07 January 2021, Thursday NewsLatest News On 07 January 2021, Thursday Sydney slip-ups fuels debate about whether India should drop their Pant2021/01/08 01:27:00 Highly possible that a Covid vaccine could be produced in SA2021/01/08 01:24:00 Pep Guardiola praises John Stones’s return to best form2021/01/08 01:22:00 Best all-rounder Kallis is fantastic addition to England squad – Bairstow2021/01/08 01:18:00 Colombia tightens Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise2021/01/08 01:18:00 NFL star Russell Wilson condemns storming of US Capitol2021/01/08 01:16:00 LafargeHolcim to buy Firestone Building Products in deal worth $3.4bn2021/01/08 01:09:00 Home-brewed alcohol confiscated after Gauteng driver crashes into police officer2021/01/08 01:05:00 State of emergency declared for Tokyo after daily virus record2021/01/08 01:00:00 More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but why are nearly all of them prosthetic? | Arts2021/01/08 00:46:00 SA hits the nail on the head with its first choice of vaccine2021/01/08 00:45:00 Swallows coach Truter reveals he trained soaring Ruzaigh Gamildien2021/01/08 00:42:00 Damage from natural disasters soars to $210bn in 2020, says insurer2021/01/08 00:35:00 Chaos, insurrection, violence — these are a few of Trump’s favourite things2021/01/08 00:29:00 SA records more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day2021/01/08 00:25:00 SA records 20 999 new Covid-19 cases2021/01/08 00:18:00 Bentley posts record 2020 sales despite Covid-192021/01/08 00:17:00 Analysts on Capitol Hill 'attempted coup': It didn’t quite get there2021/01/08 00:16:00 Probe launched after six patients die due to ‘oxygen supply interruption’2021/01/08 00:16:00 Daily Covid-19 update: 20,999 new cases as another 441 deaths confirmed2021/01/08 00:16:00 SA's Aspen could be producing J&J Covid shots by end of March2021/01/08 00:16:00 Ocean rower Zirk Botha well on course as he heads to Rio2021/01/08 00:04:00 Universities aim to start academic year by April2021/01/08 00:04:00 Bets are on Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page to take on the role of James Bond | Channel2021/01/08 00:00:00 Four suspects dead in shoot-out with police after foiled robbery in Soweto2021/01/07 23:59:00 Highly possible a the Covid vaccine could be produced in SA2021/01/07 23:56:00 Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos as world's richest person2021/01/07 23:56:00 Naspers and Prosus fall on report that US may ban investment in Tencent2021/01/07 23:50:00 Terry Gilliam didn't want to cast Bruce Willis in ’12 Monkeys’ because of his rectal mouth2021/01/07 23:48:00 SANDF expected in Garden Route2021/01/07 23:47:00 WATCH | Singer Nomcebo Zikode chats it up with soccer star Didier Drogba2021/01/07 23:47:00 Calls grow for Trump to be removed from office after US Capitol insurrection2021/01/07 23:44:00 SA secures early Covid-19 vaccine for health workers2021/01/07 23:40:00 Police appeal for information after Zim’s ‘biggest ever’ cash-in-transit heist2021/01/07 23:37:00 China jails corrupt former official for life2021/01/07 23:35:00 ‘Business is business’: Kaizer Chiefs face Middendorp and Maritzburg2021/01/07 23:32:00 CureVac and Bayer strike deal over Covid-19 vaccine2021/01/07 23:24:00 Cape Town gives baboon a three-day ultimatum: 'Settle down - or else'2021/01/07 23:19:00 Mkhize adamant COVID vaccination rollout plan can be done2021/01/07 23:17:00 Sisulu to open criminal case against activist Swartbooi after altercation2021/01/07 23:17:00 Cartrack to delist from JSE and move to Nasdaq2021/01/07 23:12:00 More than 100 positive Covid-19 tests at Beitbridge border post2021/01/07 23:07:00 Danish prosecutors drop charges against six former Danske Bank staff2021/01/07 23:05:00 Lucky daily lotto player wins R314K2021/01/07 23:02:00 Death toll in Niger village massacre rises to 1052021/01/07 23:02:00 What airlines are doing to head off 2021 turbulence2021/01/07 23:01:00 14 million people – with and without medical aid – could access Covid-19 vaccine | Citypress2021/01/07 23:01:00 Calls mount for Trump’s immediate removal from office2021/01/07 23:00:00 Water and sanitation deputy minister David Mahlobo tests positive for Covid-192021/01/07 23:00:00 Facebook blocks Trump for at least final two weeks of presidency, saying risks are ‘too great’2021/01/07 22:58:00 Four suspects dead in shoot-out with police after foiled robbery in Soweto2021/01/07 22:50:00 938 matric exam markers withdraw from marking across five provinces2021/01/07 22:47:00 Two Chinese companies win $1.32bn contract to build Tanzanian rail line2021/01/07 22:45:00 Jurgen Klopp blames Covid crisis for lack of transfer funds at Liverpool2021/01/07 22:40:00 Western Cape warns of third COVID-19 wave2021/01/07 22:36:00 Why are so many in France hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine? - The Mail & Guardian2021/01/07 22:25:00 SA football fans bombard Brighton’s Twitter account after Percy Tau recall2021/01/07 22:21:00 SA's Aspen could be producing J&J Covid shots by end of March2021/01/07 22:10:00 Here are the two ways Donald Trump could be removed before January 202021/01/07 22:05:00 Americans hand Xi and Putin a propaganda coup2021/01/07 22:00:00 PODCAST | Laying the foundation of the Mena start-up ecosystem2021/01/07 21:56:00 Why barking up the equities tree could end with a nasty bite2021/01/07 21:52:00 Dancers embrace film because the show must go on | Arts2021/01/07 21:47:00 Bring back Katlego Maboe or did you replace him with Elana Afrika, demand fans2021/01/07 21:46:00 Ghanaian president sworn in for second term a day after parliamentary scuffles2021/01/07 21:44:00 Clampdown on dispensing of ivermectin2021/01/07 21:44:00 Biden is officially US president-elect after Congress certifies win2021/01/07 21:41:00 Cops raid Durban private hospital looking for banned Covid drug Ivermectin2021/01/07 21:41:00 MARKET WRAP: JSE at record high as markets welcome a Democrat-controlled US Senate2021/01/07 21:35:00 ‘Free feeling’ man to undergo psychiatric evaluation after allegedly decapitating mother2021/01/07 21:31:00 US consortium to take a majority ownership in The Sharks2021/01/07 21:31:00 Mkhize faces 3 hour grilling on vaccines, Ivermectin, budgets2021/01/07 21:31:00 Duarte looking forward to retirement in two years’ time2021/01/07 21:31:00 Covid-19 claims lives of three school principals2021/01/07 21:31:00 Deputy minister David Mahlobo tests positive for Covid-192021/01/07 21:30:00 Ghanaian MPs clash in parliament during speaker vote2021/01/07 21:30:00 ANC believes another economic shutdown must be avoided at all costs2021/01/07 21:30:00 Limpopo ambulances line up to drop off Covid-19 patients: ‘This has become a huge, huge crisis’ | Citypress2021/01/07 21:30:00 Biden is officially US president-elect after Congress certifies win2021/01/07 21:28:00 Energy expert predicts problems ahead for Eskom2021/01/07 21:27:00 JUST IN: Facebook bans Donald Trump’s account 'indefinitely'2021/01/07 21:26:00 COVID-19 infections expected to rise in Gauteng2021/01/07 21:23:00 Trump assures orderly transition of power while praising his one-term presidency2021/01/07 21:20:00 Subsidised vaccine rollout to cost medical schemes as much as R7bn2021/01/07 21:11:00 HPCSA extends registration period for new doctors2021/01/07 21:06:00 Giniel de Villiers wins 17th career Dakar stage, but Henk Lategan crashes out2021/01/07 21:05:00 Policewoman hailed after two arrested following shoot-out in KZN2021/01/07 21:04:00 Elon Musk overtakes Amazon's Bezos to become world's richest person2021/01/07 21:04:00 January 8 statement: ANC presents a united front as Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is expected to dominate celebrations | Citypress2021/01/07 21:01:00 India’s GDP set for biggest contraction since 19522021/01/07 21:00:00 Australian bushfire threatens lives and homes2021/01/07 20:58:00 SABC set to retrench 303 employees pending workers agreeing to ’proposed alternatives’2021/01/07 20:52:00 Some Trump supporters expected in court, as police hunt for more who stormed US Capitol2021/01/07 20:50:00 De Villiers wins Dakar fifth stage2021/01/07 20:49:00 Treasury has arrived at the vaccine party, says health minister2021/01/07 20:49:00 Treasury has arrived at the vaccine party, says health minister2021/01/07 20:46:00 Ash Barty returns after 11-month hiatus for Australian Open warm-up2021/01/07 20:45:00 AfroCentric secures five-year contract for state’s medical scheme2021/01/07 20:42:00 Rand reacts positively after Democrats win control of US Senate2021/01/07 20:41:00 Eastern Cape families unwrap corpses to perform rituals2021/01/07 