The commission will make an application to the constitutional court, which is the court that made the order that Mr Zuma has defied, and seek an order that Mr Zuma is guilty of contempt of court. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s ruling 3:47:30 DCJ says the commission will approach the constitutional court to impose […]
Risk of severe COVID established early in infection – new study
Damage to the body’s organs is not caused by the virus itself but by the immune system’s response to the virus Rebecca Aicheler, Senior Lecturer in Immunology, Cardiff Metropolitan University 25 January 2021 Why most people who get COVID have mild symptoms or none at all while some become severely ill is still a mystery […]
Covid-19: Ivermectin obsession is dangerous
By Nathan Geffen, GroundUp – 29 January 2021 The obsessive pressure being put on the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to approve ivermectin is extraordinary and dangerous. There are circumstances when early – or even illegal – access to drugs is justified. In the early 2000s I worked with the TAC to import […]
Mind-blowing Testimony at the State Capture Commission
29 January 2021 Ms. K confirms that In late 2014 and early 2015, the CDSO began requesting firearms from the SSA Armoury. #StateCaptureInquiry — State Capture Commission (@StateCaptureCom) January 29, 2021 28 January 2021 She agrees that CDIS members were also implicated in the robbery of R17 million from a safe inside the SSA complex […]
News, Politics & Opinion
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