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Turkey’s Erdogan, Pakistani PM talk before Afghan peace summit
Imran Khan reaffirms Islamabad’s commitment to Afghan peace process before key talks in Turkey later this month.
FRIDAY, 16 APRIL 2021, 10:54
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Imran Khan reaffirms Islamabad’s commitment to Afghan peace process before key talks in Turkey later this month.
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About 7,400 jobs and $1.4 trillion in assets have moved or could move to EU from London, New Financial study finds.
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South Africa
Mavhunga took her life on Monday after a video of her being assaulted by a fellow learner went viral on social media.
South Africa
The Judicial Service Commission continues with interviews to fill vacancies in the judiciary. The focus of the interviews on Friday is to fill vacancies in the Northern Cape Division of the High Court.
South Africa
The man allegedly killed his wife in Lusikisiki and fled the scene.
South Africa
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is committed to increasing efforts to fight against corruption in South Africa, not only in terms of prosecutions but also in ensuring that earnings of crime are recovered.
World
When the Titanic sank, six Chinese men were rescued – but their ordeal didn’t end there.
World
Amid a punishing third wave, people across India are finding drugs, oxygen and beds in short supply.
World
The country’s vaccination rollout is one of the fastest in the world, so why are Covid cases surging?
World
Opposition newspaper owner Jimmy Lai was arrested under Hong Kong’s new national security law.
Africa
In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?
Africa
Malawi’s once-ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Thursday called for President Lazarus Chakwera’s election to be annulled after the country’s electoral commissioners were removed from office.
Africa
Fewer than 20 companies worldwide have been able to achieve becoming aligned with the EU’s Good Manufacturing Practice standards.
Africa
Many Africans who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public health official said on Thursday.
Business
Business
In an iOS update expected this month, Apple will start asking users for permission to track their data across apps.
Business
Trend-Forward founder Dave Nemeth says bricks-and-mortar retailers are losing tenants and need to do longer-term planning and start doing ‘things never done before’.
Business
It requires doing some basic due diligence, says Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead and partner at Mazars.
Politics
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille has disputed Tony Leon’s claim about Mmusi Maimane being an “experiment gone wrong”, saying Maimane was the right fit for the DA and she saw him as an “alternative” to EFF leader Julius Malema.
Politics
Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside
Politics
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to lead a by-election campaign in Hammersdale in the west of the eThekwini municipality later on Thursday.
Politics
City of Tshwane Mayor Randall William says the city will continue with efforts to restore its financial health. The City is currently operating on a deficit of over R4 billion.
Sport
Spain’s Alejandro Canizares carded a gutsy 67 to take a one shot lead after the opening round of the Austrian Open.
Sport
It’s a memory that Martin Braithwaite has pushed to the back of his mind — watching his friends having fun while he was temporarily trapped in a wheelchair.
Sport
Former Western Province skipper Chris van Zyl talks about retiring on his own terms and how the players have dealt with off-field dramas at the historic union.
Sport
Maxi Bagnasco says he knows Diego Maradona’s features by heart after painting portraits of the soccer star almost daily since the Argentine World Cup winner died last November.
Education
[GroundUp] Although the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) views the Mfuleni Combined School in Cape Town as an “illegal institution”, it continues to be a place of schooling for about 2,000 learners.
Education
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — The General Union of Secondary Education, on Thursday, called on the Education Ministry to take the decision to immediately suspend school classes for ten days.
Education
[New Times] There was a slow start to students’ return to school on Thursday, April 15 as few of them showed up for the mass transportation exercise organized for them by government.
Education
[The Point] National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and its partner, African Studies Association United Kingdom (ASAUK) Sunday ended its training workshops for 60 history teachers.
Lifestyle
The estranged brothers will be separated by their cousin Peter Phillips — in line with the queen’s wishes.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Contemporary photographer and visual artist Lebo Thoka is one of the emerging talents who have been grabbing art collectors’ attention in the past two years.
Science/Tech
Regulators in Massachusetts are seeking to revoke Robinhood’s broker-dealer license in the state, after accusing the company of failing to properly account for fractional shares traded by customers on its platform. They also say the company “continues to entice and induce inexperienced customers into risky trading.” CNN reports: The battle began in December when regulators in Massachusetts...
Science/Tech
Afrihost has slashed the price of its Pure DSL packages with uncapped, unshaped broadband prices now starting at R297 per month.
Science/Tech
Get the latest tech on contract! With incredible MTN, Telkom and Vodacom deals for you, we’ve made it easier to stay in touch, stay productive and stay entertained with your favourite Tech on contract.
Science/Tech
Turkey’s central bank has banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, citing “irreparable” possible damages and significant risks in such transactions.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Health
Politicians complain that only three NHS scripts have been issued since the law changed in 2018.
Health
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said he hoped for a decision “quite soon” on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as local governments shifted to more complicated two-dose vaccines for marginal populations.
Health
The group will assess the prescription of puberty blockers for under-16s, NHS England says.
Health
Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.
Nature
CapeNature celebrates International Plant Appreciation Day this year by highlighting the important role that indigenous plants play in the livelihood of communities. The special calendar day falls on 13 April every year and is aimed at highlighting the importance of plants in our daily lives. Much of human nutrition depends on land plants, either directly […]
Nature
Some rare footage of two wild pandas having a fierce fight has been captured by researchers in China.
Nature
CapeNature and the Western Cape Government celebrate Plant Appreciation Day together by gifting 12 schools across the Western Cape with seedlings and seeds for their food gardens. The special calendar day falls on 13 April every year and is aimed at highlighting the importance of plants in our daily lives. With 52% of South […]
Nature
The BBC speaks to the woman who, as a child, witnessed Yuri Gagarin’s return to Earth 60 years ago.