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WATCH | ‘Like Christmas’: Liquor stores overrun after fake alcohol ban voice note shakes confidence in government

“It was like Christmas!” said Eric Matondo, manager of Harley’s Liquor in Cape Town, the morning after a spike in booze sales on Tuesday afternoon. “People were buying box wine, champagne, spirits, beers, cider, everything. I had to send…

Duncan Village man opens case against neighbour after testing negative

A Duncan Village resident who was feared to have contracted the coronavirus has tested negative, and he has now opened a case of crimen injuria against a woman who allegedly spread the rumour that he had Covid-19. Although he is delighted…

Fake news has resulted in deaths in the past. Will it do so again?

In a weekend video, Stephen Birch said swabs used to test for Covid-19 were contaminated If you haven’t met Stephen Birch, let me introduce you to him. Birch is from Durbanville, Cape Town. He is 55 and potentially facing jail time. At…

Police arrest man over fake claim that Covid test kits are contaminated

A Cape Town man will on Tuesday appear in court after he was arrested for a Facebook video claiming SA’s test kits for the coronavirus were contaminated. The 55-year-old man was arrested on Monday‚ Western Cape police confirmed. He has…

SABC probing possible breaches in editorial code on coverage of VBS saga

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it has taken action to investigate possible breaches in its editorial code regarding the manner in which the coverage of the VBS Mutual Bank (VBS) story was handled by its newsroom in…