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A woman, who presented a negative PCR test when flying Qatar Airways from the Maldives to Johannesburg, tested positive for Covid-19 on landing.

West Ham’s hopes of a top-four Premier League finish suffer a major blow as they are held at Brighton.

The men from Loftus land a major blow in the Rainbow Cup SA campaign by beating the Sharks 43-9 on Saturday night.

While the Gauteng province is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections, some residents in Soweto are still not adhering to safety protocols.

Premier of the North West Province, Job Mokgoro, says the provincial government has secured R35 million to assist the affected households.

The Gatesville Civic Centre in Cape Town, the only remaining facility for the Sisonke Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Trial in the Western Cape, officially closed today.  

Independent mediators have been in talks with the state presenting a demand of a 7% hike and other conditions of service adjustments after they did not receive increases last year.

France has reached its target of injecting 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines, days ahead before government begins to lift a nationwide lockdown.

Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and ex-parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani register for the June vote.

Thirty people have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital Kinshasa.

The head of Ethiopia’s election board said it would be impossible to hold a planned 5 June vote due to mounting logistical issues and postponed it without giving a new date.

Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to extend the tenure of the country’s chief justice by another five years was illegal.

Algerian police prevented a pro-democracy protest rally from taking place in the capital Algiers on Friday and detained several people including journalists, among them an AFP photographer, AFP correspondents said.

South Korea carmaker Kia has launched the Sonet SUV in South Africa, priced from R265,000, and marking the brand’s entry into the ‘burgeoning B-SUV segment’. BusinessTech looks at five potential competitors within this price range.

In the wake of the pandemic, many face the reality of their meticulous credit records being negatively affected by the whirlwind of last year’s economic instability.

Some economists say investors see the suspension of African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule as a sign that President Cyril Ramaphosa is finally beginning to tighten his grip on the governing party.

Today marks 14 months since the government declared the National State of Disaster. The move was in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in March last year. It’s been extended for another month. It will officially kick in from May 15 until June 15. The new one-month extension was approved by Cabinet and gazetted […]

Suspended African National Congress (ANC) councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Andile Lungisa says his party membership was never suspended.

The African National Congress (ANC) says it will communicate a way forward on its secretary-general Ace Magashule matter on Monday.

West Ham’s hopes of a top-four Premier League finish suffer a major blow as they are held at Brighton.

Glasgow Warriors secure back-to-back Rainbow Cup wins over Edinburgh as they build on their 1872 Cup success after another thriller.

Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history on Saturday as Youri Tielemans’s sensational strike beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley.

Watch highlights as Youri Tielemans’ glorious goal wins Leicester City the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

The university system has reached a settlement with students to scrap even optional testing from admissions and scholarship decisions.

Cash-strapped local authorities, dealing with years of accumulated shortfalls, are having to reduce education and care packages

Councils in England, facing a funding shortfall of more than half a billion pounds for educating children with special needs, are planning spending cuts and service reviews, according to figures compiled by the Observer.

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Reporting on the impact of the pandemic, I had hoped to gain a deeper understanding of teenagers’ pain. But I received much more than that.

David Maimela: Now that the coach’s heart is in the right place, where will he get the young players he so desperately needs?

J. Cole’s name featured on the roster of 13 players released Friday night by Patriots head coach Alan Major. He will play in jersey number 15 for the team representing Rwanda in the BAL.

Synonymous with making people stars, DJ Tira has been applauded once again for helping an aspiring artist with a true rags to riches story,  Fezile Zulu, see her dream of being a recording artist become a reality.

According to “The Resident” showrunner and executive producer Andrew Chapman, there was a time when the medical drama took some heat from those in the field.

Top adviser warns of India variant impact as scientists urge delay in lockdown changes

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Calling herself a “hillbilly activist,” she started a health care clinic and offered other services in chronically underserved eastern Kentucky.

A domestic abuse charity is matching dentists who want to help survivors needing urgent dental work.

Sickle cell trait has been cited in dozens of police custody deaths ruled accidental or natural, even though the condition is benign on its own, a Times investigation found.

La psilocibina y el MDMA están a punto de convertirse en las nuevas terapias de moda, algo que no se veía desde el Prozac. Las universidades quieren participar, al igual que Wall Street. Algunas personas están preocupadas por la posibilidad de que la presión para liberalizar el acceso pueda tener consecuencias no deseadas.

A new book explores the naturalist’s lost childhood garden at The Mount in Shrewsbury.

The broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People’s Advocate at COP26.

The RSPB calls for netting on buildings to be taken down because it stops kittiwakes from nesting.

“We have no explanation for it,” say zoo staff. “I’ve never seen another hippo doing it.”