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Wednesday’s front pages focus on Joe Biden’s inauguration later as the 46th US president.

The UK has not always “lived up to its values” under Boris Johnson, his predecessor Theresa May says.

Almost a year after the first coronavirus case was recorded in South Africa, clergy are reflecting on the emotional toll of the pandemic.

One person has been killed and two others injured after a 45-year-old man opened fire on them alleging that they had jumped the R350 grant queue outside a Post Office in Isipingo.

Administration of vaccines will be managed very carefully through registration cards and scanners, health department says.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says the Department is working with speed to address some of the challenges facing health facilities as they continue to deal with the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.

With so much hostility – and mistrust – between Washington and Tehran, will President Biden be able to revive the nuclear deal?

After discovering an “enormous” tumour under his shoulder blade, Luke Grenfell-Shaw has just completed the first part of his round-the-world challenge.

It’s as if 10 of the world’s largest commercial jets fell out of the sky, every day for an entire year.

Jeff and Lauren Lowe must hand over all tiger cubs and their mothers to the US government.

South Africa is the worst-hit country in Africa, but has not yet started doing Covid-19 vaccinations.

Burying loved ones abroad or in a city far from their rural home is considered undignified.

The claimants allege a toxic discharge poisoned water sources and destroyed farmland.

Thirteen of Touadera’s 16 electoral rivals had filed a suit to the Constitutional Court over the provisional results.

Elona Mortimer-Zhika, chief executive of Iris Software Group, shares her business advice.

Out-of-date tax systems mean people are falling through the cracks for help, MPs say.

The streaming firm, which has been boosted by Covid, now has more than 200 million subscribers.

Allocations to the metal help protect and enhance investment portfolios in times of crisis.

Speaking during a webinar organised by the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the committee would assist government in ensuring that the distribution of the vaccines are well managed.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on National Treasury to disclose the details of how each of the country’s municipalities spent its share of the R500 billion-rand COVID-19 relief package.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed his deputy, David Mabuza, to lead the inter-ministerial committee that will oversee everything related to the Covid-19 vaccine.

The African National Congress (ANC) says it will not divulge details of a letter informing uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans (MKMVA) spokesperson, Carl Niehaus of his notice of suspension.

Manager Frank Lampard admits he is worried by Chelsea’s form after they suffer a fifth defeat in eight Premier League games.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard admits he is “concerned” by his side’s form as defeat at Leicester means they’ve taken just eight points from their last eight games.

Tottenham want Danny Ings, Liverpool maintain hope of defensive signing, Man Utd chase Lens defender, plus more.

BBC pundit Micah Richards explains what Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw needs to do to prove he belongs at Old Trafford and get back in the England squad.

Venture capitalists provide $44m for Euan Blair start-up that helps people find apprenticeships

An education business started by Euan Blair has secured new funding from venture capitalists thought to value the business as high as $200m (£147m) and crystallising a fortune for the son of the former prime minister Tony Blair.

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Exclusive: DfE to pause £78m programme weeks after it was unveiled as ‘milestone moment’

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Ministers are set to halt plans for daily coronavirus tests in England’s secondary schools after teachers expressed alarm that the flagship policy had not been approved by regulators.

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After 30-year career in the public service, Allison Barnes enrolled in art school, where she found ‘a different place in the world’

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The ‘KwamaMkhize’ reality show star Tha Simelane recently got a new set of wheels and took to Instagram to celebrate.

The 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest has been postponed until October, according to a statement posted on the festival’s website.

If you thought you’d never get a chance to stream “The Muppet Show,” fuhgeddaboudit!

Comedian Chris Gethard started a podcast a few years ago with the simple premise he would tweet out a phone number, answer a random call, and have an hour-long conversation with the individual on the the other end of the line.

The world was really ready for 2020 to end, but 2021 is feeling like a sequel no one asked for.

Tiny aerosols of the virus emitted when speaking linger in air for longer than larger droplets from a cough

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Speaking to a friend when infected with the coronavirus could be as dangerous as coughing near them thanks to lingering particles, research has suggested.

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Researchers found that the variant originated in California and showed up in more than half of samples tested last week by researchers in Los Angeles.

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Scientists have discovered ‘dwarf giraffe’ in Nambia and Uganda. The shortest was 2.4 metres tall, half the expected average.

A Limpopo businessman got a roaring surprise when he visited his father’s house at Leadwood Big Game Estate and found uninvited guests…

The world is on course for a “catastrophic” temperature rise this century, the United Nations said as it confirmed that 2020 rivalled 2016 as the hottest year on record.

After rescuing a puppy from a sewerage line, City of Cape Town firefighters have returned to the scene to fix the homeowner’s damaged infrastructure.