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George Garton is hoping to finally make his England debut after last year’s Covid outbreak frustrations.

The Proteas have been drawn alongside India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in Group 2 for the 2022 T20 World Cup to be hosted in Australia.

HSV host St Pauli in the Hamburg derby with both rival sides seeking to earn promotion to the Bundesliga.

South Africa recorded 3 962 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections on Thursday.

Western Cape Education Minister Debbie Schafer has applauded the class of 2021. The province has achieved an 81.2% matric pass, an increase of 1.3% points from 2020.

During the hard lockdown, Omatla Sebetlele realised he had two choices. He could see the break as a free holiday or show greater commitment to his schoolwork.

While most of her peers struggled with online learning, Aamena Patel from Parktown Girls High says it helped her thrive and cement her independence.

More ships and planes are due to arrive in coming days bearing critical supplies for the island nation.

The ad, which showed a Muslim mother expressing support for her drag queen son, was criticised online.

Airline executives breathed a sigh of relief to their investors Thursday, saying they believe the threat to their operations from the rollout of 5G technology is now behind them.

The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu could only watch nervously as the volcano in the distance erupted violently, sending tremors rumbling through the water beneath them.

Namibia’s High Court ruled against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge saying she agreed with them but was bound by the nation’s prohibition of same-sex relations.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says hostilities must end in Ethiopia so aid can be distributed effectively in the country.

At least 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, were killed when robbers triggered a stampede at a religious rally in Liberia’s capital, officials said.

The loan for around R11.4 billion, at a highly concessional rate, will make a significant contribution to lowering SA’s borrowing costs for the year, which escalated over the past five years as investors have come to view SA as increasingly risky.

After leading global efforts to identify new strains of the coronavirus.

Shares of Netflix fell as much as 20% to $404.50 in after-hours trading, erasing about $45 billion in market value as investors braced for the prospect that the streaming giant is entering a new phase of slower growth.

Cardholders can also elect to stick with the card’s classic design.

The accused in the Nelson Mandela funeral fraud scandal will be back in court on February 28 when a ruling is expected in their application for the separation of trial.

The City of Cape Town’s Chief Fire Officer Ian Schnetler and Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole are expected to appear virtually before the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament on Friday regarding the National Assembly fire.

The tourism minister will have to jockey with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Zweli Mkhize for a presidential nomination.

The Presidency has issued a new statement saying it stands by its earlier communication regarding a discussion between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu and has nothing more to add.

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka turned back the clock to crush former world number four Elina Svitolina 6-0, 6-2 in a blistering display on Friday.

World number four Patrick Cantlay roared out of the gate on the way to a 10-under-par 62 on Thursday and a share of the first-round lead in the US PGA American Express alongside rookie Lee Hodges.

Shrewd Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe “Shakes” Soyizwapi will become the 13th player of his country to reach a significant milestone at the Malaga Sevens in Spain at the weekend.

Brandon Moreno tells BBC Sport about his remarkable rise to becoming Mexico’s first homegrown UFC champion ahead of his flyweight title defence against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270

The new governor is converting his education-centric campaign message into policy. Republicans are pleased. Democrats are skeptical.

Headteachers across England say they plan to encourage pupils to keep wearing masks during Omicron spread

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A New York-based auction house has called off the sale of a number of items belonging to or associated with former President Nelson Mandela after the South African Heritage Resource Agency pointed to the items being potential national treasures.

Move over ‘Candy Crush’, ‘Clash of Clans’, ‘Animal Crossing’ and ‘Flappy Birds’, there is a new addictive game sensation in town.

Staying fit, young and sexy at 40 or above is a challenge. It gets even harder once you hit the stage when your metabolism starts to slow down.

Singer Adele has announced the postponement of her Las Vegas residency, one day before it was set to kick off, saying Covid has rendered it impossible to move forward.

Singer, reality TV star ready to reveal her private life.

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Data self-service is undoubtedly key to business agility, but the process must start with building a solid data culture in the organisation.

With the first public companies and legendary investors publicly stating their support for Bitcoin, 2021 will go down as the year of mass adoption and the beginning of institutional interest in crypto.

A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained.

Using the Human Genome Project as her guide, she helped find genes responsible for cardiovascular disease, autism and a rare disorder called Miller syndrome.

In the years leading up to Roe v. Wade, a Chicago group helped thousands of women obtain the procedure safely. A documentary and a feature tell their story.

The findings provide more evidence that wastewater surveillance can serve as an early warning system about the spread of new variants.

Fry Taylor founded the Green Salon Collective which is encouraging sustainable working practices in the hairdressing industry.

To ensure the promises of COP26 are kept, young campaigners are putting their faith in the courts.

Ernst Gotsch’s method of agriculture increases, rather than decreases, biodiversity and wildlife.

Around the US, an estimated three million oil wells have been abandoned. They’re more dangerous than we think.