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South Africa has been drawn into a multi-country public health response after a cluster of illnesses and three deaths linked to an international cruise ship, with one passenger dying locally and another in critical condition in a Sandton hospital, the department of health confirmed.

Passenger dies in SA as rare virus linked to international cruise ship outbreak

Health officials are monitoring possible exposures in Gauteng after passengers linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak passed through South Africa, with one patient in critical…

Changing times: When a premium brand, such as City Lodge Newtown, leaves a historic CBD site, it usually points to deeper issues. Photo: City Lodge

City Lodge bows out of Newtown

Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators

The pandemic is testing the resilience of most economies, especially those of developing countries. (Madelene Cronjé)

Ramaphosa: Mineworkers must have Covid-19 jab

The president has called on the mining industry to follow the Minerals Council of South Africa and play its part in the fight against the virus

Welcome back: Ground crew wave flags as an Emirates flight from Dubai lands. It was one of the first international commercial flights to arrive in South Africa when borders reopened on 1 October after a more than six-month shutdown. Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP

Covid-19 causes Acsa to dust off its begging bowl

The SOE has asked the government for R3.5-billion in extra support over the next three years to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic

Dead water: Bonaero Park’s residents once saw flamingos on the pan, but they have disappeared. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Sewage still flows into ‘Poo Lake’

Despite Ekurhuleni spending R2.8-million on a sewer line to prevent further damage to a pump station, raw waste has contaminated a wetland

More than 900 Americans to be evacuated from South Africa

Three flights are expected to leave South Africa over two days, embassy spokesperson says

Doctors, on the other hand, seem to hold the heartbeat of the Zimbabwean government in their hands and, perhaps once in a while, they squeeze. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)

Covid-19 shows what Zimbabwean nationalism means

The country’s elites can no longer jet away to overseas health facilities and must now face the hospital system that could not help Zororo Makamba, a 30-year-old who died of the…

The PSL announced on Thursday that the league will remain suspended until further notice.

PSL falls in line and suspends football

It’s officially official, we will have no football in the country until further notice

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has made strides in embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into its core operations, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable airport management on the African continent.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Trolley tender causes Acsa eruption

Stolen contract exposes rift in the senior ranks at the state airport’s management companies

Jewellery Manufacturing Precinct master plan overview

OR Tambo SEZ puts Ekurhuleni ahead

It is desirable for investors looking to manufacture and export via air, road or rail

OR Tambo International Airport SEZ ORTIA Precinct 1 master plan overview

Gauteng IDZ is up and running

The industrial hub at OR Tambo will create much-needed employment

Vuyo Tuku says he was never accused of spying even when SAA sent charges to him. (Tshepo Kekana/Sunday World/Gallo Images)

SAA executive accused of spying

The airline, already plagued by insecurity and spying claims, has suspended an official after it used hidden cameras to track him

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SA Express passengers grounded for 24 hours

SA Express passengers do not know if they will be able to fly to their destinations after the airline grounded all flights yesterday

A birds-eye view of OR Tamb International Airport

The OR Tambo Special Economic Zone

This development is creating thousands of much-needed jobs

Clever Boys: Sifiso Hlanti (left) and Buhle Mkhawanazi (right) of Bidvest Wits try to dispossess Libya’s Salem Roma of the ball during the 2019 Afcon Group E qualifier on Sunday. (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)

Wits hit by Bafana butterfly effect

The energy from the Afcon qualification may be exactly what the Clever Boys need to end the season right

En garde! Paris Saint-Germain’s forward, Kylian Mbappé, has a certain style, and has the makings of a ruthless Messi or Ronaldo. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

​Learning to trust curiosity over fear

"What a funny sight it would be to see power dynamics neutralised by something as ordinary as friendship".

This map shows where the developments are

Huge development for Ekurhuleni

Industrial parks, residential areas, malls and expansion of existing facilities on the cards

O.R. Tambo International Airport.

OR Tambo evacuated because of unattended bag

"What happened was there was an unattended bag found in a terminal building and [the matter] is now being handled by the SA Police"

(Reuters)

Another Guptastic escape

‘The agents looked spooked, a momentary state I took to indicate that what they’d just heard was unheard of and smelled, eerily, of treason’

‘Irrational’: The department of home affairs’ director general is mystified by his suspension

Home Affairs DG won’t go quietly

Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says a breakdown of trust led to Mkuseli Apleni’s sudden suspension