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In an exclusive interview, Dr Albert Bourla says jabs have saved millions of lives and trillions of dollars.

Alec Baldwin has said he did not pull the trigger of the gun he was holding that killed a cinematographer on the movie set of Rust.

Six life terms plus almost 200 years have been handed to an Eastern Cape serial rapist. He profiled himself on Facebook as a famous local soccer star, and after gaining the attention of the victims, he arranged for them to meet him.

As chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (Sanac), Mabuza delivered a keynote address in Limpopo on Wednesday to commemorate World Aids Day.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo and infectious diseases specialists briefed Parliament’s Health Committee on Wednesday night about the new variant and the country’s preparations to deal with the fourth wave of infections.

Record high prices kicked in on Wednesday, pushing the petrol price above R20 per litre.

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has disputed the testimony by former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in which she said that 800 soldiers were on the ground to support law enforcement during the July civil unrest.

Omicron is rapidly becoming the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa less than four weeks after it was first detected there, and the United States on Wednesday became the latest country to identify an Omicron case within its borders.

India has formally repealed three contentious farm laws that sparked more than a year of protests, nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pushed into a rare policy reversal that saw the legislation withdrawn.

Mr Tudge’s ex-staffer said she had experienced bullying during their consensual affair in 2017.

A network based in China amplified claims that the US was meddling in the Covid origins search.

Boat accidents are tragically common on Nigerian waterways mostly due to overcrowding, bad weather and lack of maintenance.

In its official response to the commission’s findings released last month, Lagos State government said it accepted only one person was shot and killed in the Lekki incident as confirmed by the state’s pathologist.

Ziane was a prominent government lawyer in the early 1990s and human rights minister between 1995 and 1996. 

Lesotho is ranked as one of the 30 poorest countries in the world, with a Gross National Income of US$2 740 per capita.

The Biden administration’s restrictions on travel from southern Africa because of the omicron coronavirus variant will be temporary, Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday after health officials identified the first US case of the mutated virus.

Bitcoin dropped below $57 000, oil hit $65 a barrel and Treasuries rallied on demand for safety.

The Modimolle-Mookgophong hung council in Limpopo will resume with its sitting to elect a new Mayor on Tuesday. The council sitting collapsed for the fourth time on Monday after voting for the Mayor ended in a stalemate.

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying it is using the Language Policy Framework of Higher Institutions to attract Afrikaans speaking voters.

Former Ekurhuleni Mayor, Mzwandile Masina has poured cold water on allegations that he drove a state blue-light vehicle without authority and whilst under the influence of alcohol in August last year.

The Free State ANC Youth League has reaffirmed that municipalities that are led by young people will have quality leadership. This comes after they managed to close ranks and have young people as mayors in four municipalities in the province.

World number one Novak Djokovic said he supports ‘fully’ the Women’s Tennis Association’s decision to suspend its tournaments in China over concerns about the safety of female player Peng Shuai, who accused a top Communist Party official of sexual assault.

Liverpool had won only once in their last nine visits to Goodison Park, but the gulf in class between the sides currently was obvious as Mohamed Salah produced two more stunning finishes to take his tally for the season to 19 goals in 19 games.

Prosecutors said they were reviewing “a mountain of digital evidence” and were also considering charges against the suspect’s parents.

Academics share stories of job insecurity and poor working conditions on first day of industrial action

“I do not feel secure at all,” said Mattia Dossi, a third-year PhD student, on the picket line outside the University of Leeds on the first of three days of a strike by staff over pensions changes, low pay and precarious working conditions.

“The only thing I can do is to hope that I will...

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In his first major interview since the tragedy in October, the US actor also said he has ‘no idea’ how a live round had gotten onto the set of the low-budget Western in New Mexico.

A new exhibition featuring photographs of the late Princess Diana will be on display in three U.S. cities starting in December.

Alec Bladwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”

Slash says the recording of his latest album was “quite an adventure” and “a memorable experience.”

Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of music icon Clarence Avant and mother-in-law to Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, was fatally shot in her home early Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Netflix.

MultiChoice has stepped in to help a DStv subscriber who was swindled out of R20,00 by a non-accredited installer.

Sore, blurry eyes, decaying teeth, spreading feet – the strange, difficult years of coronavirus have changed us physically. Will we ever get back to our former selves?

This year, out of nowhere, my left heel has started hurting. Is it the onset of some degenerative condition, a normal byproduct of ageing, or simply pandemic life, I wonder. After all, living through this period has had...

Jack Dorsey’s digital-payments company, Square, is being renamed to Block.

Uber Technologies Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp have rolled out ride booking via the messenger service in India, a first for the U.S. ride-hailing giant and an expansion of WhatsApp’s capabilities in the country.

Researchers in Cardiff and the US discover how the Covid jab may be linked to the extremely rare clots.

Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds.

Much remains unknown about the new variant of the coronavirus. But with cases being detected in more countries, experts had said it was only a matter of time before the variant showed up in the United States.

The agency said it was “issuing this directive to prevent the importation and spread of a communicable disease of public health importance,” an apparent reference to the new Omicron variant.

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.