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Police have arrested someone in Rocklands in the Eastern Cape for allegedly setting a house on fire in Kariega while six people were inside.

Lawmakers investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue criminal contempt charges for a key ally of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

Brazilian senators investigating President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic decided late on Tuesday to withdraw recommendations for charges of mass homicide and genocide against him, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported.

A major inquiry is presenting its final findings into the Brazilian leader’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chinese authorities have offered a bounty equivalent to more than $23,000 for the capture of a North Korean defector who broke out of prison in the northeastern city of Jilin on Monday.

A unit of Credit Suisse Group AG is pleading guilty for its role in a fundraising scandal that looted money from Mozambique and tipped the country into economic crisis.

Divers launched a search and rescued two survivors who are being treated in hospital.

A Youm7 reporter was broadcasting live from his phone when it was stolen, and the thief kept broadcasting as he drove away.

Uganda’s national football coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has been handed a suspended jail term for sexual assault by a South African court.

‘We are an out-and-out rental fund, with…just over 4 000 units’: CEO Myles Kritzinger.

Sanders is dedicated to providing superior customer service to Revix customers, because anyone should be able to create a portfolio or bundle of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies.

Trumping a bid from iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest and securing the support of the Canadian nickel miner’s board.

The Democratic Alliance says it learnt its lessons in the 2016 Local Government Elections and this time it is gunning for an outright majority in the City of Johannesburg.

The Special Investigating Unit has confirmed that former Health Minister Doctor Zweli Mkhize has served it with court papers, as Mkhize demands that its findings on his involvement in the Digital Vibes contract be set aside as well as declared unlawful and unconstitutional.

The Al Jama-ah party says it will implement expropriation of land without compensation if it wins control of the City of Cape Town in the upcoming Local Government Elections.

Counsel for the suspended ANC secretary general tells court the former Free State premier falls outside category of who can be charged for corrupt activities

Shauwn Mkhize has taken to social media to congratulate her Royal AM team, paying tribute to their fighting spirit.

A sex-tape, alleged blackmail and two French soccer stars: as the trial of French striker Karim Benzema kicks off today, it was always going to draw attention.

Liverpool survived an Atletico Madrid fightback and Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig on a breathless night of Champions League action on Tuesday.

Tweeps are convinced that a hitman had no motive to kill Senzo Meyiwa…and the Twitter streets have been rife with speculations as to who may have been the one to hire Fisokuhle Ntuli for the 2014 hit on the soccer star.

Netflix Inc’s global sensation “Squid Game” has helped entice more new customers than expected, with the world’s largest streaming service saying on Tuesday that it predicted a packed lineup could push signups by the end of the year.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been announced as a new ambassador for French luxury fashion house Dior.

Nicole Kidman has made some dramatic character transformations as an actor it appears she’s pulled it off again.

As the Jan. 6 Committee continues its work, “Four Hours at the Capitol” presents a methodical, up-close-and-personal tick-tock of the insurrection, exposing what a chaotic, strange and yes, violent day that was. Interviewing members of Congress, police and protestors/rioters, it’s a visceral account of what transpired through the eyes — and cameras — of those swept up in the moment.

Decode Genetics is researching how genetics shape our bodies, our minds and our personalities.

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise R1 million for a legal fight with former acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko.

The family office for Nicky Oppenheimer and his son Jonathan has set up an outpost in Singapore to boost its Asia exposure and partner with the region’s wealthy.

Nology brings Yealink’s work-from-anywhere solution to the SA market.

A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig seemed to function normally, potentially a new source for desperately needed transplant organs.

Hospital bosses warn of a winter crisis – but ministers say there are no plans to roll out Plan B.

Targeted annual PSA screening could spot early, treatable cancers in high-risk men, researchers say.

Laura Anderson shares her experience of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) during her pregnancy two years ago.

Ros Atkins looks at how Europe is getting to grips with its emissions problem.

It’s seven decades since the area – with its craggy peaks and hidden ravines – was made a national park.

The dolphins have been recorded making ultra-high pitch whistles off Cardigan Bay.

The band have pledged that their upcoming tour will be sustainable, and as low-carbon as possible.