined to make sure that the rule of law in the republic of south africa holds the grounds. so anybody who faces fraud and corruption charges must face the law. they must go to court, explain their case, respond to the prosecutio...

More this time around. now schools are shut, and the message is to stay at home. i really didn�*t expect that the number of cases can increase like that and we again come back to square one here. what i�*m looking for now is my family to be safe, to be at home, don�*t always go out, and for myself, the opportunity right now to work from home. i already work from home, and for the children, i think it�*s better for them to be at home. it�*s almost certain that the variants came in throu...

Services for people who need mental health support. charlotte wright reports. for many, life is returning to normal. but with concerns that the new covid variant from india spreads more quickly, experts say there�*s a greater chance that infections will rise as restrictions ease. so the government is trialling new schemes to encourage people to get tested — and self—isolate if necessary — to help curb the spread. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of £1...

Of a ryanair flight to arrest a dissidentjournalist. washington calls for an investigation. the head of the world health organization condemns what he says is the scandalous inequity of access to covid vaccinations around the world. president biden has announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to the middle east, to try to build on the ceasefire between the israelis and hamas. his visit comes as both sides count the cost of the recent conflict, which claimed the lives ...

Which is always that the way to control a virus is to make sure that we are washing our hands, that we are wearing a mask to stop those droplets going out. there are also renewed calls for people to take up their second jab after a study found that both the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are highly effective against the indian variant after two doses. while this variant may be more transmissible, scientists say well have to wait a bit longer before we know whether it could cause a rise in hospi...

And they know that both men deny all of the very serious charges. they know this could run on for a long time. i just wonder whether you accept the words of william gumede, the chairman of a big ngo in your country, democracy works, who says that this has become a battle for the soul of the anc, particularly the fate of zuma. do you, as a senior member of your party, agree with that? ive known william gumede for a long time. he has been saying that for the past 20 years, its not a new expression...

Following the forced diversion of his flight has appeared in a video statement — confessesing to organising anti—government protests. it appeares to have been made under duress. eu leaders have now banned belarussian airlines from its airspace and are drawing up targeted sanctions. the head of the world health organization has condemned what he says is the scandalous inequity of access to covid vaccinations around the world. speaking at the opening of the annual assembly, tedros ghebreyesus ...

South africa is a law—governed society, and anybody whos accused of any wrongdoing must appear before the court, whether hes the minister of finance or hes the president of the republic, it doesnt matter, or whether youre a retired military general or whatever the case might be. if you are accused and the prosecutorial authorities, have a case against you, you must go to court and answer, irrespective of who you are. so on a personal basis, you know him very well. how disappointed are you with...

New ways to encourage people to get tested for covid and to follow rules on self—isolation are to be tried out in places with high infection rates. twelve million pounds will be spent on pilot schemes in nine areas of england. the government has acknowledged that some people find self—isolation �*challenging and the ideas being trialled include �*buddying services for people who need mental health support. charlotte wright reports. for many, life is returning to normal. but with concerns...

Find ways of controlling covid—19 because three of your key provinces are now facing a very dangerous third wave. it looks like a fourth province is about to declare that its in the third wave of covid—19, and your death toll is far higher than any other country in africa. why have you failed? one of the things about south africa is that we dont hide our statistics. we say things the way they are. im sure, if you dug deeper into the statistics of many other countries, you are going to find s...