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French Elections: Macron and Le Pen Fight For the Presidential Seat
By Umamah Bakharia French presidential candidates, far-right's Marine Le Pen and current president Emmanuel Macron...
State Of Disaster Declared In KwaZulu-Natal As Death Toll Continues To Rise
By Umamah Bakharia President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared KwaZulu-Natal a state of disaster after being hit by...
Hajj Pilgrims Welcomed Under Stringent COVID-19 Restrictions
Saudi Arabia welcomed the first group of Hajj pilgrims on Friday. Upon their arrival the pilgrims went through a screening process at King Abdulaziz International Airport. The Hajjis were then transferred by bus to a designated hotel where they are to remain in...
SA COVID-19 Recoveries now at 59,5% of Total Infections
Faizel Patel – 26/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) South Africa has now recorded 265,077 recoveries which translates to 59,5% of the total infections in the country. The Health Department has also announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in...
Lenasia Community Shattered by Passing of Abbas & Osman Sayed from Saaberie Chishty
Faizel Patel – 26/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Lenasia community has been left shattered following the demise of two of the six renowned Sayed brothers. On Friday, Abbas Sayed the chairman of the Saaberie Chishty tragically passed away in hospital while a...
SA COVID-19 Infections Rise to 434,200 – Deaths at 6,655
Faizel Patel – 25/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 434,200. This is an increase of 12,204 from Friday’s announcement. The number of deaths...
Research Findings Suggest Much Higher SA COVID-19 Death Toll
South Africa has in recent weeks recorded an almost 60% greater increase in natural deaths than expected. The South African Medical Research Council said that this suggests a much higher coronavirus-related death toll than has been officially reported. The Guardian...
Greek Protesters Burn Turkish Flag over Hagia Sophia Mosque Status
Protests took place across Greece on Friday following Turkey's decision to reconvert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to a mosque. Euro News reports that church bells rang in mourning across Greece and that flags flew at half-mast, yesterday afternoon when Muslim worshippers...
Gauteng Hits the 150,000 Mark as National Infections Rise to 421,996
Faizel Patel – 24/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 421,996. This is an increase of 13,944 from Thursday’s announcement. The number of deaths...
Spain’s King Felipe Distances Himself from Allegations of $100M Transfer from ex-Saudi King
Spanish media have recently consistently been reporting on the efforts of King Felipe VI, Spain's current head of state, to distance himself from his father, former King Juan Carlos I. Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 amid a storm of financial scandal. He had also faced...
SA COVID-19 Infections Rise to 408,052 – Deaths at 6,093
Faizel Patel – 23/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 408,052. This is an increase of 13,104 from Wednesday’s announcement. The number of deaths...