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Oil prices mixed as Texas refineries reopen after deep freeze
As refineries in Texas reopen after last week’s freeze, concerns over OPEC+’s willingness to continue output cuts grow.
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As refineries in Texas reopen after last week’s freeze, concerns over OPEC+’s willingness to continue output cuts grow.
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Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s minor daughter has been granted clearance to travel to Kenya for medical attention.
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Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise has received a report from an independent panel that had to determine whether there is a prima facie case for Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s removal as Public Protector.
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The admission came amid a wider trend of Europeans hesitating over the jab. Regulators say it is safe, but it has a more troubled history than others.
South Africa
The Bonteheuwel parents arrested in November on charges of killing their eight-month-old son made a brief appearance in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Thursday.
South Africa
The Gauteng Department of Health will close and decommission the Nasrec Field Hospital at the end of February, says Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi.
South Africa
Police say the 42-year-old mother of five attempted to kill two of her children after being fired from work on a farm in Groblersdal.
South Africa
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has responded to media reports that the Special Investigating Unit is investigating a complaint about a multi-million rand tender that allegedly benefitted two of his close associates.
World
Alexei Navalny’s aides suggest the anti-corruption activist may have been sent to a prison camp.
World
The White House might be about to release a damning report on the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but it seems intent on maintaining an alliance with Saudi Arabia.
World
Japan is engaged in behind-the-scenes diplomacy to roll back the coup in Myanmar. But it faces a dilemma between values-based foreign policy and protecting its economic and geopolitical interests.
World
Israel has vaccinated more of its population than any other country and this week it started opening places like gyms and the theater to people with both shots — but they have to prove it.
Africa
Police in Cameroon have arrested nine people on suspicion of homosexuality, most of them at an HIV/AIDS care centre, an LGBT rights lawyer said.
Africa
Officials said previously 10 people were killed and 47 were injured in Tuesday’s attack when jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades.
Africa
The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on Covid-19 medicines and vaccines to speed up their rollout to poor countries, the head of its disease control body.
Africa
Liquid Telecom, majority owned by telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, raised $840 million in a bond sale to refinance debt and expand further into Africa.
Business
Ab InBev forecast “meaningfully” better 2021 earnings on Thursday.
Business
‘If you don’t have passion as your backup, I don’t believe you are going to survive’: Bheki Ngema, award-winning jewellery designer and founder of Ben & Co.
Business
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets of $1.3 trillion, said Thursday it had last year, for the first time, divested from companies it believes had dubious tax reporting practices.
Business
Parks Tau, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development outlines how Gauteng is doing its bit to reignite its economy in terms of SA’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.
Politics
Television news broadcaster, eNCA says its reporter’s action during the coverage of Budget Speech was not racially motivated or with malicious intent.
Politics
The guidelines must be ‘timeless, uniting and not capable of being abused,’ says ANC veteran
Politics
Former president Jacob Zuma will only meet ANC leaders if deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo recuses himself from the state capture commission
Politics
Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, is seeking a tough sanction from the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein against former party MP, Thembinkosi Rawula.
Sport
Chris Morris said he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps by playing for the South African province that dad Willie represented for 12 seasons.
Sport
The Cheetahs did their homework before offering former Springbok flanker Jacques Potgieter a contract, which is expected to be officially announced on Friday.
Sport
The International Cycling Union unveiled its new set of rules aimed at making the sport safer with punishments in one-day races extending to an immediate ‘red card’.
Sport
Bundesliga stars have taken part in a hard-hitting, multi-language video which draws attention to the problem of hate messages on social media platforms.
Education
Minister says neither tests nor masks will be compulsory and it will be up to parents to decide
Headteachers fear that the reopening of England’s schools could be undermined because parents will not consent to Covid testing for their children and because guidance on the wearing of face masks in classes is unenforceable.
The warnings came after a slew of education announcements from the...
Education
A-level and GCSE students give their verdict on the new system announced for results in England this year
How will teachers decide exam grades in England this summer?
The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced on Thursday that teachers would get sweeping powers to decide exam grades in England this year. The move, which covers A-level and GCSE students, has raised concerns about grade...
Education
What we know so far about the plan to replace in-person exams with teacher assessments
After cancelling this summer’s A-level, GCSE, BTec and vocation qualifications, the government in England has finally confirmed that teachers will award final grades.
Why has it taken so long?
Continue reading…
Education
[Vanguard] The Office of Education Quality Assurance, OEQA, Ministry of Education, Lagos State has commenced safe school clearance visits to public and private schools below tertiary level in the state to ensure they are safe to remain open for academic activities.
Lifestyle
Pop superstar Lady Gaga is offering a$500 000 reward for the return of her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav that were stolen in Hollywood, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, after reports that her dog walker was shot.
Lifestyle
Don’t get left behind, catch up on Uzalo now!
Lifestyle
If you missed the latest drama, you can watch the latest episode of Generations: The Legacy right here.
Lifestyle
The first season of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia ended on a dramatic cliff hanger.
Entertainment
The current Spider-Man and directors of “Avengers: Endgame” reunite on “Cherry,” but that’s the only conspicuously super thing about this grim adaptation of the bestselling book. Tom Holland’s kinetic performance is impressive, but it’s in the service of an uneven film that too self-consciously works at mirroring the form of a novel.
Entertainment
Jill Biden offered Kelly Clarkson advice amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Two new studies are being hailed as proof that vaccinated people can doff masks and pod-hop worry-free. But not so fast.
Science/Tech
Science/Tech
Some are calling David Dobrik’s new photo app, Dispo, the next Instagram.
Science/Tech
theodp writes: Amazon on Wednesday announced it has lined up the support of Governors and State School Superintendents from five ‘key states’ for a pilot that aims to reimagine the Java-based Advanced Placement Computer Science A (AP CS A) course taken by high school students for college credit. By doing so, Amazon indicated it hopes to address “the diversity gaps in today’s technology...
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Health
The New York Times would like to hear from parents and adolescents who are dealing with mental health challenges.
Health
During the pandemic, there was a dramatic increase in exposures to hand sanitizer reported among kids under 6, U.S. poison center data shows.
Health
“If I accept the vaccine,” one cancer patient says, “it will be with a strong feeling of guilt that at best I will be prolonging my life for a few months or years.”
Health
Narrative medicine programs teach doctors and other caregivers “sensitive interviewing skills” and the art of “radical listening” to improve patient care.
Nature
Planned UK first hopes to be looking for extraterrestrial life within five years.
Nature
Climate change could destroy “entire cities” in a matter of decades, says Sir David Attenborough.
Nature
The health of on estuary is a description of the condition of an estuary and are driven by two key drivers, water quality and quantity. Rain falling on the land eventually makes its way to a lake, river, stream, estuary, or ocean. Some rainwater flows slowly, in a thin layer called sheet flow across the […]
Nature
See the bloom of an Amazonian moonflower that captured interest from around the world.