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The IFP-led Zululand District Municipality has told News24 that it won’t doing media interviews about the appointment of AmaZulu king praise-singer Buzetsheni Mdletshe as a “senior arts and culture coordinator”.

Scattered to isolated rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit most provinces across the country, according to the South African Weather Service.

Residents in the Lebowakgomo have picketed during the visit by Water and Sanitation Minister.

Another municipality has been held criminally liable for water pollution in Mpumalanga.

Haiti’s de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally stepped down and a new transitional council has been sworn in. Financial chief Michel Patrick Boisvert is the new interim prime minister.

The four 19th Century books have been removed from shelves and taken for further analysis.

The fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entry fee that authorities hope will discourage crowds on peak days and make the city more livable for residents.

New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped trigger the #MeToo movement.

The prime minister warns that El Niño-triggered heavy rains are likely to continue into May.

The US and France maintained bases in Niger in order to combat jihadist organisations in the region.

East Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.

Phoenix owns and operates the largest natural gas distribution network in Northern Ireland.

Angela van den Bogerd says she was not trying to “suppress” Horizon remote access.

The depressed outlook for South African banks has significantly impacted share prices in 2024, but there’s one notable exception.

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed how much Eskom has spent on diesel for its Open Cycle Gas Turbines over the past 5 years.

ConCourt issues directions extending the deadline for respondents to file answering affidavits

IFP in the North West has expressed concern regarding the removal of their elections posters.

Former President Thabo Mbeki has hit the campaign trail, calling on South Africans to vote for ANC.

MK Party members are arriving at Nkandla for an election event.

Danny Care says playing at “special” Twickenham brings something extra out of Harlequins.

Wales will play their Women’s Six Nations finale against Italy in front of a record crowd at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

Rafael Nadal begins his Madrid Open farewell with a comfortable straight-set win over American teenager Darwin Blanch.

Team GB long jumper Jazmine Sawyers will miss this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris through injury.

‘Real Housewives of Durban’ star Maria Valaskatzis was mocked for her Shein and Temu wardrobe as well as ‘borrowing’ accessories.

Smol opened up about his long-awaited collaboration with Mörda as the two Black Motion founders reunite on a new song.

Red Carnation Hotels, the South Africa family-owned hotel collection, has announced the opening of its latest masterpiece in Scotland.

Kabza De Small is making headlines after cancelling his performance at the Bom Extravaganza All Black Edition on Freedom Day in Soshanguve.

Music mogul and businessman Chicco Twala, says he refuses to take the stand in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Here’s why…

Radio and television personality MaBlerh will host ‘The Real Housewives of Durban’ reunion for the second year in a row.

Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollution

Noise pollution from traffic stunts growth in baby birds, even while inside the egg, research has found.

Unhatched birds and hatchlings that are exposed to noise from city traffic experience long-term negative effects on their health, growth and reproduction, the study found.

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My grandfather, Brian Haywood, who has died aged 91, spent his career working as a nuclear physicist, mainly at the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell in Oxfordshire.

He was born in Birmingham to Vi and Hal, who ran a haberdashery shop. An only child, Brian lived through much of the blitz and spent the evenings in an air-raid shelter. He attended Bearwood Road school, then obtained a...

Almost completely new replacement for the XUV 300 will debut on 29 April.

Series returns to action after a month’s break with a line-up of 25 entrants confirmed.

The South African Weather Service is partnering with French company Meteorage to improve the use of lightning data for the safety of people, animals and infrastructure.

The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.