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A Mahikeng security officer is the ninth person arrested in connection with a fatal 2020 cash-in-transit heist in the North West.

Despite the establishment of her office 10 months ago, the children’s commissioner in the Western Cape has not presented a concrete plan to deal with the scourge of violence against children.

Mpumalanga police are looking for a man who escaped through a window while under police guard at a local hospital.

Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary organisations have told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are temporarily withdrawing support for the 1998 peace agreement.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says the EU is being driven towards legal action by the UK.

Amid the economic gloom of the coronavirus disaster and associated negative growth, one sector is shining brightly for Zimbabwe.

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya has gone from being bullied at school in New Zealand to being a UFC champion.

At least 10 people, including the two pilots, have died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline has said.

The virus has so far infected more than 28,500 in Sudan and killed nearly 1,900, according to official data.

South Africa has a massive investment potential in cannabis industry, should it be granted a ‘professional’ chance.

First National Bank said (FNB) in a statement on Thursday (4 March), that its financial performance for the six months ended December 2020 reflects some improvement in the operating environment despite sustained pressure on consumers and businesses due to Covid-19 and the related lockdown measures.

South Africans are significantly less willing to relocate to a new country physically than in 2018 according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and CareerJunction.

The ANC in Johannesburg wants criminal action instituted against former City of Johannesburg manager Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni.

DA MP Phumzile Van Damme has slammed EFF MP Nazier Paulsen for allegedly threatening to beat her in parliament.

The President’s office has told the State Capture Commission’s legal team that President Cyril Ramaphosa will wait until after Brian Molefe has completed his testimony before responding to allegations levelled against him.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is demanding consequence management against officials allegedly involved in mismanagement and corruption related to the awarding of tenders in the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo.

The Pakistan Super League was suspended on Thursday after seven coronavirus cases came to light, the country’s cricket board said.

Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen walked off with two awards, including the overall gong for SA Rugby Player of the Year.

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has announced a 25-man squad that will face Ghana and Sudan in the AFCON qualifiers later this month.

Former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs has congratulated the Kieron Pollard after the West Indies skipper became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over.

Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, had been through suicides of students during in-room lockdown. He thought he could help by moving into the dorm.

Vernon Koekemoer became a household name in South Africa after a photograph of him standing alone at a rave party in Boksburg went viral.

Buckingham Palace is ‘very concerned’ about allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied staff while living at Kensington Palace.

Hits are elusive in the entertainment industry, and the fact Disney+ has conjured two with “The Mandalorian” and now “WandaVision” speaks to a certain kind of Disney magic. Yet as the latter prepares to end its run, lessons have emerged about translating “Star Wars” and Marvel into this relatively new medium, as well as the spells they have cast for Disney+.

Maria Bello is moving on.

Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album.

Don’t look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of “iCarly.”

The e-commerce giant added at least nine new warehouses in the city over the past year as 2.4 million packages a day strained the nation’s largest urban delivery system.

The South African government has warned of illegitimate COVID-19 vaccines being sold online and on the dark web.

Research shows that COVID-19 dramatically accelerated RDP attacks.

The International Finance Corporation investment will support entrepreneurship, empower women and increase access to affordable mobility in the regions.

Plug-in hybrid will revive the 73 name and produce a claimed 600 kW.

The Urban Cruiser arrives with a slightly higher price tag than its Vitara Brezza twin.

Dozens of tests turned up nothing. Then a specialist had a theory.

Two approved Covid vaccines are being rolled out across the UK. So when might you get one?

We asked Melissa Kirsch to talk about ways she keeps her spirits up and her day meaningful. For her, it starts with a movie night.

Rapid approval without lengthy tests can happen if new vaccines are needed to fight variants, say regulators.

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 […]

AI software can now match footage of motorists throwing rubbish with their car’s number plate and issue an automatic fine .

On the weekend of 19-21 five 2020 Matric learners were hosted by CapeNature and world-renowned adventurer Riaan Manser at the De Hoop Nature Reserve. These five matriculants; Jama Paliso, Hannah Chetty, Abdullah Seedat, Silondukhule Nquma and Lucy can der Meulen were the runners up in a campaign that saw five other students join Manser on […]