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Excess deaths in the Joburg metro are now higher than they were in the second wave of Covid-19.

Despite frustrations, doubts and fears, many KwaZulu-Natal teachers are happy to be receiving their Covid-19 vaccination, a process which began on Wednesday nationally.

It’s all systems go for the Western Cape government’s plan to start the vaccination of teachers.

Pat du Plessis* is a professional nurse at a leading private hospital in Johannesburg. She tells Pieter du Toit that the third wave is worse than the first two, and how she holds the hands of the dying.

The National Professional Teacher’s Organisation, Naptosa, has called on educators who are so-called “anti-vaxers” – or have doubts over the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines – to reconsider the vaccine’s safety.

The Gugulethu Development Forum (GDF) has called for immediate intervention by the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to look into killings in the area.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the rollout got off to a great start despite some glitches, including a delivery mix-up, which saw the Pfizer vaccine delivered to some sites, instead of the Johnson & Johnson jab.

Statistics South Africa has published its latest figures showing that consumer price inflation has hit a 30-month high. Steep fuel prices have also contributed to increasing costs in the transport sector.

Recent years have seen a dramatic re-engagement with Africa, especially the Nile Basin countries.

Experts say a third wave is inevitable but its impact can be limited with timely decisions.

Buckingham Palace has admitted the royal household is not diverse enough, as it releases its annual financial report.

Environment minister Ricardo Salles denies taking part in a timber-trafficking scheme in the Amazon.

Ramaphosa off to Maputo for heads of state and government conference.

Dozens of people were wounded or killed in an airstrike on a market in the town of Togoga in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, witnesses told AFP Wednesday.

A bloc of southern African nations on Wednesday approved the deployment of troops to Mozambique.

A document leaked earlier this year recommended sending around 3,000 soldiers to insurgent-hit Cabo Delgado.

Africa’s largest wireless carrier MTN Group Ltd and Chinese technology company ZTE Corp were accused in a US lawsuit of indirectly supporting an Iranian terrorist campaign that resulted in Americans being injured and killed in Iraq.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology Journalism Department says they will be researching why many young people show a lack of interest in voting.

The ANC national leadership is expected to announce tough measures against all its deployees in the North West, who are allegedly continuing to defy the party’s Interim Provincial Committee’s instructions.

The ANC Secretary-General wants the High Court in Johannesburg to nullify his suspension and the party’s step-aside resolution.

In paying tribute to the late Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo, some political parties have hailed him as an iconic composer who has left a void in the country’s music fraternity.

South African U23 National Team coach David Notoane has reportedly made up his mind with regards to his final travelling party for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 next month.

Kaizer Chiefs are closing in on a deal to sign former Orlando Pirates utility player that they have been linked with for weeks now.

Watch seven of the best goals scored in the Euro 2020 group stage, including strikes from Patrick Schick, Kevin de Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andreas Christensen and Luka Modric.

BBC Sport rounds up the best archive action from 24 June in European Championship history.

The big problem isn’t Russia or China, it’s creeping mediocrity.

A group of men embarked on a 3km naked hike in the Drakensberg mountain to highlight issues and insecurities men struggle with.

Ramaphosa’s viral moment has sparked two remixes already.

‘I just want my life back. It’s been 13 years and it’s enough,’ Spears said in the 20-minute address via videolink as diehard fans chanted their support outside the courtroom.

If you became impatient with “The Blacklist” and stopped watching it, after the eighth-season finale — which wrote out the character of Elizabeth Keen, played by Megan Boone, with yet another irritating twist — give yourself permission to quit all over again.

The Marvel/Disney+ strategy of slowly building stories is becoming a bit of a bore with the third episode of “Loki,” a protracted escape scenario that gave fans lots of time to luxuriate in the title character — and his new variant — while doing precious little to advance the overarching plot.

The popular TV game show “Jeopardy!” is apologizing for using what it called “outdated and inaccurate” information for a clue about a medical condition that affects millions of Americans.

When government announced it was bringing in outside shareholders to take a majority holding in South African Airways, there was a lot of chatter that it was now following the “Telkom model”. By Larry Claasen.

The heads of some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges say Bitcoin miners are shifting operations out of China.

The rollout of Supersonic’s Unlimited Air Fibre uncapped broadband service has been slowed by the ongoing global chip shortage.

Even as Microsoft hovers around a $2-trillion valuation, it may avoid being included in a US antitrust bills aimed at big technology companies.

More than 1,200 cases have been reported, mostly mild and more often in young men and boys. The benefits of vaccination still far outweigh the risks, experts said.

By rooting through files stored on Google Cloud, a researcher says he recovered 13 early coronavirus sequences that had disappeared from a database last year.

By rooting through files stored on Google Cloud, a researcher says he recovered 13 early coronavirus sequences that had disappeared from a database last year.

Moving super-spreading instruments, like the trumpet, closer to air vents could limit the aerosol buildup on stage, according to a new study.

Shenzhou-12 docked with the new Tiangong space station as part of China’s longest crewed mission to date.

China successfully launches the Shenzhou-12 capsule, containing crew for the country’s new space station.

A new study suggests killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender.

Thai has dedicated his life to educating the Vietnamese public about pangolin conservation.