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Leading Irish trainer Gordon Elliott is temporarily banned from racing in Britain after being pictured sat on a dead horse.

Indy Bains says it has been “devastating” losing his mother and sister to the virus.

The DA has approached the Press Ombudsman after a weekend newspaper reported that leader John Steenhuisen’s expression of willingness to cooperate with the ANC does not signify a change in the DA’s position, the party’s chief whip Natasha Mazzone has said.

Co-chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says government is prepared to deal with the expected third wave of coronavirus infections even though challenges still remain.

Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte were found guilty of murdering Matlhomola Moshoeu after they had caught him allegedly stealing sunflowers on 20 April 2017.

A pleasant day is forecast across the country on Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested eight Crime Intelligence officers for allegedly torturing and murdering a suspect in a police station.

Dubious intermediaries have offered governments across the European Union a total of about 1 billion non-existent Covid-19 vaccine doses worth about 14 billion euros.

Ukraine recalled two of its diplomats from Poland on Monday after they were accused of trying to smuggle 16 kilograms of gold, 90 000 packs of cigarettes – and wads of cash.

The British government cuts relief by as much as 60%, citing financial pressure from the pandemic.

UN human rights experts have called for an international investigation into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Zimbabwe’s Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned, saying this was meant to save the image of the government following local media reports of improper conduct.

MTN has updated the registrations of 48.7% of its Nigerian subscribers since December. It has until April 6 to update many millions more.

The army in Democratic Republic of Congo says it has killed 16 militamen for the loss of three soldiers in a three-day push against an armed group in the country’s northeast.

Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria are using Covid vaccines provided by a scheme to help poorer nations.

BATSA says a Commission of Inquiry is likely the best mechanism to find the real traders of illegal cigarettes – and pointed back at FITA and SATO members.

The owner of the Ellesmere Port factory, which employs about 1,000 workers, is in talks with the government.

South African state-owned defence company Denel said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Carmen le Grange had resigned.

Former President Jacob Zuma is due to appear before a virtual session of the Constitutional Court on the 25th of March to hear the application by the State Capture Commission against him.

The National Assembly must decide on the way forward after a report by the independent review panel recommended that prima facie evidence exists for the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to be removed from office.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng wants an investigation into alleged overspending and irregularities in the Nasrec field hospital contract.

The Land Court Bill set to be introduced in Parliament proposes a court to adjudicate on all related matters with additional responsibilities such as conflict resolution and mediation.

Branden Grace was visibly emotional after winning the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open, just five weeks after the death of his father.

Russia moves closer to having its suspension from World Athletics for doping offences lifted after the sport’s international governing body approves plans for reform.

Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday as part of a police investigation into last year’s ‘BarcaGate’ scandal, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.

Brendan Rodgers has challenged Leicester to defy the odds as a mounting injury crisis threatens to wreck their bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four.

Virginia Commonwealth University said it had suspended its Delta Chi chapter after Adam Oakes, 19, was found dead at an off-campus party where he was reportedly blindfolded and given alcohol.

Ministers told head teachers under pressure from parents and need ‘definitive regulations’

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Export ended a two month winning streak by shedding eight percent in February.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says that for over 70s, both the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are 60% effective against illness after the first dose.

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont needs the prosthetic after being involved in a cycling accident last year.

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Growing numbers of surfers are taking to the Great Lakes — even when the weather is well below freezing.

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Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace’s action is dangerous and illegal.

Planned UK first hopes to be looking for extraterrestrial life within five years.

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach, Farewell Spit.