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With just his cellphone, Tertius Myburgh set up a rescue mission to help South Africans stranded in China by the Covid-19 pandemic.Image: 123rf.com/Jaromír Chalabala
COVID 19

SA-born pilot uses cellphone to rescue 100 people stranded in China by Covid-19

With only a cellphone, a limited balance and a contact list, a South African pilot living in Canada was able to help more than 100 South Africans and dozens of Zimbabweans return home. Tertius Myburgh, a commercial pilot based in New…

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Naledi Pandor says the decision to nominate the Cuban medical brigade was widely praised by the international community.Image: Sunday Times / Simphiwe Nkwali
CITIZENS

Naledi Pandor shuts down ‘requests’ from citizens who want to go to repatriated countries

Minister of international relations Naledi Pandor has shut down requests from repatriated South Africans who want to be sent back to the countries from which they were repatriated. During a briefing on Thursday, Pandor suggested the…

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