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Chris Dodd spent 10 days in a Thai jail after picking up a mobile phone another tourist had dropped outside the airport.

China’s Ding Junhui beats Scotland’s Anthony McGill 10-7 to reach the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield.

Oxford Circus has been cleared of climate change protesters but they continue to occupy Waterloo Bridge.

Police in Mpumalanga have recovered four rhino horns during their stop and search operations in roadblocks in different routes of the province.

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The Pentecostal Holiness Church says the 13 people who died on Thursday night during a church service will be buried next weekend.

According to the ‘City Press’, forensic reports show senior executives and junior level staff are allegedly behind widespread corruption at the parastatal.

Tripoli air traffic was suspended overnight for “security reasons”, the Libyan capital’s only operating airport said Sunday after clashes intensified for control of the city.

The DA has slammed Eskom as an unviable “black hole”, while other reports claim the entity has an ambitious rescue plan.

If there’s one thing Volodymyr Zelenskiy seems to have learned from playing a fictional Ukrainian president on television, it’s that you shouldn’t make any firm commitments if you want to gain power for real.

Automated EFT payments enabled by technology from fintech company Ozow may be a secure alternative method to transact than card payments.

Pakistan’s Abid Ali has expressed confidence that despite strained political relations India’s Sachin Tendulkar will give him a few batting tips at next month’s World Cup.

Massimiliano Allegri insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo was the future of Juventus and the Portuguese superstar said he was “1,000 percent committed to staying” at the club.

Wales coach Warren Gatland is set to be appointed head coach of the British and Irish Lions ahead of their tour to South Africa.

Call for upskirting videos to be taken more seriously by schools and government

Female teachers are not being protected against “upskirting” videos and other forms of online sexual harassment by pupils, the leader of one of the UK’s main teaching unions has said, calling for schools and governments to take the issue more seriously.

Chris Keates, the general secretary of the NASUWT, said her...

Union says members are receiving angry late-night messages

The rapid spread of email and messaging apps has triggered a surge in parents sending aggressive queries to their children’s teachers and demanding immediate answers, according to a teaching union.

Chris Keates, the general secretary of NASUWT, said her members had reported an increase in messages being sent via specialist school apps...

Paralysed in a quest to fulfil its EU destiny, the governement has allowed other serious items on its agenda to fall into an abyss

We can all list our favourite reasons why the Brexit promised in the pale dawn sunlight of June 2016 has not turned out to be a walk in the park or even a final date with EU destiny. But whatever we now think of the outcome of the referendum, we are all trapped in...

Ndlovu is a woman breaking down barriers. She might not be everyone’s favourite but she isn’t trying to be.

Michelle Williams and musician Phil Elverum have separated less than a year after marrying.

British pop singer Adele and her husband have separated, her representatives said on Saturday.

A decades-long fire in Pennsylvania revealed some unexpected twists in how microbes survive in harsh environments.

Opinion: Researchers are studying how artificial intelligence could predict risks of premature death. But the health care industry needs to consider another risk: unconscious bias in AI.

Researchers have shown that even though Netflix encrypts its traffic, hackers can figure out your interactive movie choices.

Shrink your waistline… and your carbon footprint.

Having a microchip implanted for medical information, among other uses, wields great promise – but what are the risks?

China has detected new cases of African swine fever in six farms across four locations in Hainan province, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday, adding to two earlier cases of the contagious disease identified in the province on Friday.

The Whale Trail promises to be the ultimate hiking experience. This wonderful experience takes place at our breath-taking De Hoop Nature Reserve. Our Nature reserve is more than just a retreat, it’s a whole surrender! The trail meanders through the idyllic De Hoop Nature Reserve where the fragrance of fynbos intermingles with salty sea air. […]

The blog title may sound like something from the realm of science fiction but unfortunately the shot-hole borer is a very real and present threat to trees in South Africa. The Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) is a beetle from Asia that has recently been discovered in South Africa. It has a destructive impact on living […]

A Cape leopard was hit by a vehicle along the N1 highway between Worcester and De Doorns on Monday evening, 8 April around 19:00. With the safety and protection of the animal in mind, as well as the threat it potentially poses to humans, careful consideration was given to determine the most appropriate action. The leopard […]