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South Africa recorded 7 070 new Covid-19 infections by Tuesday, along with 753 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 42 550.

The 16-year-old boy in Singapore planned to knife Muslims at mosques and livestream the attack.

The 58-year-old is on home turf in the state department, vowing to restore trust after the Trump era.

CNN’s Matthew Chance speaks exclusively with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, who — after falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin himself — spent more than 10 years in a Russian jail. He says the US should impose tough sanctions on Putin to save Alexey Navalny from a similar fate.

Stephan Ernst admits firing the shot that killed prominent pro-migrant politician Walter Lübcke.

A phone call in the middle of the night led one Swiss lawyer to pursue Nigeria’s stolen money.

“Credible reports” show they were involved in human rights abuses, the state department said.

The political scene in sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest country has been roiled by a months-long struggle between Tshisekedi and Kabila supporters.

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who has been jailed three times in six months for anti-government tweets, was granted bail Wednesday by the country’s High Court after nearly three weeks in pre-trial detention.

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held virtual meetings with the South African government this week to discuss recent economic developments and the outlook of the economy.

New financials show how the pattern of self-dealing has intensified despite the Public Investment Corporation launching a court application in 2019 to reclaim its money.

Retail group Clicks says that it will be shutting down Musica in South Africa, after several years of decline.

‘It’s a corruption crisis. And one that we’re currently failing to manage.’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) the Western Cape says it supports Premier Alan Winde’s call for national government to amend the current lockdown regulations.

The Constitutional Court will on Thursday morning hand down judgment in an application to compel former President Jacob Zuma to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.

Ms K’s and Mr Y’s affidavits and testimony have alleged a picture going back to 2008 of how the former president and his aides worked — and allegedly abused the SSA

The Minister says she initiated the postponement proceedings on Tuesday to allow for a process of proper consultation between the acting Director-General and herself.

Kagiso Rabada became the seventh South African bowler to cross the 200 Test wicket mark when he dismissed Hassan Ali for 21.

Jordan Pickford was punished for the latest in a long list of embarrassing errors in a 1-1 draw with Leicester on Wednesday.

Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea face a fight to finish in the Premier League’s top four after his first match ended in a frustrating 0-0 draw against Wolves on Wednesday.

Double Olympic champion Helen Glover says proving herself to her baby daughter inspired her attempt a comeback at next summer’s Tokyo games.

After her friend Olive Morris was assaulted by police in 1969, Bryan joined her in the civil rights group. Then she decolonised her classroom – and contributed to a groundbreaking book

In the mid-60s, Beverley Bryan was a prefect at Lavender Hill secondary modern in south London. One of her responsibilities was to stand at the school gates and scribble down the name of any student who was late....

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‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ star died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas.

Sathnam Sanghera’s new book, ‘Empireland’ explores Britain’s uneasy relationship with its past, which was thrown into sharp relief by the Black Lives Matter protests last year.

Fresh ginger is in short supply and frightfully expensive at the moment. Here’s how to get by without it.

Cloris Leachman, the acclaimed actress whose one-of-a-kind comedic flare made her a legendary figure in film and television for seven decades, has died, according to a statement from her longtime manager and representatives. She was 94.

Pamela Anderson is a married woman.

Turning a concept as old as “My Favorite Martian” into something fresh and funny isn’t easy, but “Resident Alien” somehow manages that, fueled by its dark, offbeat tone and Alan Tudyk’s otherworldly skill playing the title character as a stranger in his own skin. Regular twists also help, in a serialized dramedy that turns the Dark Horse comic into a wonderfully addictive series.

For the third quarter in a row, Facebook and Apple generated billions upon billions in profits and flexed the power of their dominant businesses. But the party may be ending.

Musica will soon be no more. Clicks Group announced on Thursday that it will close the music retailer’s stores countrywide.

We risk creating healthcare apartheid, where the virus still rages in poorer nations. Ultimately, this will harm all of us

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In different times, the president of South Africa would have been one of the world leaders in Switzerland this week for the annual gathering of the global elite in Davos. But the January talkfest has been...

Astra L will be the first not to be made by GM since the nameplate’s founding by Vauxhall for the UK market Kadett D in 1979.

Aging Dakar hero here to stay?

Women who end a pregnancy after 12 weeks could still face prison or fines. Abortion rights advocates claimed a partial victory.

Taxi driver Ali Sakallioglu spent 222 days in hospital with Covid, including three months in a coma.

The English National Opera’s singing coach gives long Covid sufferers breathing space.

An hormonal IUD may work as well as morning-after pills for preventing pregnancy, a new study suggests.

By Nicole Horn, Biodiversity Capabilities The bontebok – a likable, medium sized antelope with a multi-coloured coat and endemic to the Western Cape, is listed as Vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.  It was once on the brink of extinction due to hunting, human settlement and incorrect […]

By Nicole Horn and Alexis Olds Migration is a widespread but highly complicated and diverse component to many fish species lives.  Migration can be strenuous and often consists of extremely long journeys. The life history stages of certain species rely heavily on migration. Fish will migrate for several reasons including escaping unfavourable conditions, moving to […]

Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has asked the management of the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park Authority to justify its decision to breach the St Lucia estuary mouth.

Scientists, using a wind tunnel and high-speed cameras, have captured the butterfly’s flying skill.