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Eastern Cape SAPS say an investigation has been ordered after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between two women and the Motherwell police.

Finland win their first game at a major finals as they beat Denmark in a match overshadowed by Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsing.

Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says his department will distribute close to 50 000 laptops to NSFAS-funded students at colleges and universities, with 22 000 arriving in the country by the end of the month.

The South African National Editors’ Forum is mourning the death of media freedom activist, editor, and publisher Wandile “Wara” Fana.

A gas explosion in the north of Johannesburg on Saturday evening has left the nearby community rattled.

South Africa has recorded a further 9 320 COVID-19 infections in the last 24-hour cycle. This brings the accumulative number of cases to 1739 425.

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A second man has been charged in the shooting last month of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, the London Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday.

Blasts have hit two buses in western Kabul, killing at least seven people, according to police.

More than five million people have contracted the Covid-19 virus in Africa since it emerged in China in late 2019, data compiled by AFP from official sources showed.

As the demand for oil shrinks and prices collapse, Africa’s petro states — the likes of Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea — will be left with massive holes in their budgets

Armed cattle thieves have killed 53 people in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, police and local residents said, the latest violence to hit the restive region.

A new Central African Republic prime minister was named by presidential decree Friday, the day after the government resigned as the impoverished country struggles with a rebellion and a bustup with its traditional ally France.

Plans to tap emergency power from vessel-based plants faces another hurdle after Turkey’s Karpowership had the environmental approval process for one of three projects it is planning in South Africa suspended.

Young first-time homebuyers are looking to purchase apartments and townhouses that are ‘move-in’ ready and modern, open-plan homes that may require only basic cosmetic work, says chief executive of Eazi Real Estate, Brynn Janeke.

Covid-19 is shattering Europe’s claims to have some of the world’s most liveable cities, according to a new ranking.

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines intended for South Africa remain suspended following a US ruling that ingredients for the country’s doses may have been contaminated during production in a plant in Baltimore.

One South Africa Movement leader, Mmusi Maimane has confirmed that he has been invited by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to participate in the Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Local Government Elections During COVID-19.

A member of the African National Congress Youth League says ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte and the National Youth Task Team have allowed people over the age of 35 to remain in the youth league’s provincial structures.

The 8th regional elective conference of the African National Congress in the Mopani region in Limpopo has been postponed from this weekend to next weekend.

The Lower South Coast region has complained of a plot by some branch secretaries to manipulate the system

Matt Henry took three top-order wickets to leave New Zealand on the brink of a series-clinching win as England’s batsmen failed miserably in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Jake White’s Bulls will have the opportunity to claim a third major trophy in six months after they reached the Rainbow Cup final with a victory over the Sharks in Durban.

BBC Sport pundits Alex Scott, Cesc Fabregas, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards wish Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen a speedy recovery after he collapsed during their 1-0 defeat to Finland in the Uefa Euro 2020 Championship.

Finland win their first game at a major finals as they beat Denmark in a match overshadowed by Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsing.

Verda Tetteh, 17, was awarded the scholarship during the graduation ceremony at her Massachusetts high school. Moments later, she returned it and said it should go to a student who needed it more.

Criticism that government’s tutoring programme is patchy and overlooks pandemic’s impact on resilience and social skills

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When the government announced its first tranche of Covid recovery funding for schools, Anna Grice, a headteacher at Thameside primary in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, immediately knew where to go, as she had an existing...

For the first time in decades, almost all grammar schools are not using transfer tests.

Teacher and nurse feted for roles during pandemic, and prison officer for supporting women in custody

A prison officer behind a widely copied scheme to support women in custody and a nurse at the forefront of developing one of the NHS Nightingale hospitals are among public sector workers recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

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The Table Bay Hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has won two additional global accolades. The five-star hotel’s COVID-19 video on safety protocols has received Gold and Silver prizes at the annual International Tourism Film Festival Africa Awards. The establishment, which hosted the Miss South Africa Pageant last year, also recently ranked in […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth insisted on cutting a cake using a ceremonial sword at an event on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall in southern England on Friday

Toya Delazy is celebrating the lyricism of her native tongue whilst delivering dance-floor fillers with her latest album, ‘Afrorave Vol. 1’.

702’s Clement Manyathela invited back sex-positive activist, Makgosi Letimile, to educate on all things toys.

The mere existence of “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” — a sequel to the 2017 movie, adding “Wife’s” to the title — suggests that action-comedy enjoyed a long shelf-life, which is clearly the hope for its equally disposable sequel. An expanded role for Salma Hayek is the newish wrinkle here, although that’s hardly cause for an encore, or even an extra apostrophe.

Lorde is out here aiming for the song of the summer.

Bids in 10-minute auction started at $4.8m for 20 July trip on Blue Origin spacecraft with Bezos and his brother.

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has sold the spare seat of the company’s 20 July New Shepard space rocket blast-off for $28m, the company announced on Saturday.

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Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade, the most anticipated upgrade for the largest cryptocurrency since 2017, has enough mining support to lock in activation.

With the pandemic easing, the federal agency’s long-term agenda for drug approvals or new issues is languishing without a permanent commissioner.

Logistics, cost and official standards are needed for the dogs to fulfill their potential in medical fields.

Five whistleblowers working in or with the Welsh NHS share their experiences of bullying and harassment.

Do you need to be vaccinated or have a negative Covid-19 test for your next trip? Check this guide before traveling domestically or abroad.

Some early risers in the northern hemisphere may have spotted the eclipse in the sky on Thursday morning.

Electric rental scooters are being introduced to six London boroughs today – but not everyone’s pleased.

About 200 shields have now been donated to schools and organisations in the form of greenhouses.

The two birds were found clasped together, likely after a fight, on the Danube river.