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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has written to Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to request that he reverse the new name of Gqeberha back to Port Elizabeth.

England’s Jack Leach agrees with India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s comments that “we need to get over” the debate over pitches.

Newcastle are facing several civil claims regarding the behaviour of former employee George Ormond, who in 2018 received a 20-year jail sentence for multiple cases of sexual abuse.

Abie Isaacs of the Cape Flats Safety Forum believes there is only one person who can deal with the bullets and bloodshed plaguing the Cape Flats – Major General Jeremy Vearey.

The murder trial of slain horse rider Meghan Cremer has hit another speed bump, after the trial was expected to start in the Western Cape High Court.

Police management in the Western Cape says it will intensify efforts to deal with illegal firearms. This follows the fatal shooting of two police officers in Kraaifontein on Sunday and a number of other fatal shootings in Mitchells Plain in the past few days.

This follows a montage of video clips on YouTube showing the journalist asking some politicians to keep their masks on during an interview while allowing others to speak without a mask.

Limpopo’s Health Department says the planned strike by labour unions in the province is illegal.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and handed a three-year prison sentence.

A key hearing could see ex-President Alberto Fujimori charged over forced sterilisations.

Former US president Donald Trump has laid out a variety of election proposals, such as limiting absentee voting and days when Americans can vote.

The army in Democratic Republic of Congo says it has killed 16 militamen for the loss of three soldiers in a three-day push against an armed group in the country’s northeast.

Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria are using Covid vaccines provided by a scheme to help poorer nations.

It is Nigeria’s third school attack in less than three months – a series that has revived traumatic memories of the ‘Chibok girls’ kidnapped by jihadists nearly seven years ago.

Unions at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council have demanded a general salary increase of CPI plus 4% across the board.

BusinessTech’s new online interview series – Business Talk with Michael Avery – has notched up over 500,000 views.

Extending string of departures.

That environmental groups have opposed.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng wants an investigation into alleged overspending and irregularities in the Nasrec field hospital contract.

The Land Court Bill set to be introduced in Parliament proposes a court to adjudicate on all related matters with additional responsibilities such as conflict resolution and mediation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on ordinary South Africans to participate in the consultation process that is currently under way around the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service.

DA leader John Steenhuisen said he believes the timing is right for a strong, centred party in SA that could “break the logjam of politics”.

SuperSport CEO Marc Jury said moving the British and Irish Lions tour abroad would impact the host broadcaster, but they’d rather see it go ahead this year than not at all.

England’s Jack Leach agrees with India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s comments that “we need to get over” the debate over pitches.

Newcastle are facing several civil claims regarding the behaviour of former employee George Ormond, who in 2018 received a 20-year jail sentence for multiple cases of sexual abuse.

The owners of Jiangsu FC, the defending Chinese Super League (CSL) champion, announced on Sunday that the club would “cease operations” with immediate effect.

From ‘Allen v. Farrow’ and ‘I Know This Much Is True’, here’s the 10 best international series on Showmax this March.

Taylor Swift is over the jokes.

Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. More than 80 years later, Hurston’s words in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose that truth and alleviate it.

The Golden Globes helped remind some people that Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago.

Snoop Dogg rapped on the 2006 remix of the Pussycat Dolls hit song “Buttons” that “I see you wanna play with a player from the hood.”

Instagram is finally giving creators their most requested feature—which the company hopes will make it a more dynamic destination for viewers.

The draft regulations send shockwaves through the ISP and telecoms industry because of its strict new BBBEE ownership requirements.

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont needs the prosthetic after being involved in a cycling accident last year.

The study measured infection rates in school staff and pupils in November and December.

Autism spectrum disorder is often suspected when young children stand out as being different from their peers. That can be much harder in this isolated time.

Growing numbers of surfers are taking to the Great Lakes — even when the weather is well below freezing.

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 […]

Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace’s action is dangerous and illegal.

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

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach, Farewell Spit.