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Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented at 21:00 on Saturday and will last until 05:00 on Monday.

The London force says it does not routinely investigate “retrospective breaches” of Covid regulations.

The murder case of Flavio Hlabangwane who was arrested after female body parts were allegedly found in his fridge has been postponed to January next year.

The Hawks arrested the founder of an Eastern Cape church on 13 November alongside his assistant for several counts of sexual assault and human trafficking.

A 51-year-old man has been arrested after he was found in possession of drugs worth R5 million in Mossel Bay,  in the Western Cape.

The webinar was hosted by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a jab at older lawmakers, tweeting that there should be an upper age limit for anyone planning to run for political office.

Donald Trump ordered his much-loved McDonald’s meal while in the Walter Reed hospital when he had Covid-19, reports say, citing Mark Meadows’ new book.

Exiled leader Yahya Jammeh – who ruled the country for 22 years – is a key figure in the poll.

The travel ban imposed on southern African countries when Omicron was first identified is a ‘slap in the face of African excellence and expertise’.

More than 30 people are killed after gunmen attack a bus travelling to a market.

The coronavirus was presented as a ‘white man’s disease’ brought into the DRC by travellers.

One of the key findings of the survey is the heavy reliance on grants by much of the population, with more than a quarter of respondents now relying on grants as their main source of income.

Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on Saturday due to constrained generation capacity.

The International Monetary Fund sees “downside risks” to the global economic rebound it forecast for this year and next, and is concerned that new coronavirus variants may hinder the recovery, its chief economist said.

The Competition Commission says no one is prosecuting the manipulation of the rand while some of these banks it is suing are getting fined elsewhere.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he hopes the strengthened political relationship between SA and Ivory Coast will soon lead to business deals.

Parliament’s Ethics Committee wants Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to apologize to Gauteng High Court Judge Elias Matojane as well as to the Judicial Service Commission for using the JSC to further his own interests.

The Fort Calata Foundation says it’s is deeply disappointed by National Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Shamila Batohi, who they say missed the deadline set by her own office to provide the families of Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparro Mkonto and Sicelo Mhauli with a prosecutorial decision in relation to their murder

Police minister Bheki Cele has denied he has a “frosty” relationship with national police commissioner Khehla Sitole.

Alex Scott speaks to Leslie Lloyd, Gill Coultard and Lucy Bronze, and charts the evolution of the Women’s FA Cup final in the last 50 years.

Kaizer Chiefs are likely to forfeit the match against Cape Town City after confirming their inability to honour Saturday’s fixture.

Cape Town City FC will be at FNB Stadium on Saturday evening to face Kaizer Chiefs in their scheduled DStv Premiership clash as per normal, despite AmaKhosi being “unable” to host the match.

Oxford High School let Ethan Crumbley back into a classroom despite concerns about his behavior. Now, legal experts are asking why — and whether officials should be held accountable.

Critics say disadvantaged children are losing out in England as selective schools find creative ways to poach students

It’s a glorious late autumn day at Herne Bay high school in Kent, and boys and girls in red tops are playing sport on neat artificial pitches, but the principal, Jon Boyes, is looking into the distance, pointing out a piece of land on the other side of the road. If the local...

Schools need support, not trials led by unsympathetic inspectors who don’t take Covid into account

As you preside over the bewildering and nonsensical inconsistency of mask-wearing in schools, I thought I might distract you with another matter of great importance: the behaviour of Ofsted inspectors.

As all of us involved in schools in England know, we work in a territory policed by a...

Kylie Jenner is ‘nesting’ at home awaiting the arrival of her second child, her and Travis Scott are both ‘excited’ to become parents again.

World-renowned composer and producer, Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake has composed five key songs for the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster, The Woman King.

Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton are working on a new racing movie, which is the subject of a bidding war between Paramount, Netflix and others.

50 Cent is sorry for poking fun at Madonna.

FIFA’s decision means Bafana Bafana’s World Cup dreams are all but over, and Ghana advance to the next stage of World Cup qualifiers.

Eskom will implement rotational power cuts from 9pm on Saturday due to “generation capacity constraints”.

Eskom has announced that it is implementing Stage 2 load-shedding from 21:00 on Saturday until 05:00 on Monday morning.

Comparing ourselves to professional gamers and checking online ranking systems can be humbling—and fun.

Scientists in a cutting-edge laboratory do part of the work. Local health workers on foot do the rest.

A new mathematical analysis strengthens concerns about the effects of the new variant on the pandemic’s course.

If the finding holds up elsewhere, Omicron may be more difficult to contain than previous iterations of the coronavirus, lengthening the pandemic.

In light of the new variant, is extra protection warranted for things like flight and lodging cancellations and quarantine hotels? It depends. Here’s what you need to know.

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.