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Rabies on the Rise in SA; 99.9% Fatality Rate if infected

By Naadiya Adams A disease that has seemingly slipped under the radar amid the covid-19 era remains one of the deadliest infections on earth. Rabies infections are on the rise and with a 99.9% fatality rate, it’s a pandemic of a whole different kind. “Rabies is a...

Opposition to Saied continues, but without much success

By Staff Writer 13:12:2021 Protests in Tunisia are being vigorously organised for 17 December, which saw the start of the initial uprising, culminating at the end of the Ben Ali dictatorship in 2011. 10-years-later, these are in opposition to President Qais Said’s...

Labs Agree to Reduce PCR tests to R500

By Umamah Bakharia The Competition Commission reached an agreement with two major laboratories, Lancet and Ampath to reduce COVID PCR tests from R850 to R500 after a complaint from the Council of Medical Schemes alleging that the tests were unfairly inflated,...

Covid-19: An increase in hospital admissions among children

By Hajira Khota According to researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in South Africa has resulted in a surge in hospital admissions in children under the age of five. The majority of the admissions were...
Mali’s Transitional President Sworn In

Mali’s Transitional President Sworn In

70-year-old former defense minister and retired air force colonel, Bah Ndaw, has been sworn in as interim president of Mali. A ceremony was held in the capital, Bamako,  and follows former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita having been unseated in a military coup over a...

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School Children Die in Nigeria Tanker Crash

School Children Die in Nigeria Tanker Crash

25 people have been killed in central Nigeria after a fuel tanker exploded following a collision with other vehicles. The BBC reports that primary school children are among the dead. Several victims were burnt beyond recognition. The accident occurred on Wednesday...

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Almost 400 Whales Dead in Tasmania Stranding

Almost 400 Whales Dead in Tasmania Stranding

Hundreds of pilot whales have been found beached on Tasmania's west coast since Monday, in what is probably Australia's largest stranding on record. The BBC reports that while rescuers had managed to save 50, about 380 whales have died. Rescuers are trying to help the...

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