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In the statement, he admits to testing positive for Covid and for meeting with a journalist without his mask on, an act he called an error of judgment.

The International Olympic Committee has paid tribute to late Nobel Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu.

The United Kingdom has announced that six African countries, including South Africa, would be added to their red list at noon on Friday. This followed the discovery of a new Covid19 variant that experts say is more infectious than the Delta variant and even be more resistant to current vaccines.

The Australian airline Qantas has scheduled a repatriation flight to Australia this month giving South Africans an opportunity to send gifts and parcels to their loved ones down under. A Spokesperson for the South African Post Office (SAPO) Johan Kruger says this will be the last chance to send goods via airmail to Australia as there are no regular flights between the two countries.

Facebook has announced that the company will now be known as META. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says connection is evolving and therefore they too have shifted their focus on developing what is called a metaverse.

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set.

Eight suspects were arrested in Cape Town in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a joint operation involving the FBI, the United States Secret Service, local authorities and Interpol. The FBI estimates that to date, more than 100 people have lost more than R100 million in romance scams since 2011.

Facebook (FB) has taken the next step in its plan to develop what is called a metaverse. The Company announced earlier this week that it would create 10 000 high skilled jobs in Europe over the next five years as it won't be built overnight.

The UK government says South Africa will be removed from the red list on Monday next week following deliberations between SA and UK officials.