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The man accused of masterminding the murder of Tshegofatso Pule wanted her to be hanged from Maraisburg Bridge, the Gauteng High Court has heard.

Tongans living in Fiji are collecting donations to support those impacted by the volcano and tsunami.

Tshegofatso Pule left Ntuthuko Shoba’s home on 4 June 2020 because his girlfriend kept calling him, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg heard on Tuesday.

While corruption flourished under the previous administration with state capture, the new administration has had “a patchy record” in implementing reforms, says Corruption Watch.

Dame Cressida Dick, who had seemed to turn a blind eye to claims of lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street, said officers were now investigating.

Marta is getting military training to prepare for a possible Russian invasion but says she doesn’t want war.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting fresh allegations that he broke the Covid-19 lockdown rules he imposed by attending a surprise birthday party in Downing Street when social gatherings indoors were banned.

A media outlet and several NGOs say they received voice messages from the boys, who pleaded for help and said their friends were being killed.

Tropical storm Ana has killed at least 34 people in Madagascar and two people in Mozambique in recent days while knocking out power in Malawi, authorities in the three countries have said.

The film, which includes a scene of an actress removing her underwear, stirs anger in Egypt.

Fifa sends its “deepest condolences” to families and friends of the victims of a crush which killed eight people outside a stadium at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Leaders typically spread power among their ‘rival allies’ to keep it and co-opt enough of those elites in exchange for political support.

While a January petrol price decrease softened the blow for motorists at the start of the work year, the nature of fuel price fluctuations suggests that it is only a matter of time before the R20/litre barrier is breached again, warn analysts at professional services firm PwC.

Smoothing price increases is the best way to avoid hefty rises in bills, says Octopus Energy.

Four officials from the Western Cape Ministry of Community Safety have been placed on precautionary suspension, pending the outcome of an investigation into various allegations of misconduct.

The province lost 25 council seats in what was one of its strongholds

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defended the party’s decision to disband the Limpopo provincial leadership over the weekend. He says they can’t tolerate leaders who are lazy and therefore action needed to be taken.

Human settlements minister and ANC NEC member Mmamoloko Kubayi has slammed the EFF for spreading “inaccurate” information about her department.

Mamelodi Sundowns are said to have won the race for the signature of sought-after Teboho Mokoena on a long-term deal.

Al Ahly sporting director Sayed Abdelhafiz says he doesn’t know whether or not Pitso Mosimane will continue as head coach of the Red Devils.

Beijing Olympics organizers are keeping up with the tradition of making condoms available to athletes, despite detailed social distancing guidelines intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 within the “closed loop” in which the Games will take place.

The SAT will go completely digital by 2024 amid questions about whether college admissions tests are fair, or even necessary.

The official figures also show a quarter of schools with teachers and leaders’ absence rates above 15%.

A Mumbai court has discharged Shilpa Shetty’s case for her infamous public kiss with Richard Gere at a 2007 Aids event.

Customers will now be able to renew their licence disc in over 500 Pick n Pay stores across South Africa. Here’s how it works:

UFO expert Nick Pope – who investigated Unidentified Flying Objects for the Ministry of Defence – thinks aliens would love Queen Elizabeth.

President’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s surprise instruction to the Special Investigating Unit to probe Telkom is very likely all about ANC politics. By Duncan McLeod.

WhatsApp for iOS now supports pausing and resuming voice recordings as well as showing profile pictures alongside WhatsApp message notifications.

2,803 of 5,467 deals relating to Covid-19 health equipment contracts have been deemed irregular.

Researchers find that densely packed neurons play an outsize role in quantitative skill—calling into question old assumptions about evolution.

The Health Department could not confirm reports of an outbreak of the bacterial disease, which is spread by rats, linked to McCarren Park, but said it was working with the Parks Department to keep rats out.

A mum who donated her milk after her daughter was stillborn says it left her “imprint on the world”.

GP surgery staff have dealt with an increased workload and new ways of working during the pandemic.

The rapid spread of the variant means far more people will have some immunity, at least for now, which might bode well this year for highly vaccinated countries in Europe.

Footage of what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the River Thames in Oxfordshire.

Fry Taylor founded the Green Salon Collective which is encouraging sustainable working practices in the hairdressing industry.

To ensure the promises of COP26 are kept, young campaigners are putting their faith in the courts.

Ernst Gotsch’s method of agriculture increases, rather than decreases, biodiversity and wildlife.