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Top News: Quinton de Kock retires from test cricket
Cape Town – Proteas batsman, Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from test cricket with immediate effect yesterday. His wife, Sasha, is pregnant with their first child. Quinton said that he wants to prioritize his family and give them his full attention. The South African batsman scored 3300 runs with an average of 38.82.
Last night the cabinet eased lockdown rules, meaning South Africa no longer has a curfew and indoor gatherings have increased from 750 to 1000 people. Mass outdoor gatherings of 2000 people remain. Cabinet and the covid team has confirmed that the fourth wave has passed but urged South Africans to take precaution against Covid-19.
Large crowds are queuing outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town to bid farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Tutu’s casket will remain in the Cathedral ahead of his funeral tomorrow. Tutu will be remembered for his remarkable life and fearless leadership.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: SA’s De Kock retires from Test cricket hours after India loss – EWN
Headline: You can be on the beach at midnight but you can’t drink: SA’s new lockdown rules unpacked – Business Insider
Headline: Long queues form outside St George’s Cathedral as public gathers to pay tribute to Tutu – News24
Headline: Man Utd cruise past COVID-hit Burnley to strengthen top-four hopes – EWN
Headline: ‘The best Christmas I’ve had in many, many years,’ says Boity Thulo as she shares first public kiss with Anton David Jeftha – African Insider
Headline: Trevor Noah brings his American girlfriend to SA ahead of 2022 – The Citizen
Headline: Here’s how to help your pets cope with the stress of lockdowns and holidays – Times Live
Headline: Gauteng SAPS ready for 31 December – eNCA
Today in History: 17 December
Dec 17 (Reuters) – Following are some of the major events to have occurred on December 17:
1903 – Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled flight in a powered aircraft, the Wright “Flyer”, on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. They made four flights in all, the longest lasting almost a minute.
1909 – King Leopold II of Belgium died. He formed the Congo Free State in 1885, which Belgium annexed in 1908 as the Belgian Congo. His nephew succeeded him as Albert I.
1926 – Coup in Lithuania, martial law declared.
1996 – Peruvian rebels stormed the Japanese ambassador’s home in Lima, threatening to kill almost 490 hostages unless the government freed jailed comrades.
1997 – Thabo Mbeki succeeded Nelson Mandela as head of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress.
1997 – A Ukrainian airliner crashed in a mountainous area of Greece, killing all 70 on board.
1998 – The United States, backed by Britain, began four days of air strikes aimed at Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes.
2001 – The United States established a diplomatic presence in Kabul for the first time since its diplomats fled Afghanistan shortly before the end of the Soviet occupation in 1989.
2004 – The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan banned tobacco sales and smoking in public, the first country in the world to do so.
2010 – Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself alight in Tunis, becoming the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
2016 – Tandem skydivers dressed as Santa Claus set a new Guinness World Record with 155 jumps over eight hours.
Top News: Pfizer booster shot approved by SAHPRA
Cape Town – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved the Pfizer booster shot for Covid-19 yesterday. Booster shots will be administered to individuals over 18 years of age in the fight against the Omicron variant. To date, over 90 000 Covid-related deaths have been reported in South Africa.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: South Africa approves Pfizer booster shot for people over 18 – here’s when you should take it – Business Tech
Headline: Children, Covid-19 and an increase in hospital admissions: A paediatric expert tells us more – News24
Headline: Lorch’s return excites Ncikazi – The Citizen
Headline: Bayern Munich 3-0 Barcelona: Barca out of Champions League and drop down to Europa League – BBC
Headline: Kanye and Drake’s Free Larry Hoover Concert Budget Is Reportedly an Estimated $10 Million – Complex
Headline: Beyoncé Posts Rare PDA Photos From Jay-Z’s B-Day – E! News
Headline: ‘It really feels amazing,’ says rapper Blxckie after being crowned SA’s hottest MC – African Insider
Headline: 5 Different Ways to Bedazzle Your Face For the Holidays – Nylon
Top News: Jub Jub accused of rape
Cape Town – Amidst The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohany is accused of rape by four women. The allegations came after Jub Jub appeared on MacG’s podcast last week. Maarohany unleashed slurs and remarks about his previous romantic relationships with Amanda du Pont and Kelly Khumalo. Since then, two other women came forward to tell their stories. Jub Jub has denied the rape allegations against him and demands apologies and for the statements to be retracted.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: Jub Jub demands apologies and wants rape accusations retracted – EWN
Headline: Omicron panic: How the dumping of 17 000 positive tests skewed the picture of SA’s epidemic trajectory – News24
Headline: MTN makes Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for its employees – News24
Headline: Adele’s ’30′ Stays at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for Second Straight Week – Complex
Headline: Nigeria added to UK travel red list over Omicron – BBC
Headline: Manchester better than expected – BBC
Headline: ‘Most degrading content’: Minnie Dlamini Jones slams MacG & Jub Jub – The South African
Headline: SA netball National Champs rocked by tragedy as 4 die in bus accident – News24
