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South African hospitals overran by COVID-19 patients

South African hospitals overran by COVID-19 patients

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African hospitals are being overwhelmed by the ever-rising number of COVID-19 patients with some institutions forced to convert parking garages into wards. Hospitals across South Africa - both in the private and public sector - are battling with patients in a country where over 1.2-million people have been infected and over 33 163 have died from the deadly virus. In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, South Africa is currently on lockdown Level 3, in terms of which alcohol sales have been banned, public gathering outlawed, beaches closed and funerals restricted to 50 people.…
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Presidency spokesperson to face music

Presidency spokesperson to face music

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A top official in the South African presidency is to face a disciplinary inquiry for failing to disclose all her financial interests. The presidency has announced that it has initiated disciplinary steps against Khusela Diko, who went on special leave in July 2020 after it emerged that Royal Bhaca, a company owned by her husband - Madzikane II Diko - had won a tender worth R125-million to provide PPEs. The awarding of the tender, along with other dodgy ones worth over R500-million was referred by President Ramaphosa to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for probing.  The South…
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