18 h. ago Biovac starts trials on South Africa's first domestically developed cholera vaccine

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country

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43 h. ago Daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma on trial over deadly riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence

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44 h. ago Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence after her father was jailed in 2021Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021.The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in South Africa in which terrorism‑related charges are being brought based on social media posts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Business and charity leaders urge ministers to lead England’s transition to four

Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter weekAnalysis: Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stanceMore than 100 business and charity leaders have called on ministers to “lead the country’s transition toward a shorter working week”, after the local government secretary criticised a council for shifting to a four-day work pattern.Steve Reed wrote to South Cambridgeshire district council, the first English council to trial a four-day week, raising concerns about performance and value for money, and expressing his “deep disappointment” over the policy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven’t we consigned it to history? | Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa. But a lack of political will is holding us backHakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health OrganizationThe last outbreak of cholera in Britain was in 1866; in the United States there has not been an outbreak since 1911.And yet today people are sick with this ancient disease in 32 countries, with more than 6,800 deaths reported so far this year –already exceeding all of last year’s toll of 6,000 deaths, which was itself a 50% increase on 2023.Hakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia and control champion for the Global Task Force on Cholera Control. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health Organization Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Moment van driver is told he had killed a Team GB triathlete before lying to police about crash

Rebecca Comins, 52, was taking part in a time trial event in South Wales on the A40, a dual carriageway, when she was knocked off her bike by courier Vasile Barbu, of Abergavenny.

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4 w. ago Moment van driver is told Team GB triathlete, 52, he struck has died as police find claim he only saw her seconds before crash is a lie  

Rebecca Comins, 52, was taking part in a time trial event in South Wales on the A40, a dual carriageway, when she was knocked off her bike by courier Vasile Barbu (pictured), of Abergavenny.

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