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Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from US PGA Championship on eve of major
Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from the US PGA Championship as he continues his recovery from surgery to repair a bone in his left wrist.
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Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from the US PGA Championship as he continues his recovery from surgery to repair a bone in his left wrist.
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French court confirms charge of complicity in ‘crimes against humanity’ for Lafarge over alleged payoffs to ISIL (ISIS).
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India’s Supreme Court has released after 30 years a man jailed over assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Diana Ross, Eurovision star Sam Ryder and Queen and Adam Lambert will perform at Buckingham Palace.
South Africa
A North West traditional healer has been given a life sentence for murdering his girlfriend.
South Africa
Those involved in the R21.8-million City of Ekurhuleni tender fraud, which dates back more than a decade, have been handed sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years in prison.
South Africa
The Western Cape High Court heard Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for interdicts against Parliament continuing with its impeachment process and President Cyril Ramaphosa suspending her.
South Africa
Burundi’s approach to dealing with perceived enablers of armed opposition groups and suspected members has been condemned as “heavy-handed” by Human Rights Watch in a recently released report.
World
After months of fighting and shelling, Ukraine has ended its combat mission in Mariupol, and its remaining soldiers have been evacuated to Russian-held territory.
World
Indonesian rescuers were battling to free a ferry with more than 800 passengers Wednesday after it ran aground in shallow waters off the coast of the country’s southernmost province, a local official said.
World
Prosecutors will ask whether social platforms were “used to stream, promote, or plan” the murders.
World
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Africa
Namibia could destroy at least 330 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine by October to add to the 318 000 doses, worth an estimated R27 million, that have already been destroyed since last year.
Africa
A study suggests that the virtual world platform could plug more than 40 billion US dollars into the African economy in its first decade.
Africa
They have been trapped in a zinc mine for the last month is still ongoing.
Africa
Paris St-Germain’s Idrissa Gueye refused to play in a match to avoid wearing a rainbow symbol in support of LGBTQ+ rights BBC Sport understands.
Business
Financial markets are busy with a painful adjustment because central bankers were too slow to see the inflation threat coming – and the Russians, through the attack on Ukraine, put fuel on the fire’: CEO Hendrik du Toit.
Business
‘We hear what industry is saying – that this is chaos, but I think it would be more chaotic if board resolutions are ignored’: Vusi Mona, Sanral.
Business
The S&P 500 dropped 4%, while the Dow fell 3.5%.
Business
Sasfin’s David Shapiro talks inflation, the JSE ending largely red, and Ninety One’s results.
Politics
The family of former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane has once again expressed sadness and disappointment regarding false reports that he died on Tuesday.
Politics
Former Joburg Mayor Mpho Moerane has passed away. His family has confirmed this at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.
Politics
Advocate Dali Mpofu, legal counsel to the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has argued that suspending her while impeachment proceedings are ongoing would be punitive and damaging to her reputation.
Politics
The family of the former Johannesburg mayor and ANC Gauteng treasurer Mpho Moerane says he is unconscious.
Sport
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel expects the London team to face a period of “rebuilding” following the London club’s planned sale.
Sport
Al Ahly dropped two points in the race for the league title as they could only afford a 0-0 draw away to National Bank on Wednesday.
Sport
Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori believes the Buccaneers must win their CAF Confederation Cup final on Friday in order for their stunning run to be remembered.
Sport
Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahy are at it again. The Egyptian giants are reportedly eyeing to sign another Mamelodi Sundowns big star player.
Education
Academics and student leaders tell committee black students and staff face ‘ingrained institutional racism’
Academics and student leaders have told MPs of their frustration at the denial of and the lack of practical action to tackle the “ingrained institutional racism” experienced by black students and staff on university campuses.
Nicola Rollock, a professor of social policy and race at...
Education
“If you are black or a woman, you don’t see yourself fitting in,” a leading female physicist says.
Education
Two government advisers claim the subject seems ‘scary’ and ‘hard’, while academics warn of ‘mathematics anxiety’. Would changing a few names really help?
Name: Good question. Let’s go with “the discipline formerly known as maths”.
Age: About 2,500 years old.
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Education
The author, poet and playwright on why we should move away from Michael Gove-mandated lessons on fronted adverbials and back to unleashing the creative potential of children
I didn’t love reading at all when I was young. As a teacher, I loved it, and now as a reader, I love it. But I was put off the whole idea of words very early on.
Some years ago, I was made to do a key stage 2 (seven to 11...
Lifestyle
Creamy cheesecake combined with the tart deliciousness of passionfruit! These cheesecake cups will have your guests swooning.
Lifestyle
Securing the bag? Tamia Mpisane is giving tweeps chest pains with her R100k Louis Vuitton Capucine hand bag…
Lifestyle
Great business idea or ‘forcing a lifestyle’? Renting a R42k Louis Vuitton handbag can cost R1 000 a week… Take a look.
Lifestyle
Entertainment
After watching the video which has now gone viral, tweeps have said that Quinton did not look like he was having a good time at the club.
Entertainment
If you’ve missed gawking at human cannonballs and unicycling clowns under a figurative big top while the smell of popcorn wafts through the air, you’re in luck: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is being revived less than a decade after it shuttered.
Entertainment
Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron says his quotes in a “Rolling Stone” article that published about Taylor Hawkins’ final days were “taken out of context.”
Entertainment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video during opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France, giving a speech about the importance of filmmaking in the midst of war.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The S&P 500 booted electric vehicle maker Tesla from its ESG Index as part of an annual update to the list. Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and even oil and gas multinational Exxon Mobil were still included on the list. The S&P 500 ESG Index uses environmental, social and governance data to rank and effectively recommend companies to investors....
Science/Tech
Department of Homeland Security said it will pause on the agency’s weeks-old Disinformation Governance Board. From a report: The board — which had stated it’s intended goal was to “coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security.” — was widely criticized by Republicans and right-wing media outlets. A DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Axios that the board was “grossly and...
Science/Tech
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern about an unusual outbreak of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, suggesting there appears to be at least some undetected transmission of the virus there and warning of the possibility that the outbreak could spread beyond U.K. borders. From a report: “We do have a level of concern that this is very different than what we...
Science/Tech
During his lifetime, Einstein resisted the attempts to commercialise his identity. Now someone makes more than $12 million a year on image licensing. Even the law that allows this profiteering is contentious. Can an heir inherit rights that did not yet exist during the originator’s lifetime? More on this on a long read from The Guardian.
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South African availability confirmed from the third quarter.
Health
Scientists and federal health officials are debating plans to pair coronavirus and flu vaccinations in the fall.
Health
Researchers analyzed the largest database of private insurance claims in the United States in the first four months after a diagnostic code for long Covid was created.
Health
Four years after the first buffer zone outside a clinic only two more have followed in England.
Health
International recruitment hits record high with nurse leaders warning about sustainability of trend.
Nature
Staff at a £14m recycling facility help manually sort through 85,000 tonnes of waste each year.
Nature
Efforts to protect these beautiful insects include driving electric tractors and hand-rearing them in a lab.
Nature
Rachel Hurst is a student at the University of East Anglia helping others to address their climate anxieties.
Nature
Scientists say more could have been done to make lateral flow tests widely recyclable.