Новости за 06.03.2020

Cameroon said it has confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus, a French national who arrived in the capital Yaounde in February and a Cameroonian who came in contact with him.

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as health officials warn many countries were not doing enough to fight the outbreak.

The Vatican has reported its first coronavirus case and closed some offices to protect hundreds of the micro-state's priests and residents from the virus raging in surrounding Italy.

The Competition Tribunal has approved the R24 billion PepsiCo- Pioneer takeover, it announced on Friday afternoon.

South Africa has been down the road of forcing retirement funds to invest in state-owned assets before and it cost employers. This time, taxpayers and pensioners stand to be the biggest losers.

Movie fans in the city will have to find alternative cinemas to get their movie fix.

The insurer’s earnings per share could fall by as much as 45% while headline earnings per share which exclude the impact of capital items are expected to decrease by between 15% and 25%. This will make Sanlam the third of the big five life insurers to report a shrink in profits in this results season.

Capitec, which is now the biggest in South Africa in terms of customer numbers, said its headline earnings per share will increase by between 18% and 21% from the R45.77 cents per share reported in the prior year.

Eskom Holdings warned that its maintenance plan must be supported by the government or South Africa can expect regular blackouts from power cuts of 8 000 megawatts by mid-2021, a move that would cripple the economy.

The Public Protector and the revenue service have been engaged in a court battle over the former president's tax records.

Last year, Zimbabwe, supported by several African countries and regional bodies, embarked on a campaign to have the sanctions removed.

Forcing pension funds in SA to invest in state-owned entities that could have poor governance structures would lead to sub-optimal returns for vulnerable pensioners, a financial expert tells Fin24.

It has revised down its 2020 production guidance for platinum, palladium and rhodium.

The debate - along with the hyperbole and hysteria whipped up by some like Afriforum and the DA - has been divisive at a time when we need to build more unity, writes Brett Herron.

World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a "disturbing" lack of hospital preparedn

The doctor says that he has had a lot of Chinese patients come in, terrified that they might have the virus. It reminds him of swine flu where he saw about 100 people a day, and only three would test positive, writes Jenni Evans.

According to a statement released by the SABC, presenter Phat Joe has resigned from his post at Radio 2000.

As coronavirus fears continued to mount, Twitter expanded its ban on "dehumanising language" to include disease.

Donald Trump talks coronavirus at Q&A session | 'This is not a drill,' WHO director warns; here are the top world news videos. WATCH.

In this week's edition, political strategist Paul Boughey argues that it is evident that the established political players are not up to the task. It is hard to disagree with this assessment. Analyst Phumlani M. Majozi warns that if the DA does not get its act together, he foresees a national government made up of an ANC-EFF coalition - a scenario, he says, will be the worst possible outcome for South Africa.

The two front runners have both promised to overturn Trump's foreign policies, but promise a very different approach.

The news of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in South Africa, has stirred concern among South Africans who fear they too may fall victim to the deadly virus.

We caught up with Marc Buckner to find out what his journey on 'The Bachelor SA' has been like so far.

European Union vice president Frans Timmermans said all world leaders would need to expedite their march to cleaner and renewable energy within the decade, before climate change irreversibly disrupts the livelihoods of the human population.

Claimants are pleading with Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to "throw in the towel" as they await a Land Claims Court judgment on her application for leave to appeal a personal costs order over a failed plan to redevelop District Six.