Swiss politicians have expressed outrage and have called for an immediate investigation after reports that South African billionaire, Johann Rupert, managed to get vaccinated for covid-19. Rupert reportedly received the injection before the country’s official launch of its covid-19 vaccination campaign. He received the injection at a clinic in Switzerland, owned by his family.

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Political parties will have to, in future, declare their sources of funding, after President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier today signed into law the Political Party Funding Act of 2018. The Act comes into effect on 1 April. The Act will regulate public and private funding of political parties and requires that donations be disclosed by parties and donors to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
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The Western Cape has recorded 82 additional deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 9-thousand 658. As of 1pm on (FRI 22 Jan) the Western Cape has 25-thousand 278 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 260-thousand 389 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 225-thousand 453 recoveries.

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