Cape Town – WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said next year it would be possible to end the Covid-19 pandemic using “all available tools” like mask-wearing, vaccines and physical distancing. Most importantly, Ghebreyesus says ending vaccine inequality by getting vaccines to poorer nations will be the key to ending the pandemic.
Social media was abuzz yesterday when large parts of the Mother City was plunged into darkness after the power suddenly cut out leaving many without electricity. Questions over the abrupt “load shedding without a warning” started to flood Twitter but soon the City of Cape Town revealed that a fault involving one high voltage line had left the Atlantic Seaboard, Woodstock and the surrounding areas without any power. This morning Eskom’s main feeder that supplies electricity to the City of Cape Town was down and some areas were still left with no power, making it a full 12 hours without any electricity.
Orlando Pirates defeated Marumo Gallants 2-1 on Monday night after coming from a goal down to claim victory. Pirates went behind early on in the 12th minute but soon started to find their feet and played some good football to hit back in the 24th minute with the equaliser coming from the boot of striker Kwame Peprah. The Ghanian star man soon doubled his team’s tally and Pirates nearly scored again late on in the match. The win sees Pirates climb to second on the PSL table.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: Zuma back in court to appeal against order to return to jail – The Citizen
Headline: WHO Chief says 2022 must be year “we end the pandemic” – EWN
Headline: Spider-Man: No Way Home is a love letter to Spider-Man – Channel24
Headline: Ghanaian Striker’s Double Sends Pirates Second – Soccer Laduma
Headline: UPDATE | High voltage line fault leaves parts of Cape Town without power – News24
Headline: Khanyi Mbau is ready to take on role of Zandile in ‘The Wife’ – The Citizen
Headline: UCT student’s foot-powered washing machine wins international design challenge – TimesLIVE
Headline: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, And Cynthia Nixon Respond To Chris Noth Allegations In Joint Statement – Elle
