Latest News in South Africa – Wednesday, August 17, 2022

  • SA health minister to speak on govt’s response to monkeypox after fourth case reported
  • No fancy ‘Bazball’ names for Proteas’ brand of cricket: ‘It’s about being smart’
  • Viola Davis Cast As Head Gamemaker In ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel

SA health minister to speak on govt’s response to monkeypox after fourth case reported – African Insider

The South African Department of Health has announced that Minister Joe Phaahla is expected to speak on the government’s response to Monkeypox on Friday, August 19. This is after the department announced the fourth Monkeypox case in the country on Monday. Read more here.

No fancy ‘Bazball’ names for Proteas’ brand of cricket: ‘It’s about being smart’ – News24

As the English cricket public raves over the “Bazball” their national team is playing in Test cricket, the Proteas have been going about their business relatively quietly.

Keeping things low-key has, to date, worked well for Mark Boucher and his troops, evidenced by the fact that they’re sitting pretty at the summit of the ICC World Test Championship table. Read more here.

Viola Davis Cast As Head Gamemaker In ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel – Essence

Viola Davis is set to star in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Academy Award-winning actress will portray Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the head game maker of the 10th annual Hunger Games.

Alongside Davis, the cast for this popular film franchise prequel will feature Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Hunter Schafer. Read more here.

Here are the top stories for the day:

HEADLINE: Republican Liz Cheney loses to Trump-backed challenger – Daily Maverick

HEADLINE: AA predicts significant fuel price decrease – African Insider

HEADLINE: Widows of Marikana Massacre Victims call for justice 10 years on – EWN

HEADLINE: Massive 87-hour water outage hitting Joburg, Ekurhuleni and Pretoria this week – here’s who is affected – Business Tech

HEADLINE: Serena Williams bows out in Cincinnati as Emma Raducanu shows no mercy – The Guardian

WEATHER: Wednesday’s weather: Heavy rain, damaging winds for parts of Western Cape – News24

 
Image Credit: Minister Joe Phaala. GCIS
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