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A look back at the moments that defined a historic day in the US capital.

South Africa has been careful to make “quick judgements” in the aftermath of Ugandan elections, which the opposition says was rigged.

The fiancée of a man initially thought to have committed suicide has appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder.

There’s been concern that loadshedding and power cuts are fatal for patients that are on oxygen at their homes.

Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya is overseeing the disinfecting of taxis and ranks across the province in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his election victory.

China imposed sanctions on ex-Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and other Trump administration officials as Joe Biden was being inaugurated, saying they made “crazy moves”.

President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time, AFP observed.

Amanda Gorman’s powerful reading of her poem was one of the memorable moments at Joe Biden’s inauguration.

France, Mali’s former colonial ruler, first intervened in the country in 2013 to help drive back jihadist forces advancing on Bamako. 

United Nations officials report a worsening humanitarian situation in Cabo Delgado province, urging development.

After pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019, the jihadists escalated attacks, sometimes carrying out beheadings and abducting women and children.

The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was discovered in Britain and has spread around the world, according to results of further lab tests released.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok asked about their role in the recent violent events in Washington.

As the coronavirus pandemic turns the working world on its head, calls are growing stronger for firms to embrace the four-day work week.

Holidaymakers in 2021 must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Saga says.

Former security branch police officer, Martin Naudé, has conceded that it’s possible that anti-apartheid activist, Neil Aggett may have been assaulted a month before he died at the then John Vorster Square police station in Johannesburg, in the early 1980s.

Some disgruntled residents of Taung village in the North West, have expressed concern at the process of recruitment for the Extended Public Works Programme.

Former Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku will on Thursday attempt to convince the high court in Pretoria to declare the Special Investigating Unit’s findings against him unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.

The Democratic Alliance has rejected the appointment of Deputy President David Mabuza as head of the inter-ministerial committee to oversee the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme.  

EPCR chairperson Simon Halliday says he expects SA’s PRO16 Rainbow Cup teams to become part of the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith calls the decision to allow Rodri’s opener for Manchester City “farcical”.

England Netball beat the Superleague All Stars 70-54 to win the first match of the Netball Legends Series.

Guro Reiten and Sophie Ingle score in extra-time as holders Chelsea win a dramatic League Cup quarter-final at Manchester City.

Federal prosecutors accused Robert Zangrillo of conspiring to pay a bribe so that his daughter would be admitted to the University of Southern California.

Advanced Placement tests will take prominence as the college entrance exam phases out subject tests and the optional essay.

Dr Tim Bradshaw says Russell Group universities are working hard to provide a high-quality learning experience

It is wrong to suggest that universities have not put the interests of students at the heart of their response to the pandemic (The government has failed thousands of students in England. They deserve a refund, 14 January).

From the start, Russell Group universities have worked hard to...

Edexcel initially defended decision to cut British jazz artist Courtney Pine from course

An exam board has admitted it was wrong to drop the work of the British jazz artist Courtney Pine from its A-level music course, thereby leaving no black composers on the course’s syllabus.

The Guardian revealed this month that Edexcel had cut Pine’s compositions from the works in its jazz and popular...

An emotional Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of the US national anthem, Garth Brooks sang a cappella, and Jennifer Lopez gave a shoutout in Spanish at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday

Durban snake rescuer Nick Evans told the spine-chilling story of a constricting Mamba and how he managed to get out of its clutches.

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Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to “leave behind a country better than the one we were left” and unify together as she delivered a stirring inauguration poem.

Much has been written about Donald Trump’s “TV presidency,” and how the former reality-TV star sought to produce his time in the White House. Throughout his presidential campaign, however, Joe Biden’s team — in its adherence to Covid protocols — has been shaped through the language of television, creating crowd-pleasing TV moments minus the crowds.

Sorry fans of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” but Cole Sprouse has moved on.

Faces of the Riot used open source software to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face from the 827 videos taken from the insurrection on January 6.

With a top speed of 230 km/h, the Taycan will travel between 431 and 484 km depending on the battery chosen.

Bar a revised front and rear facia, the EQA differs little, on the outside, from the GLA.

The Biden administration has yet to name a permanent chief of the Food and Drug Administration, amid a deep review of potential treatments and vaccines against the coronavirus.

As alcohol consumption increased, so did the risk of the potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder.

Pregnant women with blood pressure readings above 140/90 had deficits on tests of mental agility 15 years later.

A hospital apologises to Rachael Foley after she undergoes a hysterectomy following the error.

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.

Scientists have discovered ‘dwarf giraffe’ in Nambia and Uganda. The shortest was 2.4 metres tall, half the expected average.