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The lawyer for Anne Sacoolas also says her client is willing to meet the teenager’s family.

Consumer group Which? staged a sting operation to investigate fake Google reviews in the UK.

The organisation has introduced changes after an outcry over its all-white acting line-up last year.

Eskom has warned that the power grid is under severe pressure and has urged people to turn off all unnecessary appliances.

Financial constraints and the Covid-19 pandemic are the reasons for the police’s National Forensic Science Laboratories shortages leading to a backlog.

Court Watching Brief Unit’s third quarterly report for the period between October and December 2020 provides insight into emerging trends related to the proliferation of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in the province.

Nehawu wants the Mpumalanga government to allocate more Covid-19 vaccine doses to healthcare workers in the province, saying the current number was to low.

Indian journalist Sidhique Kappan was arrested while trying to cover a story of rape for his website.

As troubling as they were to hear, Meghan’s jaw-dropping claims of disempowerment in her interview Sunday with Oprah Winfrey will likely also send a salutary message we would do well to hear: Becoming a princess is not something a woman should aspire to.

American officials have a new draft peace deal, but Afghans worry it could make the violence worse.

In Sweden shops with no staff are popular in rural locations that have lost their local shops.

A Senegalese judge charged opposition leader Ousmane Sonko with rape and freed him from detention pending an investigation on Monday, after his arrest last week sparked the West African state’s worst unrest in years.

Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda should get a total of $30 million compensation, International Criminal Court judges have ruled, in their highest ever reparation order.

More protests are planned as the popular opposition leader calls rape charges politically motivated.

South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe will become Caf president on Friday after Ahmad’s Fifa ban is reduced, but not overturned, by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The retailer is running low on dog and cat food pouches and warns the issue will be “ongoing” in 2021.

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Ovex allows you to earn 8% a year on Tether, a US dollar-backed stablecoin, in addition to making risk-free profits from arbitrage.

A basket of goods costing R100 in 1961 will now cost R9 700. Compare that to the deflationary power of bitcoin.

The ANC Top Six has maintained that there was no intention by former President Jacob Zuma to undermine the Constitution of the country by not appearing at the State Capture Commission.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has opened a crimen injuria and contempt case against Transport minister Fikile Mbalula at the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria.

The African National Congress (ANC) is holding a media briefing on the latest developments regarding the party.

Former President Jacob Zuma has taken part in a virtual meeting with the ANC top six officials after an in person meeting at Luthuli House in Joburg failed to materialise.

The government will close a “loophole” in the law that allows sports coaches and other people in positions of power to have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care.

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa is “disappointed” with how his side keep conceding headed goals following a 2-0 Premier League defeat at West Ham.

West Ham boss David Moyes says his side didn’t play well despite victory over Leeds United at London Stadium.

Manchester City priced out of Mbappe move, Klopp retains Liverpool support, Cavani to quit Manchester United, plus more.

The 8-to-1 ruling said courts may hear suits seeking only nominal damages. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., dissenting, said the majority had turned judges into advice columnists.

Study led by former minister concludes dangers of closer collaboration are poorly understood

The former universities minister Jo Johnson has warned of the “poorly understood” risks of increasingly close collaboration between UK universities and China.

A study led by Johnson identified a significant increase in funding from China and collaboration with Chinese researchers over the past two...

The Biden administration will examine regulations by Betsy DeVos that gave the force of law to rules that granted more due-process rights to students accused of sexual assault.

The public intellectual and professor of African-American studies will head to Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Wondering what romance has in store for your star sign? Here’s a quick glance at your love horoscopes for today – completely free!

The Duchess of Sussex has alleged racist conversations took place within the Royal Family regarding her son Archie’s skin tone.

It was bombshells, sweet reveals and shocking claims as the duo spoke to Oprah Winfrey.

Some 17.1 million Americans – one of the biggest TV events in the past year – watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell television interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, broadcaster CBS said on Monday.

In an interview filled with one bombshell after another, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed their fears and struggles with racism in the royal family. But one unlikely hero emerged in the saga: Tyler Perry.

Kathryn Hahn says she’s thrilled she got to play “WandaVision” villain Agatha Harkness, but says she never saw the role coming.

Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai is teaming up with Apple TV+ to bring empowering content to the streaming platform.

Eminem has released a new song in response to a TikTok campaign that tried to “cancel” him.

‘Dream come true’ to locate first carbonaceous chondrite seen in UK, part of fireball that caused sonic boom

A lump of a rare meteorite that lit up the night sky over the UK and northern Europe last week has been recovered from a driveway in Gloucestershire.

The fragment, weighing nearly 300 grams, and other pieces of the space rock were located after scientists reconstructed the flight path...

Action on Salt assessed 119 snacks including lentil curls and chickpea chips, finding some to be saltier than seawater

More than half of seemingly healthy snacks analysed by experts are high in fat, salt and/or sugar, prompting calls for more “honest” labelling.

Action on Salt assessed 119 snacks, including dried/roasted pulses and processed pulse snacks such as lentil curls, chickpea chips and...

With its expanded subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act, the coronavirus relief bill makes plans more affordable, and puts health care on the ballot in 2022.

Coronavirus lateral flow tests are free and provide a quick result within 30 minutes. But how do you do one?

A large new study has confirmed an association between obesity and patient outcomes among people who contract the coronavirus.

An analysis of electronic medical records in California found that 32 percent started with asymptomatic infections but reported troubling aftereffects weeks and months later.

Following the escape of an unknown number of subadult Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from a breeding facility outside of Bonnievale on Wednesday morning, CapeNature can report that in addition to the 27 already recaptured, a further seven crocodiles had to be euthanized last night and six more were spotted, but could not be recaptured as […]

Researchers hoping to collect mud samples deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet were amazed to discover small creatures living in the dark, freezing water.

By Lusanda Gqaza and Yanga Mbatana (Environmental Education Officers, De Hoop Nature Reserve) On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), proclaimed 03 March (the day of adopting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES, in 1973), as World Wildlife Day. This is a day that […]

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March every year as an opportunity to highlight the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. The Western Cape is a very special place with an abundance of unique and irreplaceable […]