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The decision was based on the way toddlers play with the toys: they often make families with the Potato Heads, and not all families look the same.

Watch this beautiful video of the Kaiviti Silktails, who are currently in Australia to compete in the Ron Massey Cup, a rugby league division.

The Investigating Directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority has obtained a restraint order for assets worth R46 million belonging to corruption-accused former ANC MP Vincent Smith, his family trust, and his daughter.

Premier Sihle Zikalala will chair the war room that will oversee the creation of jobs in KwaZulu-Natal.

Around 2 000 people protested in Atteridgeville in Pretoria, closing roads and burning tyres, in a stand against crime in the community.

The total number of disability grant recipients has increased to just over one million. That is according to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu who was addressing a media conference earlier.

Alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack has appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on charges relating to a gun licence fraud scheme.

Britain’s highest court has rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision.

United Nations human rights investigators will issue their findings on the case of Kremlin critic Andrei Navalny, a UN statement has said.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled unconstitutional a national moratorium the US CDC has instituted for most residential evictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Libya’s prime minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dheibah is set to name a transitional government tasked with unifying the war-torn nation and leading it to elections in December.

Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Police in Cameroon have arrested nine people on suspicion of homosexuality, most of them at an HIV/AIDS care centre, an LGBT rights lawyer said.

South African Wiehann Meyer, who recently travelled to London, kept a video diary of his experience in hotel quarantine.

The visa remains the quickest and simplest route to gain lawful and legitimate access to the USA for applicants and their immediate family to live, study and work in the US.

To place the company’s Syrian business under judicial guardianship and is also considering other steps.

As economies shake off pandemic blues.

The ANC Women’s League says it will visit former president Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla Homestead in KwaZulu-Natal, at a date to be announced soon.

President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a question-and-answer session with the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF). This follows his State of the Nation Address earlier this month.

North West Premier Job Mokgoro says he maintains the political power to implement a forensic investigation unit, despite the ANC interim provincial committee’s decision in January to suspend his party membership.

Cabinet remains concerned over the high rate of unemployment in the country. According to data from Stats SA’s 4th Quarter Labour Force Survey, over 700 000 job losses were recorded between Quarters 3 and 4 of 2020.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says the team have made “quite a good step” with their 2021 car, although it is too early to say how well they can perform.

Seventeen former British gymnasts, including three Olympians, have notified British Gymnastics of their intention to take legal action, alleging coaches subjected them to “systemic physical and psychological abuse,” according to a statement from their law firm Hausfeld.

A visceral clash between Central Gauteng Lions chief executive officer Jono Leaf-Wright and former vice president Ebrahim Lambat was at the heart of the unrest at the union.

While a few experienced players are present, Friday’s match against the Pumas sees a host of rookies making an appearance.

Calvin Tyler, who left Morgan State University, a historically Black college, in 1963, worked his way up to become a UPS board member

A man who dropped out of college because he couldn’t afford tuition costs and became a UPS driver has pledged $20m in scholarships to his former university nearly 60 years on.

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In a fun clip on lead actor Tom Holland’s Instagram, it was revealed that the upcoming film will be called ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.

The first rule of Bite Club is you talk to Dave Pearson, the shark attack survivor who supports people around the world ‘beyond the bite’.

Lady Gaga’s father, Joe Germanotta is speaking out following the horrifying attack on Wednesday that left his daughter’s dog walker shot and her two French bulldogs stolen.

Almost 50 years after “Lady Sings the Blues,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” revisits the singer’s career, through the lens of the feds hounding her. The result is a disjointed, oddly structured movie, which derives its high notes from Andra Day’s showstopping performance in the title role.

“The Father” will affect people in different ways, and the movie remains a somewhat claustrophobic adaptation of the stage play. Yet there have been few better attempts on screen to capture dementia — both for those trapped within it, and those grappling with how to handle them — punctuated by a staggering performance from Anthony Hopkins, a brilliant cherry on top of the 83-year-old actor’s...

Organisers say vaccine rollout and lockdown easing mean celebrations will take place in some form

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Pride festivals in Manchester and London will be going ahead this year, organisers have confirmed, with Manchester Pride being an in-person event as long as the UK government’s roadmap out of lockdown for England remains on track.

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After several fake-outs, the cast of the movie finally (finally!) revealed the next installment’s title on Wednesday.

After phase one is complete by mid-April, in what order will all other adults get the jab?

The pandemic has stolen away the chance to surround the sister we are losing to dementia with our love, so that she does not have to face death alone.

Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life.

The New York Times would like to hear from parents and adolescents who are dealing with mental health challenges.

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

Climate change could destroy “entire cities” in a matter of decades, says Sir David Attenborough.

The health of on estuary is a description of the condition of an estuary and are driven by two key drivers, water quality and quantity. Rain falling on the land eventually makes its way to a lake, river, stream, estuary, or ocean. Some rainwater flows slowly, in a thin layer called sheet flow across the […]

See the bloom of an Amazonian moonflower that captured interest from around the world.