20:36:00 LafargeHolcim to buy Firestone Building Products in deal worth $3.4bn2021/01/07 20:31:00 Global virus deaths hit record high as EU approves second vaccine2021/01/07 20:19:00 May the assaults on global democracy leave scars of overcoming, not defeat2021/01/07 20:19:00 Bank card scammer nabbed again after being on the run since 20192021/01/07 20:19:00 Load reduction: Blackouts for Mpumalanga2021/01/07 20:19:00 Healthcare workers, unions, elated over Mkhize’s ‘excellent’ vaccine news2021/01/07 20:18:00 Stay-at-home Christmas celebrations bring cheer to Sainsbury’s quarterly figures2021/01/07 20:15:00 Officials raid Durban’s Ahmed Al-Kadi Hospital in search of Ivermectin2021/01/07 20:14:00 Torching of three cellphone towers 'linked to 5G and Covid conspiracies'2021/01/07 20:10:00 Will SA citizens be forced to get Covid-19 vaccine? Zweli Mkhize answers2021/01/07 20:10:00 It wasn’t me: Jamiroquai frontman assures fans he wasn’t part of pro-Trump mob2021/01/07 20:02:00 CRL Rights Commission sends condolences to Bapedi nation after death of their king2021/01/07 20:01:00 ANC member apologises for belittling his comrade about his RDP house | Citypress2021/01/07 20:01:00 SABC concludes retrenchment process2021/01/07 20:00:00 SA reacts to receiving 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in January2021/01/07 19:59:00 Grief and heartbreak as Covid claims more lives2021/01/07 19:58:00 Chaos, insurrection, violence — these are a few of Trump’s favourite things2021/01/07 19:54:00 No mass rally and a virtual address by Ramaphosa: this is how ANC will celebrate January 8 amid Covid-192021/01/07 19:53:00 Biden nominates chief justice Merrick Garland as attorney-general2021/01/07 19:51:00 Neil Young sells 50 percent stake in his music | Arts2021/01/07 19:48:00 Icasa to hold hearings on pay-TV competition next week2021/01/07 19:46:00 Limpopo 'paying the price of social gatherings' as Covid-19 cases rocket2021/01/07 19:44:00 Government declares Masiphumelele fire a local disaster2021/01/07 19:42:00 Trump told his mob of supporters to fight – and they did | Citypress2021/01/07 19:40:00 Golden farewell for 'Teddy Mafia'2021/01/07 19:33:00 DBN Gogo catches heat for comments on SA being shut down, not just groove2021/01/07 19:29:00 SABC concludes redundancy talks, plans to cut about 10% of workforce | Fin242021/01/07 19:16:00 Facebook censored its employees' discussion over whether to ban Trump from the platform2021/01/07 19:15:00 Undertakers struggle to keep up with Covid-19 death toll2021/01/07 19:15:00 Experts say entrepreneurship must be taught at school | Citypress2021/01/07 19:15:00 Man accused of cutting off his mother's head still waiting for bed in psychiatric ward, court hears | News242021/01/07 19:13:00 'It’s called sarcasm' - Khusela Diko responds to 'pray for America' backlash2021/01/07 19:10:00 CureVac and Bayer strike deal over Covid-19 vaccine2021/01/07 19:06:00 American consortium buys controlling share in Sharks after failed Stormers attempt2021/01/07 19:05:00 SA’s ‘exhausted’ healthcare workers to get Covid-19 vaccine jab in January2021/01/07 19:02:00 Craft brewers in KZN Midlands call on government to allow online sales | Witness2021/01/07 19:01:00 Abbott gives new 15-team, two-division cricket structure the thumbs up2021/01/07 19:01:00 Protests erupt in Senegal capital over virus curfew2021/01/07 19:01:00 Demanding bosses, more family time: How remote working has impacted workers2021/01/07 19:01:00 Will SA citizens be forced to get Covid-19 vaccine? Zweli Mkhize answers2021/01/07 19:00:00 Schools devastated as three principals lose their lives to Covid-19 | News242021/01/07 19:00:00 ‘Business is business’: Kaizer Chiefs face Middendorp and Maritzburg2021/01/07 18:56:00 Secured: 1.5mn doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine - The Mail & Guardian2021/01/07 18:56:00 Mzansi calls on Ramaphosa to address Beitbridge border 'crisis'2021/01/07 18:54:00 Naptosa: COVID-19 may lead to interruptions in matric exam marking2021/01/07 18:48:00 CWU unhappy with SABC over outcome of Section 189 process2021/01/07 18:47:00 North Korea’s Kim poses in military uniform with gun in new portrait2021/01/07 18:46:00 Limpopo MEC slams accusations of a bed shortage in the province2021/01/07 18:46:00 303 SABC employees to be retrenched2021/01/07 