Surge testing deployed in Bolton after discovery of South African Covid cases

Lonwabo Jack was murdered on the weekend (Twitter)

There’s a chase scene in My Octopus Teacher as suspenseful as anything in a Hollywood thriller. The film’s heroine, a tentacled cephalopod, is being pursued by a pajama shark through a kelp forest off the tip of South Africa.

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Latino-owned Fuse Media has marked its first foray into the global media marketplace on the eve of MipTV with licensing deals to language learning platform Lingopie and South Africa-based Telkom SA.“Today’s licensing agreements signify the early innings of Fuse Media’s global expansion,” said Fuse Media head of digital, Patrick Courtney, who added: “It is also inspiring that these companies are eager to provide their customers with content that not only engages young,

coronavirus are constantly being researched and discovered, with some spreading faster than others. Different strains happen when changes build up in the genetic code of the virus before the new version is then passed from person to person.

Christopher Vourlias Australia’s Goalpost Pictures and South Africa’s Quizzical Pictures are teaming up on the crime series “Detective Cooper” for South African broadcaster M-Net, marking the first TV co-production between the two countries.The series will be adapted from the book “A Beautiful Place to Die,” part of the multi-award-winning Detective Emmanuel Cooper book series by Australian-South African writer Malla Nunn (pictured).

The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he's no insider.Shy, timid and closeted, Nicholas van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) is conscripted into the army as part of regulated military service for white males over 16.

Public Health Officials in Los Angeles reported on Wednesday that the county had detected the first cases of the Coronavirus variants originally seen in Brazil and South Africa. While only three instances of the virus strain from Brazil — also known as P.1 — and one instance of the variant from South Africa — known as B.1.351 — were detected, they are likely far from the only cases in the county.

Benedict Cumberbatch may have contracted COVID-19 before most people had even heard of the virus.

It wouldn’t be summer without Love Island, so fans will be delighted to learn that the hit show is returning to our screens later this year. It will again be filmed in Majorca, Spain, after temporarily being held in South Africa for a winter edition of the show in 2020.

Love Island WILL be returning to Majorca this Summer after getting the COVID all-clear, according to sources. The hit show, which was hosted in South Africa last year, was preparing for a UK-based show due to travel restrictions, however executives have reportedly approved plans to see its return to the Spanish villa.

Nigeria has again been rated the most dangerous place on the globe for LGBTQ travel, while South Africa drops six places.

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