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A day after pausing the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive in the country in the first week of May.

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has postponed all new criminal cases in the Western Cape High Court, saying there were currently 19 partially-heard cases before the court.

A retired judge describes seeing the attack unfold from a balcony at Fishmongers’ Hall in London.

A cash-in-transit van has been bombed, a security guard has been killed and three people have been injured in a robbery in Gugulethu, Cape Town.

The Kremlin said it was “early” to talk of a meeting, after the two presidents spoke on the phone.

The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, have both tendered their resignations.

The urn, made between 900 and 1600 AD, has been housed at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969.

La Soufriere, on the island of St Vincent, has been erupting for the past five days.

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community.

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is banned from all cricket for eight years for corruption offences.

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The blaze in Niamey engulfed straw classrooms and those in the nursery could not escape.

There has been a notable improvement in the trade activity index, and trade expectations for the next six months have moved into positive territory.

European stock markets largely steadied at the open on Wednesday as traders reacted to mixed company earnings.

Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday as a higher yen and worries over a rise in virus infections in Japan weighed on the market.

The airport says some travellers are facing waits of up to six hours.

Ace Magashule tells provinces to add those accused, but not charged, to step-aside list

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal confirming that former President Jacob Zuma must pay back the money spent by the State on his personal legal costs.

Under the new Political Party Funding Act, all political parties taking part in elections must now declare their donations above R100 000.

The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully

Gary Player’s son Wayne Player has reportedly been banned from Augusta National after being accused of pulling a publicity stunt during the Masters.

The Bulls on Wednesday confirmed the signing of loose forward Jacques du Plessis from French club Montpellier.

Cheetahs prop Charles Marais has called time on his professional rugby career.

It was all quiet at the press conference for Hubert Hurkacz when he wasn’t asked a single question after his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Thomas Fabbiano at the Monte Carlo Masters.

The legendary DJ released his sixth album, the first in five years, a few weeks before his 45th birthday. But his spirited career has not been without controversy. His divorce from actress Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has seen court battles splashed over the tabloids amid allegations of abuse.

Our sceptical food editor puts the new Piece o’Cake Cheesecake Mix to the taste test and does the sums to find out which is more economical: readymade or homemade.

A group of Ndebele language and cultural organisations are marching to the SABC and department of communications offices today against the relocation of Ikwekwezi FM from Pretoria to Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

If your usage behaviour fits a specific profile, and you fall within certain market segments, you can get 30-day prepaid data bundles from MTN for 10% to 50% cheaper than its advertised headline prices.

Sasol Ltd. plans to develop the use of green hydrogen by fuel cell vehicles on a major South African freight route as the company examines ways to lower its own emissions.

In a record quarter for VC funding, California still takes the cake—further evidence that reports of the region’s demise are greatly exaggerated.

This year’s Oscar-nominated animated films have a uniformly safe, childish approach to death. But The Willoughbys—not nominated—will mess you up.

People who tended to be sedentary were far more likely to be hospitalized, and to die, from Covid than those who exercised regularly.

Occupations in the industry are increasingly in demand because of an aging population and longer life spans.

Through open-records laws, Times reporters have acquired data on coronavirus cases that revealed racial inequalities, pinpointed hot spots and uncovered other critical facts.

People who tended to be sedentary were far more likely to be hospitalized, and to die, from Covid than those who exercised regularly.

Some rare footage of two wild pandas having a fierce fight has been captured by researchers in China.

The BBC speaks to the woman who, as a child, witnessed Yuri Gagarin’s return to Earth 60 years ago.

She told the BBC she was concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on attendance at COP26.