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Transgender men, such as Laurie, are not automatically contacted for potentially life-saving smear tests.

Indoor entertainment venues in many areas can now reopen, so what’s on and how will they work?

People across the UK are encouraged to “plant a tree for the Jubilee” to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign.

If your bank balance is looking anything but healthy right now, this might help.

South Africa will launch phase two of its vaccine rollout on Monday with the aim of inoculating five million citizens aged over 60 by the end of June, its health minister said. “This is provided that the supply of vaccines flows as anticipated. By the end of June we expect to have received 4.5 million […]

A mother and her four children who died in an alleged poisoning incident in Vaalbank farm near Coligny, in the North West, have been laid to rest.

Government has set a target of vaccinating an estimated 5.5 million South Africans over the age of 60.

Load shedding is back. Eskom started implementing stage 2 power cuts at 5pm on Sunday afternoon and will continue until 10pm on Tuesday.

Colombia granted Venezuelan migrants legal status, now it wants other countries to follow suit.

At least 60 worshippers were injured, some of them critically, on Sunday when a grandstand seating area collapsed in a crowded synagogue in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said there was no place for anti-Semitism in society and that British Jews should not have to endure “shameful racism”.

After more than a decade of fighting, the Islamist militant group is still causing havoc in the north-east.

Investigation finds extensive abuse of power by men allegedly working at organisations such as the World Health Organisation

Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest producer of the key ingredient for chocolate, are down in the dumps after prices for their commodity have fallen for the second year running.

Zimbabwe’s High Court on Saturday ruled that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s controversial extension of tenure of the country’s top judge is illegal.

The boss of Odeon on how her cinemas are adapting with extra Covid safety measures in order to reopen.

‘We’re now moving to a publicly listed scheme that will hold shares in our global beer maker, AB InBev’: SAB company secretary Duncan Pask.

‘Tender activity levels are at a level I have not seen in my 30 years in the industry’ – Raubex CEO.

Retailer has not paid multiple creditors for months.

Former President Jacob Zuma will return to the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday for what is said to be the start of his corruption trial.

Some economists say investors see the suspension of African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule as a sign that President Cyril Ramaphosa is finally beginning to tighten his grip on the governing party.

Today marks 14 months since the government declared the National State of Disaster. The move was in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in March last year. It’s been extended for another month. It will officially kick in from May 15 until June 15. The new one-month extension was approved by Cabinet and gazetted […]

Suspended African National Congress (ANC) councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Andile Lungisa says his party membership was never suspended.

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says her team “will be back” to the Champions League final after a 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in Gothenburg.

Borussia Dortmund clinch a place in the Champions League for the 10th time in 11 seasons by beating Mainz on the penultimate day of the league season.

Games lasting an hour and fans around the world watching in virtual reality? BBC Sport imagines what a 2050 World Cup in China might look like in the face of climate change.

Who strikes the ball as cleanly as any player? Which player is like Bryan Robson? Find out in Garth Crooks’ team of the week.

The university said a group of men tried to enter a house for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students last week. Residents said they were terrified and traumatized by the episode.

College in a pandemic was not the experience that most students had in mind. But at year’s end, some see positive experiences and insights that came out of it.

Sit-in protest over sexual misconduct at Warwick University enters its ninth week

Students have said universities are still failing to tackle rape culture on campus as a sit-in protest over sexual misconduct at Warwick University enters its ninth week.

Student group Protect Warwick Women has been camping in tents outside the student union building since March to protest over what they see as...

The national treasure in the Klein Karoo suffered huge financial losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Muslim community in the Eastern Cape is calling for the recognition of the Masjid ul-Akbar – also known as the Grace Street Mosque – as a heritage site and for its tourism value.

Zozi – as she is affectionately known – became the third South African to win the title and this year, Miss Universe South Africa Natasha Joubert is hoping to become the fourth.

Should Natasha Joubert win the Miss Universe title, this would be the pageant’s second consecutive win for a country, in its history

The MTV Movie & TV Awards, a popular vote and popcorn trophy celebration of the best entertainment of the year, will take place Sunday.

Synonymous with making people stars, DJ Tira has been applauded once again for helping an aspiring artist with a true rags to riches story,  Fezile Zulu, see her dream of being a recording artist become a reality.

NewNew aims to connect artists with their fans who can vote on aspects of their work and daily life.

A hospital trial is using robots and virtual consultations to provide in-home care for patients.

What are the actions we can take to reduce our risk of catching the virus?

Frantic efforts to vaccinate people in an underserved area of Philadelphia underscore a difficult new stage of the nation’s vaccination campaign, as door-to-door efforts become the norm.

Health secretary Matt Hancock told The Andrew Marr Show that five people have been hospitalised with Covid-19 despite having had their first vaccine dose.

The US climate envoy says half of reductions to reach net zero will come from technology “we don’t yet have”.

A new book explores the naturalist’s lost childhood garden at The Mount in Shrewsbury.

The broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People’s Advocate at COP26.

The RSPB calls for netting on buildings to be taken down because it stops kittiwakes from nesting.