JZ’s day in court docket, personal healthcare staff get JnJ vaccine and Djokovic on cloud 9 – The Citizen

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The corruption trial of former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed to 17 Might 2021 after it was set to be heard 23 February, regardless of being postponed to this date in December 2020.

The Jacob Zuma Basis launched a press release on the newest postponement saying they doubt the trial will go forward.

Healthcare employee Dr Jared Tulloch is given a jab of the primary batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, 17 February 2021, within the battle in opposition to the coronavirus pandemic. Image: Michel Bega

The Well being Division has given an replace on the primary vaccinations of healthcare staff the previous 4 days.

Over 10,000 healthcare staff have been vaccinated since 17 February after the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines final week.

The scene of the crash the place a number of autos and a truck have been concerned. Picture: Twitter/@_ArriveAlive

Chaos ensued within the east of Pretoria on Saturday night, after a person allegedly jumped off the Atterbury bridge, resulting in mayhem on the N1 freeway.

Police opened a case of culpable murder after the person allegedly jumped from the bridge in entrance of an oncoming truck.

He died on the scene.

The automobile two 75-year-old ladies have been travelling in after they went off the cliff close to Voëlklip. Picture: Equipped to George Herald

Police confirmed on Saturday that yet one more car has careened off a cliff close to the notorious Voëlklip viewpoint close to Herold’s Bay in George. 

Southern Cape police spokesperson Sgt Chris Spies informed George Herald that emergency companies’s search and rescue operations at Voëlklip resulted within the our bodies of two 75-year-old ladies being recovered from the car.

EFF members in help of Julius Malema on the Randburg magistrates court docket as EFF chief Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi face costs of Assault in opposition to a police officer, 13 October 2020. Image: Neil McCartney

The Financial Freedom Fighters (EFF) have referred to as for the reopening of South Africa’s political house, after nearly 12 months of restrictions, primarily as a consequence of Covid-19. 

The get together desires all political events to be allowed to carry political gatherings, and bodily attend municipal councils, legislatures and Parliament, whereas adhering to Covid-19 well being protocols, to “maintain authorities accountable”.

tvN Africa is Multichoice’s newest providing to quell Okay-pop and Okay-drama fanatics. Image: equipped

It’s the form of leisure that Pyongyang can solely dream about; the chance to take pleasure in music and drama past a Kim Jong Il army parade.

South Korea’s tv business has been making important world inroads since its deregulation within the 90s.

Like South Africa, Korean tv emerged from a broadcasting duopoly to a mushrooming cable, terrestrial and on-demand streaming sector with its content material slowly rising as a serious world affect.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the Norman Brookes Problem Cup as he celebrates victory on the Australian Open on Sunday. Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in three units within the males’s remaining. Image: Getty Photographs

Novak Djokovic stated his ninth Australian Open title got here after one of many hardest tournaments of his profession, with a muscle-tear damage that’s nonetheless “not healed” and assaults from the media and public.

Regardless of the challenges, the world primary snuffed out the menace from in-form Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to bolster his standing because the king of Melbourne Park and acquire his 18th Grand Slam crown.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – FEBRUARY 21: Kgaogelo Sekgota of Swallows FC is tackled by Craig Martin of Cape City Metropolis throughout the DStv Premiership match between Cape City Metropolis FC and Swallows FC at Cape City Stadium on February 21, 2021 in Cape City, South Africa. (Picture by Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix/Gallo Photographs)

Swallows have been using the wave for some time however the Residents put the Birds below stress which resulted in a penalty when Thabo Nodada was introduced down by Njabulo Ngcobo within the penalty field.

Mduduzi Mdantsane drew one again for the Mom Metropolis facet from the penalty spot levelling the scoreline. Statistically, the primary half belonged to Jan Olde Rieerink’s facet.

Pirates had received the primary leg 4-0 in Gaborone, Botswana final weekend, earlier than getting a 1-0 victory within the second leg.

Nonetheless, the 2015 Confederation Cup finalists have positioned themselves on an excellent path to as soon as once more go on a quest to attempt to win the event this time round.

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