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Bradly Sinden takes silver for Great Britain after defeat by Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov in the taekwondo -68kg final.

The national department announced last week that the social development sector would be prioritised for vaccinations due to the essential nature of the services rendered by the sector.

The department of social development and Statistics SA will host the first ever National Migration and Urbanisation Conference starts on Monday and ends on Thursday.

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said almost all sectors across the provincial economy have been heavily affected by the widespread violence that took place nearly two weeks ago.

Two people have been killed and five injured in a collision near Westonaria, Gauteng paramedics say.

The search for victims of the Florida apartment building collapse a month ago Saturday is drawing to a close, as rescue teams halted work at the site of the disaster that killed at least 97 people.

Mark Herring’s home in Sumner County, Tennessee, was surrounded by armed police in April 2020 after teenagers reported a fake murder, NBC News reported.

The CDC says vaccinated Americans don’t need masks, unless on public transport – but Fauci says people may “consider” them because of Delta.

Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer and Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui win surprise golds on a drama-filled second day at the Tokyo Olympics.

Criminals kidnap an elderly man who was sent to pay a ransom for the release of 136 school children.

Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men’s 400m freestyle on Sunday.

At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed and four wounded during an attack by Islamist insurgents on an army outpost in the far north of the country.

Tunisia’s Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins Africa’s first medal of the 2020 Olympics when taking silver in the men’s taekwondo (58kg).

The five biggest banks in South Africa continue to dominate the financial landscape in the country the South African Reserve Bank’s latest Prudential Authority Annual Report shows.

Take a look in the mirror.

There’s a renewed focus on people, particularly within teams working remotely.

South Africa’s townships are home to 60% of its population. The township economy os estimated to be worth about R300 billion, according to Rori Tshabalala, CEO and founder of business model research and development firm, Chapter One innovation.

The court ruled earlier this month that Mkhwebane changed the wording of the code to conclude that President Cyril Ramaphosa had inadvertently or deliberately misled the legislature.

Lobby group AfriForum has instructed its legal team to investigate the merits of an application that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will launch to postpone the 2021 municipal elections.

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier, Sihle Zikalala gives an update on the Provincial Government’s concerted efforts to rebuild the economy and boost investor confidence a week after civil unrest in the province.

Political parties have mixed reactions to the  Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) decision to postpone the local government elections to next year. The IEC yesterday announced its acceptance of the Moseneke Inquiry’s recommendations, that the local government elections be deferred from October the 27th to February 2022.

The Springboks will be seeking to defy history after losing the first Test against the British & Irish Lions at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

The Blitzboks face Ireland, Kenya and USA in Pool C of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games from Monday 26 July.

The Sharks have welcomed three new players to the Shark tank as they continue to build their squad ahead of the United Rugby Championship.

SuperSport United are eager to hang on to Bradley Grobler making it clear he won’t be let go for anything less than R6-million.

After months of remote learning, Zion Graham is in summer school. But can a six-week program make up for his lost year?

The man has filed papers in the High Court to force Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles to take a DNA test

Royalty Soapie Awards are calling on creatives and technicals workers to submit entries for this year’s award ceremony, which will be taking place in October.

Simon Cowell gives Nightbirde the Golden Buzzer after her beautiful performance of ‘It’s Okay’. Have a look and listen.

You better believe that “Ted Lasso” was the most anticipated Season 2 debut in my household since we waited for the return of “Instant Hotel.” (We sometimes have trash taste. I don’t apologize.)

Everyone needs a warm-hearted mentor to guide us through life’s troubles. These loveable TV characters are just that.

In this edition of Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s Lisa Respers France spills the tea on the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Netflix has a new spin on a dating show formula, Broadway diversifies its offerings, and more.

Help your guests connect to your network without typing a thing.

Dozens of viruses don’t use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this is possible—and perhaps more common than we think.

Protect your eyes in style while you lounge, run, paddle, or work on your computer outside.

She’d always found them evil and scary, but when I wanted a cat in lockdown I appealed to my mum’s faith

Cats are perfect to most people, but not to my 42-year-old mother. She is just like any of my 17-year-old friends’ parents – she is spirited, sparky, generous and can be feisty when she needs to be. She cooks arguably the best chicken parmesan in the world, and also has impeccable taste...

New data from AutoTrader reveals an all-time record high of over 319 million online vehicle searches conducted during the first half of 2021.

If funded, a government program costing several billion dollars could develop “prototype” vaccines to protect against 20 families of viruses.

The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.

Staffing shortages have long plagued the home care industry. But the pandemic has intensified the problem.

The growing consensus that at least some Americans will need a booster is partly tied to research suggesting that Pfizer’s vaccine is less effective after about six months.

Live-streamed footage of a family of blue tits has had more than 41m views online.

The fossils were originally uncovered by two hobby palaeontologists during lockdown.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched into space, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard.

Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001.