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Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints, while reigning champions the Kansas City Chiefs also advance.

A towel over his head at 3.35am to prevent him seeing the chaos of a Covid-ravaged hospital. But Power FM’s Denzil Taylor knew he was one of the lucky ones as he was pushed through along a corridor of Flora Clinic in a wheelchair to a vacant bed.

Eight teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 at the matric exam marking centres in the Free State.  

Judgement has been reserved in the urgent application to stop the release of an investigative report into racial profiling of doctors.

South Africa has recorded 12 267 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 254 deaths in the last 24 hours. This follows an announcement by the CSIR Researcher, Dr Ridhwaan Suliman that the country seemed to be on a positive trajectory in new cases having recorded an 11% decline from a week ago. 

Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi will on Monday visit the Helpmekaar College in Braamfontein in Johannesburg amid reports that the institution had sent a newsletter to parents informing them that all 1200 learners should report to school on Monday.

China’s economy grew at 2.3% for the year, making it the only major economy to see growth last year.

Security forces block a caravan of thousands that could pose an early test for the Biden White House.

Mass public vaccination programs using a Chinese coronavirus vaccine are underway across Indonesia and Turkey, where tens of millions of people are expected to receive doses of the CoronaVac shot made by Beijing-based company Sinovac.

Rescuers say at least 12 workers are alive a week after an explosion blocked the mine’s exit.

The South African variant of the virus is ‘clinically present’, while a lockdown tries to limit new infections

He has not left his home since he went out to vote in the election on Thursday, and on Friday said he was under “siege” as soldiers and police surrounded his home, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Fighting erupted after a man was stabbed in a row between two men from different ethnic groups.

The City of Windhoek issued a warning as the weather posed a risk to power supply and road conditions.

Bullion down about 4% this year.

New trading rules are causing problems for some firms, creating backlogs and uncertainty.

A group of pensioners is accusing BT of “historic” excessive pricing of landlines.

American civil rights lawyer and international activist Reverend Al Sharpton has praised the late Bapedi King Thulare Victor Thulare III as an economic freedom fighter for land and justice.

Tributes are pouring in for the late KwaZulu Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Ntuli.

Condolences are streaming in for KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Bheki Ntuli, who died at a Durban hospital on Saturday from Covid-19 related complications.

The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed shock following the death of the provincial executive member and MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Ntuli.

Moments before Bilbao’s momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier scored a 90th-minute equaliser in normal time to deny Barca victory.

Inter are equal on 40 points with local rivals Milan, who travel to Cagliari on Monday, with Juventus seven points behind the top two in fifth.

United are two points clear of second placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and third placed Leicester.

Reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs move into the AFC Championship game by beating the Cleveland Browns 22-17.

Families in 37 local authority areas with poor or no connection can get service until end of summer term

Thousands of families struggling with home learning are being offered free high-speed broadband following a partnership between internet provider Hyperoptic and dozens of local authorities across the UK.

Families in 37 local authority areas, from Tower Hamlets in London to Newcastle and...

Working parents, and particularly mothers, are in an impossible bind. As minister for women, Liz Truss must take a stand

The closure of schools across England, as well as a looming crisis in the early years sector, has placed working parents in an impossible situation. How to educate or care for children, while simultaneously doing their jobs, is the dilemma that millions of adults now face...

Higher education bodies tell Gavin Williamson little has been done to help disadvantaged students access remote learning

Tens of thousands of university students in England need urgent help to stop “digital poverty” from hindering their studies during lockdown, according to a group of vice-chancellors and higher education bodies.

While the government has provided laptops and other devices to...

If time is a flat circle, then it’s only fitting that a second Liam Neeson movie is ruling over the US box office during the pandemic.

The great pandemic of the 21st is being told in the greatest detail and in the digital age, as it happens. The bulk of this story is told through the words, voices and pictures of thousands of journalists across the world.

The SABC has sent deep condolences to family and friends on the passing of Motsweding FM’s Kabelo KB Molopyane.

The SABC has confirmed the passing of Kabelo KB Molopyane, who was working at Motsweding FM as a presenter since 2002.

As the 1970s progressed, Spector became increasingly reclusive and rumours of his eccentric behaviour became legend.

This after joking that the woman in the video in question did look a little bit like her.

After a first season that never quite got off the ground creatively, “Batwoman” announced that original star Ruby Rose would be leaving but that the series would hang around without her. The contortions necessary to arrange that baton (or Batarang) pass mostly fizzle in the opening episodes, fueling a sense that this CW drama might be flying on fumes.

The actor died, aged 72, after a recent hospital stay.

Plenty of new models expected to flood the growing segment this year.

Ambulance service staff in London explain the unique pressures of working during a pandemic.

Kori, from Ripley in Derbyshire, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Clusters of deaths from Covid in the first pandemic wave showed up in rural parts of Wales unexpectedly.

The chief executive of NHS England is optimistic about vaccinating all adults before Autumn this year.

The world is on course for a “catastrophic” temperature rise this century, the United Nations said as it confirmed that 2020 rivalled 2016 as the hottest year on record.

Japan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.

Three Covid-19 vaccines have now been approved for use in the UK. The BBC’s Laura Foster explains which groups will get it first.

The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird to use tools musically to attract a mate.