More than 17 000 police officers will ensure crime-free voting in political violence hotspot KwaZulu-Natal this election at a cost of R40 million, according to provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
On Tuesday night, little Emilio Hutchinson, three, and his grandmother, Ellen Hutchinson, 52, were killed when they were shot by gunmen in the bedroom of their Gqeberha home. Also killed was a homeless man, Claudeo Thomas, 44, whom Hutchinson had given shelter to for the night,
University of Fort Hare service provider Terrence Joubert is alleged to have concealed information that his alleged accomplice, Isaac Plaatjies, had fake qualifications.
Social media has changed the status quo in politics. In an election cycle, interaction between politicians and the electorate has evolved to near-real-time communication.
Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat on his return to tennis after injury as he fell 7-5, 6-1 against Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in the Barcelona Open second round.
Some say more schools may ban organised prayer after court ruling but others say judgment was based on unique circumstances
The ruling on a prayer ban at a top London school has created a “classic English policy muddle” that has divided school leaders over its implications, with some experts predicting that more schools could ban organised prayers as a result.
We would like to hear from Muslims in the UK about theirs or their children’s experiences of prayer at school
A Muslim pupil has lost their high court appeal against Michaela community school in Brent, north-west London, over its ban on prayer rituals. The pupil had claimed the ban was discriminatory and breached her right to religious freedom.
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[The Herald] Some schools, especially private ones, have defied a Government directive banning holiday lessons and are charging learners for classes they are conducting during the holidays.
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration-backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.
Average incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to a study that predicts the costs of damage will be six times higher than the price of limiting global heating to 2C. From a report: Rising temperatures, heavier rainfall and more frequent and intense extreme weather are projected to cause $38tn of destruction each year by...
Pablo Escobar, the name of the late Colombian drug kingpin, can’t be registered as a trademark in the European Union after judges said that approving his brother’s bid would go against “principles of morality.” From a report: The public “associate that name with drug trafficking and narco-terrorism and with the crimes and suffering resulting therefrom, rather than with his possible good deeds...
Official confirmation for South Africa remains outstanding, however, should approval be given, expect availability possibly by year-end or in early 2025.
The author of the best-selling book series said she had been undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, after a diagnosis in 2022.
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation had budgeted for 100 stranded turtle hatchlings in the whole of 2024, but the immense storm in the Western Cape resulted in hundreds of the endangered animals being washed ashore.