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South Korea and the US will conduct its springtime military exercise this week, but the joint drill will be smaller than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic, Seoul said on Sunday.

Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, emerged on Sunday from a strict weeklong lockdown imposed after a community cluster of the more contagious UK coronavirus variant.

Renowned clinical infectious disease epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has joined the renewed legal fight seeking to have the controversial high-rise apartment building in Durban’s Currie Road, demolished.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has confirmed that it is investigating 49 cases of alleged police heavy-handedness against members of the public during the first two months of the hard lockdown in March and April last year.

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased to  1 520 206.

The driver of a truck that crashed on William Nicol Street in Florida, Roodepoort earlier today has been arrested and charged with reckless and negligent driving, as well as transporting chrome without a permit.

The Robben Island Museum says it has cancelled its annual bursary programme for 2021 due to financial strain caused by COVID-19.

The Tibetan spiritual leader urges others to “take this injection” as he gets the AstraZeneca jab.

The Roman Catholic leader will also celebrate Mass at an event expected to attract 10,000 people.

Past US presidents have left a legacy of untruths ranging from the bizarre to the horrifying.

After almost 90 years of animated films, Disney has finally ventured into South East Asia.

The BBC’s Girmay Gebru recounts his experience of being detained in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

Italian is the lingua franca of Malindi, which can be a culture shock when walking its old Swahili streets.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been held in custody at a court hearing, two days after his arrest sparked the country’s worst violence in years.

Rwanda has began its Covid-19 vaccine campaign, becoming the first nation in Africato use pharmaceutical company doses that require ultra-cold storage.

If you are in the process of leaving South Africa, ensure you know the ins and outs of tax emigration and how to proceed, William Louw, professional tax practitioner and director at
Sable International, advises.

While pension pots are going green, how easy is it to dump investments in tobacco or gambling?

Jesper Brodin, who heads the firm, says he fears global trade tensions will mean customers must pay more.

Laying out plans that could propel the economy into the world’s biggest this decade.

Premier Job Mokgoro’s hearing begins despite move to stop it by party secretary general Ace Magashule

Parliament has dismissed claims by the EFF that it intends to retrench workers.

The ANC’s disciplinary hearing against Dr Bandile Masuku has started; however, the matter against Khusela Diko has been shelved after her husband’s death

Its court application to force disclosure of donations to Cyril Ramaphosa may mask a bid to portray him as a capitalist puppet

England’s Lee Westwood cards a seven-under-par 65 to open up a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, Ian Wright and Dion Dublin rate Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette’s “world record” scream.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praises his side’s record of always finishing in the top two the season after winning the title.

Bayern Munich boss says Haaland deal is “possible”, no Barcelona move for Adama Traore, plus more.

Parents are confident about children returning to school but worry about catching up, says survey.

Students demand terminations over photos from 2014USA president announces independent investigation

Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave over racially insensitive Halloween photos, the university said.

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Gavin Williamson’s department will have paid a total of £615m to the French company despite warnings about its capacity to deliver

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, is facing criticism for awarding another £190m contract to a company blamed for the problems with a school meals voucher system that left families without food during the first lockdown.

The French company Edenred’s new...

Britain’s Prince Charles paid tribute to the courage shown throughout the Commonwealth in response to coronavirus in a broadcast that will air on Sunday, hours before Prince Harry and Meghan talk about stepping down from royal duties on US television.

Many believe that with traditional muthi money can buy you love – and a whole lot more, writes Sibusiso Mkwanazi.

Award-winning Khan is a judge in National Geographic’s #ExploreWithNatGeo photo competition, which invites amateurs to capture special moments

Confidence is high that cruises will be back in November, with several ships planning to ply the waters around SA, Namibia and Mozambique.

All is well now between Paris Hilton and Sarah Silverman.

SANRAL has said new licence discs can be withheld from drivers until their e-toll bill is settled.

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan believes that well-run SOEs are important as the free market “is not a panacea for resolving economic and institutional challenges.”

Those in-charge of the national vaccine rollout are warning South Africans not to attempt to jump the queue.

With interest rates currently at a record low, one might assume that vehicle owners would have more money in their pockets.

Defender 130 will provide seating for seven but no mention of an open rear deck was made.

Let the good times roll, as old-school tabletop R.P.G.s have taken off online.

Ice ornaments reflect winter’s light, like momentary, sun-catching crystals.

This week, attend an art lecture, listen to a conversation with the novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen or celebrate Deaf History Month.

The existing recommendations are based on out-of-date evidence, the Royal College of Nursing says.

By Lusanda Gqaza and Yanga Mbatana (Environmental Education Officers, De Hoop Nature Reserve) On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), proclaimed 03 March (the day of adopting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES, in 1973), as World Wildlife Day. This is a day that […]

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March every year as an opportunity to highlight the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. The Western Cape is a very special place with an abundance of unique and irreplaceable […]

AI software can now match footage of motorists throwing rubbish with their car’s number plate and issue an automatic fine .

On the weekend of 19-21 five 2020 Matric learners were hosted by CapeNature and world-renowned adventurer Riaan Manser at the De Hoop Nature Reserve. These five matriculants; Jama Paliso, Hannah Chetty, Abdullah Seedat, Silondukhule Nquma and Lucy can der Meulen were the runners up in a campaign that saw five other students join Manser on […]