- WHO’s Tedros says he still has no details from Tanzania on its COVID response: The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Sunday the organization has yet to receive any information from Tanzania on what measures it is taking to respond …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Ford Trophy: Auckland debutant Cole Briggs’ stunning start continues in another runfest: Not any more for Cole Briggs, who announced his arrival on the domestic scene in stunning fashion with a debut century followed by a rollicking innings of 99 two days later against Central Stags, in …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine in “massive step” toward normal: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, calling the start of the nation’s vaccination programme a “massive step” that will enable it to return …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Top Actress Arrested For Attempted Murder: An actress from South Africa Mzansi Magic’s Isibaya television soap is expected to appear in court at the Pretoria Magistrate Court today. Zinhle Mabena, who plays Sihle, was arrested yesterday …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Why Mnangagwa sticks to Malaba staying till 2023: DESPITE the fact that Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s judicial reign is coming to an end by operation of law at midnight on 15 May 2021 when he turns 70, President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants him …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
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- ‘We want this to happen across Africa’: Angola’s same-sex law praised: Angola’s announcement this week that it has decriminalised same-sex relationships has been widely welcomed. The Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria’s law faculty called on all …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
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15. The Union Buildings took 4 years to construct: The Union Buildings (which were designed by Sir Herbert Baker) was constructed between 1909 and 1913. It took approximately 1265 artisans, workmen and labourers to construct, using 14 million bricks for the interior office walls, half a million cubic feet of freestone, 74,000 cubic yards of concrete, 40,000 bags of cement and 20,000 cubic feet of granite. At the time of completion it was the largest building in the country and possibly the largest building work undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere at that time. The 9m tall statue of Nelson Mandela (which was errected in December 2013) cost R8 million and weighs 3.5 tons.
