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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
SA eases COVID-19 restrictions, lifts booze ban

SA eases COVID-19 restrictions, lifts booze ban

COVID-19
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER BUOYED by scientific data that show that the country is over the peak of the COVID-19 third wave, South Africa has eased restrictions, allowing for alcohol sales and public gatherings including those of religious and political nature. The downgrading of SA from lockdown alert level four to three, was announced by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in a special address to the nation. Ramaphosa said the decline in the infection made it possible to ease the restrictions. He announced these new measures: Sale of alcohol will be permitted: Monday to Thursday - 10am - 6pm for off-sales…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
The storm is over, but the battle remains – Ramaphosa

The storm is over, but the battle remains – Ramaphosa

NEWS
AFTER  a week from hell, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to instil confidence among South Africans that calm has been restored to most of the affected areas, but warned that the storm is not over yet. While Ramaphosa has outlined measures to contain the violence and the looting, he has made it abundantly clear that this was the biggest test to SA’s democracy and that the biggest challenge remains to arrest the ring leaders of the insurrection which paralysed parts of the country and inflicted damage running into billions. Alongside the big clean-up operation and the campaign by the police…
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Sep
25
2020
By The African Mirror
South African hit ‘Jerusalema’ inspires people worldwide to shake off COVID-19 blues

South African hit ‘Jerusalema’ inspires people worldwide to shake off COVID-19 blues

NEWS
FROM Sao Paulo to Sweden, thousands of people around the world, including priests, police, ministers and frontline workers, have posted clips of themselves dancing to South African house song "Jerusalema". With confirmed global coronavirus deaths nearing a grim milestone of one million, a vaccine still some time away and lockdowns and social distancing measures to curb the pandemic's spread weighing on public life, the up-tempo gospel groove has provided a moment's relief across borders and language barriers. Yet 150 million YouTube views later, the song's producer is still not sure why. Master KG told Reuters on Thursday he was in…
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