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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ward 20 councillor candidate in Msunduzi Municipality has been shot dead.

A woman was killed and seven other people, including three children, were wounded in the attack.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says he is still studying the leaked ministerial report highlighting problems at the University of South Africa.

At the weekend, taxi violence flared up again over routes between the Nancefield Dube West Association and the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association.

The 56 members of the Liberation Struggle War Veterans have spent at least four nights behind bars across several police stations in Tshwane.

Mark Zuckerberg is a leading voice on the metaverse – a virtual reality version of the internet.

BBC correspondent Yogita Limaye in Kabul asks the Taliban when girls can go back to school.

China’s economy grew just 4.9% in the third quarter of 2021, the weakest rate of expansion in a year as the country contended with a major energy crunch, supply chain disruptions, and deepening debt woes in its outsized property sector.

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s schools closing and teachers being left without jobs

A Tunisian court on Sunday ordered a lawmaker to be detained over suspected tax fraud and money laundering – the fourth parliamentarian to be taken into custody since President Kais Saied seized near total control of the country in July.

The West African archipelago nation of Cape Verde, one of the continent’s most stable democracies, voted on Sunday for a new president who will be tasked with righting its tourism-driven economy after the Covid-19 pandemic sent growth cratering.

In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons

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Emerging economies are expected to post a combined growth of 6.5% in 2021, recovering from a 0.6% contraction last year.

African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, says his party will win the embattled Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality in the Free State.

The military veterans who allegedly held senior government officials hostage last week are expected to appear at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility Court on Monday. 

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader, Julius Malema has encouraged residents in Mooidraai in the Free State to continue occupying the land in the area.

The South African Communist Party says it believes the African National Congress still has what it takes to turn South Africa around for the better.

Scotland pulled off a shock six-run victory over Bangladesh at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday thanks to a man-of-the-match performance from a former Amazon delivery driver.

Rory McIlroy has captured his 20th career PGA Tour title, firing a six-under par 66 to win the CJ Cup by one stroke over Collin Morikawa.

A man charged in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash in 2019 will go on trial in Cardiff on Monday.

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Wales is asking its young people to stay and work. Many want to, but there are concerns about lack of opportunity

Students Kyle Davies and Timothy Bird were to be found working on a jet engine in the aerospace centre at the University of South Wales’ Treforest campus, just south of Pontypridd.

Both agreed they loved the area – the green hills, the sense of community, the culture and history....

Economy minister tells of ‘significant challenge’ of retaining and attracting talent to support country’s economy

The Welsh government is launching a drive to persuade more young people to remain in their homeland amid growing concerns that the percentage of working-age citizens is dropping to worryingly low levels.

Ministers fear that unless the “brain drain” is stopped – and more...

Tebogo Lerole, who is the co-director of the gender-based-violence organisation, Act Now has pushed the acclaimed actor out of the organisation.

‘The Queen’ actor, who plays the role of Shaka Khoza, was allegedly arrested last week for assaulting his fiancée, Ayanda Hlongwane.

It’s been a long journey to the crown, says KZN beauty Lalela Mswane.

The new trailer for “The Batman,” the latest reboot of the iconic movie franchise, features a recognizably dark and gritty Gotham and previews the return of several of the superhero’s most infamous enemies.

Foxconn has unveiled its first electric vehicles, a milestone that could boost its credentials as a serious bidder for Apple’s secretive automotive project.

Two applications were made to amend poisons legislation so that the pill would not need ongoing prescriptions from doctor

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A push to make the contraceptive pill available over the counter has been dismissed by Australia’s drugs regulator.

In an interim decision, now open for further consultation, the Therapeutic Goods Administration...

Eskom has filed an urgent application in the high court to prevent a situation where it will be unable to generate any revenue from 1 April next year.

Bitcoin rallied early Monday after falling over the weekend, ahead of an anticipated U.S. exchange-traded fund approval. 

South Africa’s new vehicle market continues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, gaining further momentum during September, and following the disruptions experienced in the economy during July.

Police should see vaccination as the best way to protect themselves on the job, Fauci says.

She was part of a groundbreaking study that observed how very young children separated from their mothers. Late in life, she became a photographer’s muse.

The former president had been admitted to a California hospital on Tuesday for treatment of an infection that developed into sepsis, officials said.

Merck has taken a step to make its antiviral pill available in poor nations, but many obstacles remain for broad access to coronavirus drugs.

The first Earthshot Prize, given by the Royal Foundation, is awarded this weekend.

The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go to space.

Prince Charles tells the BBC he was surprised that the Australian PM had suggested he might not attend.

The actor – who plays Captain James T Kirk in the original Star Trek series – is set to go into space for real.