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Many of Monday’s papers lead with calls from parents and MPs for schools to reopen in England.

The fast fashion retailer is not purchasing the stores or taking on its staff, the BBC understands.

Tom Brady inspires the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat the Green Bay Packers and reach their first Super Bowl in 18 seasons.

Arsenal reach agreement to sign Odegaard on loan, Real Madrid turn to Erling Braut Haaland, Solskjaer willing to let Lingard leave, plus more.

As of Sunday, cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa at 1 412 986 with 8 147 new cases identified since the last report.

Mpumalanga premier, Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, has come under fire after she was seen without a mask during the funeral of Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, at Emalahleni in Mpumalanga, on Sunday afternoon.

The Vhembe District has been hard hit by the floods, with several houses and cars submerged.

Some funeral undertakers in the North West say they can no longer cope with the high number of funerals they are handling daily. They say the pre-COVID weekly number of three to four, has jumped to over five.

Israel is vaccinating its population against Covid-19 at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, while most Palestinians are still waiting.

BBC Africa Eye looks at the inside story of Detective Jane Mugo, the woman they call Kenya’s “spy queen”.

It’s been ten years since Egyptians took to the streets to unseat their longest-serving President, Hosni Mubarak.

Police used water cannon and tear gas to clear protesters in Eindhoven rallying against a new curfew.

A father tells the BBC his tragic story of fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same

Severe winds and heavy rains wrecked thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced almost 7 000 people in Mozambique over the weekend, officials said in their first detailed report on the disaster.

Representatives from rival Libyan camps have said a candidacy process would open for key institutional appointments.

The changes affecting some customers take effect as finances are squeezed by Covid and Christmas.

About 118,000 placements for young people are yet to be filled due to coronavirus lockdowns.

Will local stocks follow what is expected from US markets?

Richard da Sousa of AltcoinTrader makes his predictions for 2021.

Police minister Bheki Cele has ordered an investigation into the circumstances around Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane not wearing a mask at the funeral of late minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the passing of the Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, has shocked people into stopping the constant bickering that has been dividing the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says it’s unbearable that those who knew and loved the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu won’t see him again.

Tom Brady throws three touchdown passes including this one to Scotty Miller as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Green Bay Packers 31-26 in the NFC Championship game to reach their first Super Bowl in 18 seasons, Brady will be aiming to win his seventh Super Bowl.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and Yerry Mina bag the goals while James Rodriguez and Andre Gomes tee them up as a strong Everton side breeze past Sheffield Wednesday.

Jessica Korda claims a dramatic play-off victory to win the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions in Florida.

Erling Haaland scores twice, with Jadon Sancho assisting both, but Borussia Dortmund lose 4-2 to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.

Stubbornly high Covid infection rate means no end in sight for home schooling for most pupils

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The government has refused to commit to schools being open even after the Easter holidays, raising the prospect that parents will have many more weeks of homeschooling before even a phased return of most pupils to the classroom in England.

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Online course being used to help reach government target was created after letter to the Guardian

An online language course created five years ago following a letter published in the Guardian is to be used to help reach a government target of a million Welsh speakers by 2050.

Duolingo launched its Welsh language course in January 2016 and so far more than 1.5 million people around the world...

Crises may harden the resilience of some young people. But it won’t happen without a dedicated plan

Sir John Bell, who is at the centre of Britain’s Covid vaccination programme, spent a year in hospital with polio as a child. That setback, he said last week, helped him to become successful: “If stuff comes at you, you just have to get on and do what’s best.” Bell thinks that, similarly,...

Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo says Jonas Gwangwa’s contribution to the struggle against apartheid was immense and could be felt in the instrumental tunes he produced during the oppressive era.

Employers and employees are increasingly find themselves balancing what is ‘reasonable’ in the country’s unprecedented life and work circumstances.

America’s first ‘Second Gentlemen’, Douglas Emhoff, acknowledges the generations of women who stood before him in this historic role.

Lil Wayne is among the 143 people issued pardons and commutations by former US president, Donald Trump on his final day in office last week Tuesday.

Suggestions are that a bent-eight could return in the Raptor’s lifecycle positioned above the EcoBoost V6.

Don’t believe all the rubbish you read about electric mobility.

The 169 kW 2.0 TSI engine from the Golf 7.5 GTI continues unchanged.

From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new, upbeat ‘Sleeves Up, NOLA’ campaign deftly uses local personalities and the Carnival dance culture to encourage citizens to get a Covid shot.

It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month.

As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that people with learning disabilities have been missed out.

By Nicole Horn and Alexis Olds Migration is a widespread but highly complicated and diverse component to many fish species lives.  Migration can be strenuous and often consists of extremely long journeys. The life history stages of certain species rely heavily on migration. Fish will migrate for several reasons including escaping unfavourable conditions, moving to […]

Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has asked the management of the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park Authority to justify its decision to breach the St Lucia estuary mouth.

Scientists, using a wind tunnel and high-speed cameras, have captured the butterfly’s flying skill.

During starling season in winter, up to four million of the birds descend on Rome, covering streets and vehicles with their droppings.