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The debate over Scotland’s future has been scrambled by factors such as Brexit and the pandemic.

Pupils are skipping school as their families cannot afford expensive outfits and limos, charity warns.

Abby-Leigh Doig studied forensic psychology, but realised that she wanted to become a farmer.

The first edition of South Africa’s Covid-19 Country Report will be launched on Thursday.

The Eastern Cape Health Department has confirmed that the last body of the 21 victims of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy has been identified. Health spokesperson Yonela Dekeda says this means all bodies have been identified and released to families.

Charumbira was elected unopposed by 161 delegates at the Parliament’s headquarters in Midrand on Wednesday night.

It’s been 18 days since anyone last saw the little boy who is alleged to have fallen into a manhole, while playing with his friends at a park in Dlamini, Soweto, three Sundays ago.

While the rest of the country is battling power cuts, residents of Ugu are also contending with water shortages.

Shares of Japanese company Sanrio rose by more than 10% in Tokyo after the agreement was announced.

The online retail giant says it has to comply with the laws of the countries in which it operates.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines on Thursday, restoring one of the country’s most notorious political dynasties to the Malacañang Palace 36 years after his father was ousted in a popular uprising.

Legislative elections in Senegal are due to take place on 31 July.

Sudan accused Ethiopia of capturing the soldiers on 22 June in Al-Fashaqa.

Burned-out carcasses of pickups, already overgrown with tall grass, still dot the landscape, vestiges of another time. 

Emily Banya co-founded a souvenirs business after puzzles helped her mental health

Ramaphosa wants to give the government emergency powers to stop load shedding. Government scraps deadlines to fix schools; Billions of rands in tenders meant to fix roads have been cancelled; and SARS is getting tougher on tax practitioners.

Implats says the PIC must make a decision over what to do with its Royal Bafokeng Platinum stake

Government plans to roll out its Border Management Authority (BMA) in the coming months, with the new state-owned expected to introduce significant changes to the country’s borders.

‘In order to promote market certainty and timely positions for companies to make the right strategic decisions, it will be important that a decision is exercised by the PIC,’ Muller said.

The United Democratic Movement wants an urgent debate of national importance on rolling blackouts and its impact on South Africa.

The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that a decision has been taken to prosecute Gauteng Provincial Legislature Deputy Speaker, Vuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela.  

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is laying charges for what the party says is systemic racketeering, against the African National Congress (ANC).

The Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul says improving the state of municipalities and their audit outcomes remains the province’s top priority.

Chiefs are reportedly still pursing a new player recruit who would add value to their attacking options next season.

So there are six new faces at Orlando Pirates so far. Now let’s take a look at how they fit in a starting line-up.

It’s a truly new day for Kaizer Chiefs. The Soweto giants have no less than eight new faces ahead of next season.

Ministers have imposed sanctions on Said Gutseriev, who donated £2.6m to university in 2019

The University of Oxford has come under renewed pressure to reject a £2.6m donation from a Russian-British businessman after he was designated for sanctions by the UK government.

Ministers imposed sanctions on Said Gutseriev on Wednesday for “obtaining a benefit from or supporting the government of...

The decision by Sheffield Hallam University to drop its standalone English literature course must be a wake-up call

The study of literature allows us to glimpse universal truths as well as encounter the diversity of human experience in all its fascinating particularity. With expert guidance, an immersion in great novels, plays and poems can deliver a sense of spiritual headroom and wellbeing...

Exclusive: former minister is new £50,000-a-year chair of the advisory board of RTC Education

Gavin Williamson has taken a £50,000-a-year second job as an adviser to a firm that runs private schools, university courses and education investments – less than a year after leaving the role of education secretary.

The former chief whip has taken a job as chair of the advisory board of RTC Education...

As Graduate Fashion Week wraps up for another year, we take a look at some of the new innovative designers who showcased their first collections

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Local designer Leigh Schubert has shared last-minute fashion advice with those attending the Hollywoodbets Durban July this weekend…

Queen Elizabeth II received Scotland leader, Nicola Sturgeon during the Holyrood week in Scotland, a day after referendum announcement

Amazon’s “Paper Girls” is teeing up what looks to be a timey-wimey good time, with shades of beloved favorites like “Stranger Things” and “Doctor Who.”

Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the term in the Brooklyn federal court nearly a year after the 55-year-old Kelly was convicted by a New York jury.

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen them on screen together, but George Clooney and Julia Roberts have still got it.

“True Detective: Night Country” will star Kali Reis with the previously announced casting of Jodie Foster. It will be HBO’s fourth season of the series.

The market for non-fungible tokens has been spiralling downward after sales sank sharply and the prices of popular NFTs plummeted over the last few weeks.

Small businesses, still reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and squeezed by inflation at a five-year peak, are now under further strain during the worst power cuts in over two years. Eskom implemented stage-6 outages, meaning at least six hours of power cuts a day for most South Africans, for the first time […]

Samsung Electronics has begun mass-producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally.

A member of the US Federal Communications Commission will have a tough time getting Apple Inc. and Google to remove the popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok from their app stores.

Tiny hatchback’s structure and lack of ISOFIX mounting points took the brunt of the criticism.

Similar to the new Subaru WRX, and the fastback-styled C4, Citroën has fitted the C4 X with cladding on the bumper and around the wheel arches.

The Brazilian apologised before stating that the comment was never meant to belittle someone based on their race.

Barrington Campbell received an autism diagnosis at 30 – now he’s helping others by providing a space for gaming.

Researchers say findings are sobering, with shortages in England predicted to top 10,000 by 2030-31.

The consulting firm offered clients “in-depth experience in narcotics,” from poppy fields to pills more powerful than Purdue’s OxyContin.

Meet the medical experts fighting bogus science, one “stitch” at a time.

As resources are depleted on Earth, many scientists suggest the asteroid belt could be mined instead.

The biggest freshwater fish ever documented, weighing in at 300kg (661lb), is found in the Mekong river in Cambodia.

Across the UK, volunteer harvesters are helping to fight food waste by sending produce to food banks.

Women from across Australia will present a visual petition to MPs, calling for urgent action.