18:46:00 Click-and-collect & at-home consumption: Here are some of the proposals for lifting the booze ban2021/01/07 18:45:00 New-vehicle sales drop nearly 30% in 20202021/01/07 18:41:00 Transporting farmworkers on trucks must be banned - Cosatu2021/01/07 18:40:00 WATCH | 'Arrogant' or 'provoked'? — Lindiwe Sisulu's public outburst splits Mzansi2021/01/07 18:39:00 Torching of three cellphone towers 'linked to 5G and Covid conspiracies'2021/01/07 18:30:00 Trifle à la Dorah Sitole | Citypress2021/01/07 18:30:00 Liezel van der Westhuizen welcomes 2021 with a bold new hairstyle | Channel2021/01/07 18:30:00 Concerns over humanitarian crisis at Beitbridge border2021/01/07 18:23:00 Intruder hacks off Port Elizabeth man’s foot with panga2021/01/07 18:22:00 Cosatu boss Zingiswa Losi becomes latest ANC leader to sow doubt over Covid vaccine2021/01/07 18:15:00 Congress gets back to work after assault on the Capitol2021/01/07 18:15:00 Malesela happy with Chippa’s point: ‘We have to remove the fear of playing football’2021/01/07 18:07:00 Nehawu welcomes securing of vaccine2021/01/07 18:06:00 Mdantsane child, 4, watches her mother being gunned down2021/01/07 18:06:00 China reports sporadic outbreaks of Covid-19 cases2021/01/07 18:04:00 'He banna!' — Malema weighs in on Khusela Diko's 'Pray for America' plea2021/01/07 18:04:00 SA weighs in on The Weeknd’s 'botched plastic surgery'- and, honestly, it’s the best2021/01/07 18:02:00 US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol breach | Citypress2021/01/07 18:01:00 Mexican president offers to vaccinate unlawful migrants in U.S.2021/01/07 18:00:00 The first Africa-wide survey of the economic impact of Covid-19 on cultural industries | Arts2021/01/07 17:49:00 Nothing fishy about reopening beaches, says KZN hotspot as it seeks clarity on regulations2021/01/07 17:45:00 Kamo Mphela hits back at 'shape-shifting face' comments2021/01/07 17:45:00 Emfuleni residents rise against corruption2021/01/07 17:40:00 Why barking up the equities tree could end with a nasty bite2021/01/07 17:39:00 Siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy2021/01/07 17:39:00 SABC lays off 303 staff members after concluding Section 189 consultations2021/01/07 17:36:00 Proteas not on Kyle Abbott's mind as he returns from Kolpak for Titans2021/01/07 17:35:00 Bonds drop but stocks rise while the dollar battles to recover2021/01/07 17:34:00 Lions coach wants his players to be braver in Bulls rematch2021/01/07 17:31:00 Cheetahs out of Currie Cup – and not much else to look forward to2021/01/07 17:31:00 Rainy spell increases Vaal Dam levels2021/01/07 17:31:00 Three men arrested for kidnapping and murder in KZN2021/01/07 17:31:00 Private field hospital built in Limpopo to cope with rising Covid-19 infections2021/01/07 17:30:00 Land Bank falls deeper into crisis | Citypress2021/01/07 17:30:00 Trump summoned supporters to 'wild' protest, and told them to fight. They did.2021/01/07 17:15:00 ’We have run out of PPEs and coffins,’ say undertakers2021/01/07 17:11:00 WhatsApp new privacy policy: Everything you need to know2021/01/07 17:09:00 Suzuki announces team boss Brivio is leaving amid F1 speculation2021/01/07 17:04:00 Iraq court orders Trump arrest over drone strike on Iran general2021/01/07 17:02:00 World leaders condemn 'assault on democracy' at US Capitol2021/01/07 17:02:00 Man arrested at Durban airport for trying to smuggle Ivermectin tablets2021/01/07 17:00:00 Tesla market value tops $700bn for first time2021/01/07 16:59:00 Pucovski, Labuschagne 50s put Australia on top in third Test2021/01/07 16:57:00 Female bodybuilder with one leg captures hearts in China2021/01/07 16:56:00 Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver January 8 statement at 7pm on Friday2021/01/07 16:54:00 Oil prices at highest in 11 months as US stockpiles fall2021/01/07 16:51:00 Bushiri promises 'year of miracles' as extradition hearing is set for March2021/01/07 16:45:00 2021 to be a 'time of healing' for Harry and Meghan who hope to repair relationship with royals | Channel2021/01/07 16:44:00 England women's cricket team to make 'historic' trip to Pakistan2021/01/07 16:36:00 Eastern Cape head of education dies: ‘We have lost a great leader’ | Citypress2021/01/07 16:35:00 Blast from the past: Boks hop to victory against England2021/01/07 16:33:00