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State of emergency

Police make gruesome find after bystanders hear haunting night-time cries at Swartkops River

South Africa

Police make gruesome find after bystanders hear haunting night-time cries at Swartkops River

By Estelle Ellis

Elsies River residents want urgent measures to prevent gang violence after learner is fatally shot

Maverick News

Elsies River residents want urgent measures to prevent gang violence after learner is fatally shot

By Vincent Cruywagen

Father Albert Nolan – priest, anti-apartheid activist, author and renowned theologian

South Africa

Father Albert Nolan – priest, anti-apartheid activist, author and renowned theologian

By Terence Creamer

Kazakhstan president seeks Russian help after anti-government protests turn violent

World

Kazakhstan president seeks Russian help after anti-government protests turn violent

By Bloomberg

Organisers to ban Olympic spectators as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency

Sport

Organisers to ban Olympic spectators as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency

By Antoni Slodkowski and Eimi Yamamitsu

Japan to ease state of emergency and focus on Olympic Games spectators

Sport

Japan to ease state of emergency and focus on Olympic Games spectators

By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Ando

Japan lifts Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus

World

Japan lifts Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus

By Reuters

Is the incremental loosening of the lockdown being done in a rational manner?

South Africa

Is the incremental loosening of the lockdown being done in a rational manner?

By Anton van Dalsen

Ethiopia declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19

Africa

Ethiopia declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19

By Reuters

Japan declares coronavirus emergency, approves near $1 trln stimulus

World

Japan declares coronavirus emergency, approves near $1 trln stimulus

By Reuters

Covid-19: Citizen rights in a time of disaster — and under a State of Emergency

South Africa

Covid-19: Citizen rights in a time of disaster — and under a State of Emergency

By Pierre de Vos

SA irons out details of its National State of Disaster

South Africa

SA irons out details of its National State of Disaster

By Christi Nortier