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Watch Kyren Wilson’s five best shots as he knocks out seven-time Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in a final-frame decider to reach the semi-finals of the UK Championship.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc emerges unscathed from a 150mph crash as Lewis Hamilton ends practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix fastest

Wilhelmina Heynes rolls out the red carpet for matriculants in Cape Town every morning during the school week.

South Africa’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed the 3 million mark with 16 055 new cases reported in the past 24-hours.

Police Minister General Bheki Cele told the Human Rights Commission on Friday that he did not remember seeing National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole involved in ensuring stability during the July looting and violence.

Two people burnt to death after a fire broke out at the Marikana informal settlement, in Philippi, in the early hours of Friday morning.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women’s rights which said women should not be considered “property” and must consent to marriage but failed to mention female access to education or work outside the home.

Thousands of Afghans, mostly Hazara, are losing hope of resettlement after years of living in limbo.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a violent mob killing of a Sri Lankan national on Friday “a day of shame for Pakistan.”

The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Reuters on Friday that while the new coronavirus variant Omicron appeared to be very transmissible, the right response was to be prepared, cautious and not panic.

While lauding China-Africa relations, Monyae said it was ‘unfortunate that many western countries view China’s cooperation with Africa through a geopolitical lens’.

Zimbabwe reported a sharp rise in coronavirus infections Friday despite measures to stem the spread of the virus, a day after it identified its first case of the new Omicron variant.

The government wants secondary school students to harvest crops to help frontline fighters.

Planes are landing at Zimbabwe’s main international airport without any radar systems to guide air traffic controllers, a lawmaker said in a video released Friday.

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Parliament’s Ethics Committee wants Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to apologize to Gauteng High Court Judge Elias Matojane as well as to the Judicial Service Commission for using the JSC to further his own interests.

The Fort Calata Foundation says it’s is deeply disappointed by National Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Shamila Batohi, who they say missed the deadline set by her own office to provide the families of Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparro Mkonto and Sicelo Mhauli with a prosecutorial decision in relation to their murder

Police minister Bheki Cele has denied he has a “frosty” relationship with national police commissioner Khehla Sitole.

Talks between the two parties have resumed, but it is unclear if any agreement will be reached any time soon

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers have fired president of basketball operations Neil Olshey after an independent review into concerns and complaints around the workplace environment, the team announced on Friday.

Crowd trouble at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley could have led to tragedy if England had won the game, the stark findings of an independent review suggested.

Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall talks about his superstitions, while Chelsea’s Emma Hayes looks ahead to a “celebration” in the Women’s FA Cup final.

India skipper Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal on day one of the second Test against New Zealand left the world divided and umpires under the spotlight.

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Headteachers are exasperated about messaging that in-person shows go ahead despite Omicron variant

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Schools leaders are exasperated with “unhelpful” recommendations from government that in-person nativity plays and concerts go ahead as more are forced to cancel due to rising coronavirus cases.

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Cardi B joins Playboy as their first-ever creative director in residence, which will see her provide ‘artistic direction’ across the brand.

Adele revealed on NikkieTutorials that she would ‘cry’ if she ever got to meet Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson because she’s such a big fan.

Somizi Mhlongo’s book ‘Dinner at Somizi’s: I am not a chef’ has been nominated for an award at the World Gourmand Cook Book Awards.

50 Cent is sorry for poking fun at Madonna.

FIFA’s decision means Bafana Bafana’s World Cup dreams are all but over, and Ghana advance to the next stage of World Cup qualifiers.

In an interview with ABC that aired Thursday, Alec Baldwin shed light on what happened in the moments prior to the fatal shooting on the set of the film “Rust” that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

We were looking forward to a summer of relative normality, then along came a new coronavirus variant

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Scientists often debate whether irritable bowel syndrome is a mental or physical issue. That’s not much help for those who suffer from it.

Samantha Lewis is relearning some basic aspects of her daily life after struggling with brain fog and other lingering symptoms for more than a year since being infected by the virus.

Scientists in South Africa have identified a spike in the numbers catching Covid again.

Nirmal Purja’s record-breaking climb of the world’s highest peaks is the subject of a documentary.

The spacecraft is set to crash into an object called Dimorphos in September 2022.

For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’ – the BBC’s Emily Maitlis tried it.

An annual migration of red crabs has covered roads and bridges on an Australian island.