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Matlare had a storied business career, serving as the CEO of the both the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Tiger Brands, as well as the deputy CEO of Absa.

Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw earn Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Manchester City to end their rivals’ 21-game winning run.

Mario Lemina condemned troubled Liverpool to a sixth successive home defeat as Fulham earned a shock win that left the champions top four bid in turmoil.

Unisa’s first female principal and vice-chancellor, Professor Puleng Lenkabula, says South Africa as a society must tackle gender inequalities in spaces of work and in family relations.

At the time of his passing, Matlare had been working as the Deputy CEO and Executive Director at Absa Group, tasked with overseeing the company’s business on the continent.

The call comes as the province prepares to hold School Governing Body (SGB) elections.

Eyewitness News understands that he passed away earlier on Sunday due to COVID-19 complications.

The Globe and Mail published opinion piece, ‘Lessons in living from Anne Frank,’ by Debra Dolan on Wednesday.

There have been fatalities and significant damage to property in Bata, state TV reports.

The facility has 150 guest rooms, gym pods, a Covid-19 testing centre, and meeting rooms with air-tight glass panels and separate ventilation systems.

A Stanford study suggests the close facial interaction on video-calling is more taxing than in-person communication, setting off a primal instinct.

Ghana celebrates independence day by beating Uganda 2-0 in Nouakchott on Saturday to win their first African Under-20 championship title in 10 years.

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

Patrice Motsepe’s status as the next Caf president is all but secured after the final eligible candidate for the role pulled out of the race on Saturday.

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

The luxury car manufacturer says its battery-powered sports cars will be made in Warwickshire.

Former Durban Mayor Sipho Ngwenya has died. Ngwenya was the first mayor of Durban in democratic South Africa.

Calls from some political parties in the opposition benches are mounting for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to step down before an impeachment by the National Assembly.

The Democratic Alliance says it will lodge a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission against the police and the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) over a backlog in DNA testing at their labs.

The ANC in Parliament is yet to comment on reports that Luthuli House has instructed the party’s Members of Parliament not to vote with the opposition in the envisaged inquiry into the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.

Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw earn Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Manchester City to end their rivals’ 21-game winning run.

Watch Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson win gold in the 800m after a “superb performance” at the European Indoor Championships in Tosun, Poland.

Karim Benzema scores a late equaliser as Real Madrid prevent city rivals Atletico Madrid from moving five points clear at the top of La Liga.

World No 5 Elina Svitolina said the drop in WTA prize money has reduced her motivation at some events but added that players must learn to adjust.

Tutoring programme to help disadvantaged pupils recover from Covid disruption labelled a ‘shambles’

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The government’s flagship scheme for helping disadvantaged pupils catch up after the disruption of coronavirus is chaotic and confusing, headteachers have told the Guardian, ahead of Monday’s full reopening of schools across England.

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Covid has made learning a struggle for many at university, and staff must do all they can to mitigate this, writes Sue Mayo

Re your correspondent’s letter about a lack of tutorial support for their son (1 March), I want to add my voice as both a lecturer, encouraged by my university to offer additional support to my students, who are isolated and lonely as well as tired of online learning,...

The photos were taken at a campus party at the University of South Alabama in 2014. One professor wore a Confederate uniform. Two others posed with a whip and a noose.

Students on prestigious course will be back on campus at least a month before others are permitted to return

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The University of Oxford is exploiting a loophole in the government’s lockdown guidance to allow MBA students to receive face-to-face teaching at least a month before other students are allowed back on campus.

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The World Hindu Foundation held its first virtual global mass Maha Yajna prayer. People from around the world participated in the “unity prayer”,

The top bid on Saturday for Dorsey’s tweet — $2 million — came from Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, a platform for blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies. He also heads the BitTorrent streaming platform.

These insects have declined by a third over 50 years. While their appetites can be a nuisance, ultimately we must protect these gloriously beautiful, elusive creatures

“Night opens; night traversed by wandering moths; night hiding lovers roaming to adventure.” So runs a rapturous passage in Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, a novel she had originally considered titling The Moths. The insects...

Police reports and documents provided to the National Prosecution Authority have brought grave allegations against Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) and its parent company, Kapsch TrafficCom.

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 […]