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Makhanda escapees appear in court December 18, 2020NEWS Two prisoners who escaped from the Grahamstown Correctional Facility last weekend have appeared on court on charges relating to escaping from lawful custody. A third person has been charged with harbouring an escapee. Notices circulated on social media warned that Lonwabo Ngqokoqwana and Luzuko Gxasheka, both considered extremely dangerous, had escaped from Waainek prison in Makhanda around 3.45pm on Saturday 12 December. The two men...

Strengthening The Financial System To Meet The Challenge Of Climate Change, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At "The Financial System & Climate Change: A Regulatory Imperative" Hosted By The Center For American Progress, Washington, D.C. Date 18/12/2020 I want to thank the Center for American Progress for inviting me to join you in discussing climate change and the U.S. financial system.1 Let me start by noting these are my own views and do not necessarily reflect those of the Feder...

15 Dec 2020 By Jenny Larsen One of the major outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic could be a permanent change in how and where many people work. The restrictions imposed by governments to contain the virus have sent millions of workers into “home office”, resulting in a surge in the use of online platforms and technologies to help employees stay connected, both to each other and to their clients or customers. Curbs on travel have also seen an explosion in the number of online meetings and con...

Nigerian heavyweight boxer Efe Ajagba knocks out Brian Howard in his latest fight Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele listed on Forbes Africas 100th innovation, icon issue How 75 Nigerians who revolted against slavery chose to drown in the U.S ‘Rivers isn’t your father’s property’, Wike slams Amaechi over comment on zoning Convicted Prophet Ogundipe returns to church after his release from prison ...

ANC Integrity Committee gives Zandile Gumede the greenlight to go back to work By Se-Anne Rall Share Durban - The KZN ANC’s Integrity Commission has given former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede the greenlight to return to work at the KZN Legislature, where she represents the party as an MPL. According to the African National Congresss Integrity Commission, Gumede can return to party work as well as at the provincial legislature. In an interview with eNCA, ANC KZN spokesperson, Nhlakanipho Nto...

Lagos COVID-19 deaths rise to 231 On …Nigeria now in second wave —Doctors …COVID-19 back with vengeance, FCT minister cries out By Chioma Obinna, Gabriel Olawale, Omeiza Ajayi STATISTICS from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday, indicated that COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos State had risen to 231, while the number of cases is now 24,952 as of December 14, 2020. This came on a day that Resident Doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, yesterday, warn...

Employers have been asked to make a concerted effort to ensure compliance with rules aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 as SA gets close to hitting 1m Covid-19 positive cases. This was said by President Cyril Ramaphosa who has highlighted that the second wave will be worse than the first if strict regulations aren’t applied. In an effort to balance conserving jobs with lives, a nationwide lockdown has not been imposed, he said. Instead, holiday-makers in the Eastern Cape and Garden Route...

READ: President Ramaphosas full speech on festive season COVID-19 restrictions The president addressed the nation on the coronavirus restrictions to be implemented for the festive season. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter It is just 11 days since I last addressed you. Then I reported on the signs of a resurgence of coronavirus infections in various parts of the country. On that day, t...

Steady leadership brings clarity to Gates global staff Gates employees said Tom Pitsticks leadership helped the company through a difficult 2020. Rubber & Plastics News Executive of the Year Tom Pitstick literally is known the world over—at least within the global Gates Corp. community—for his leadership during this difficult and chaotic past year. From China to Singapore, to the plains of Kansas and the foothills of the Rockies where Pitstick is based in Denver, the senior vice president o...

  This all means that the same additional restrictions that we applied to Nelson Mandela Bay will apply in these districts from midnight tonight and will continue until we see a clear and sustained decline in infections.   While these hotspot areas require particular attention, the festive season poses significant risks for the entire country.   We have therefore been undertaking consultations in provinces, including at municipal level, on the measures that need to be taken to contain the se...