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The SA Human Rights Commission has raised concerns about attacks on the judiciary.

South Africa recorded 1 372 new Covid-19 infections by Thursday and 73 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 53 571.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize launches the COVID-19 Electronic Vaccination Data System for people who are 60 years and above.

Nine people died and 24 others were injured, while some broke their legs jumping from the burning building near the Kwa Mai Mai market in the Johannesburg CBD.

The Department of Land Reform said that it had now completed its administrative process.

When the Titanic sank, six Chinese men were rescued – but their ordeal didn’t end there.

Amid a punishing third wave, people across India are finding drugs, oxygen and beds in short supply.

The country’s vaccination rollout is one of the fastest in the world, so why are Covid cases surging?

Opposition newspaper owner Jimmy Lai was arrested under Hong Kong’s new national security law.

In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?

Malawi’s once-ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Thursday called for President Lazarus Chakwera’s election to be annulled after the country’s electoral commissioners were removed from office.

Fewer than 20 companies worldwide have been able to achieve becoming aligned with the EU’s Good Manufacturing Practice standards.

Many Africans who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public health official said on Thursday.

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that online registrations for phase 2 of the country’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout will officially open at 16h00 on Friday (16 April).

Spot gold was steady at $1 763.78 an ounce at 12:15 p.m. in Singapore.

The US dollar paused a series of declines.

Richard Wainwright is the chief executive officer of Investec Bank Limited and currently the Chairman of the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA).

Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside

African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to lead a by-election campaign in Hammersdale in the west of the eThekwini municipality later on Thursday.

City of Tshwane Mayor Randall William says the city will continue with efforts to restore its financial health. The City is currently operating on a deficit of over R4 billion.

Herman Mashaba announced outside the Durban City Hall that Action SA will — in addition to Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni — also contest for power in eThekwini.

Cameron Smith blitzed Harbour Town Golf Links for a nine-under par 62 to grab a one-stroke lead in the RBC Heritage over former British Open champion Stewart Cink.

Proteas coach Mark Boucher has given every indication that superstar batsman AB de Villiers could still be central to his T20 World Cup plans.

As he prepares for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Leicester, Southampton winger Nathan Redmond tells BBC Sport about the role his mother has played in his career.

As pilot events this weekend see the return of football fans to the terraces, we talk to some of the forgotten faces in football

Lopez and Rodriguez said they would largely remain mum about the split out of respect for their children from previous relationships.

‘Tis the season for anxiety. So go out and help a friend with a simple, human response, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

“Forgive me for not being the celebrity that you think I should be. I am the mother I want to be,” the ‘Idols SA’ judge said.

The death of pioneering “Saturday Night Live” writer Anne Beatts last week was a reminder of the strides made by women in comedy — and the work toward equity that remains.

Small towns harbor big secrets in prestige TV, and so it is in “Mare of Easttown,” a showcase for Kate Winslet that resembles “Broadchurch” in the broad strokes, before establishing its own distinct personality. Slow to start, the limited series gains momentum while mostly providing Winslet a fine star vehicle a decade after her Emmy-winning turn in HBO’s “Mildred Pierce.”

The 2011 Oscars ceremony was certainly a weird one.

Turkey’s central bank has banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, citing “irreparable” possible damages and significant risks in such transactions.

David Cameron’s work for Greensill Capital, which has dragged the British government into a lobbying scandal, has showcased the trend of politicians taking jobs at companies tapping the global tech investment boom.

Ferrari NV is coming around to the idea of adding a fully electric supercar to the fold.

The South African ecommerce market is booming with some of its biggest retailers competing to dominate the online platform.

Politicians complain that only three NHS scripts have been issued since the law changed in 2018.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said he hoped for a decision “quite soon” on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as local governments shifted to more complicated two-dose vaccines for marginal populations.

The group will assess the prescription of puberty blockers for under-16s, NHS England says.

Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.

Some rare footage of two wild pandas having a fierce fight has been captured by researchers in China.

The BBC speaks to the woman who, as a child, witnessed Yuri Gagarin’s return to Earth 60 years ago.