US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters after the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, US — Reuters/FileTop Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer calls on vice president to invoke 25th Amendment, through which cabinet, by a majority vote, can remove a president What happened at US Capitol was an insurrection against…
By Melani Nathan The Department of Health has announced that South Africa has secured Covid-19 vaccines for health workers, with one-million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine due to arrive this month and a further 500,000 in February. The vaccines will be supplied by the Serum Institute of India, which is producing the inoculations under license.South…
Only seven days into the new year and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Pretoria-born Elon Musk, has achieved what billions across the world can only dream of – claiming the title of the richest person in the world. The 49-year old has now overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who has held the position since 2017.…
The South African variant of Covid-19 has changed the outlook for the way the coronavirus pandemic is likely to unfold – in South Africa as well as elsewhere. Scientists in South Africa say there is a “reasonable concern” that the new variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country might prove to be more resistant to…
South Africa’s government has faced criticism from the medical fraternity, labour unions and the political opposition party, for failing to plan ahead in procuring Covid-19 vaccines for the nation. The country missed a payment deadline to secure its allocation of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax programme, but the deposit was eventually paid by the Solidarity…
By Ray Ndlovu(Bloomberg) – Hospitals in Zimbabwe are reeling from a renewed surge in the coronavirus, with a shortage of beds and equipment threatening to overwhelm the public health system.The Health Ministry reported a record 1,365 new cases of Covid-19 and 34 deaths, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 17,194 with 418 fatalities. Authorities…
Trump supporters entered the US Capitol building On Wednesday after mass demonstrations in the nation’s capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The leaders of tech’s biggest companies on Wednesday denounced the riot that occurred at the Capitol earlier in…
Facebook and Twitter took action against Trump’s accounts on Wednesday. Angela Lang/CNET Twitter and Facebook for the first time temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from posting on their sites after his supporters stormed the US Capitol, sparking violence and halting the process to certify Joe Biden as the next US president. In a rare move, Twitter…
Ladies and gents, Jeep is finally ready to give one of its bread-and-butter SUVs an overhaul. The automaker plans to livestream the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s debut at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, Jan. 7, and you can watch the unveiling right here.The brand’s been mighty quiet about the new Grand Cherokee, and it’s been…
There are Pokémon that have multiple evolutions that you have to pick from when you want them to evolve. These evolutions may have small variations, such as having a different typing, or a unique appearance. The same occurs in Pokémon Go. If you’re having trouble deciding if you want your Poliwag to become Poliwraith or…
