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The Glasgow MSP defeated rival candidate Monica Lennon in the contest to replace Richard Leonard.

In what has been an unprecedented summer of cricket in South Africa, there is some good news on the horizon.

The former state security minister was charged over allegations that he offered a bribe to former parliamentary legal advisor advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara.

Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Jo-Anne Otto said the fire was still out of control, and crews were working round the clock to contain and control it.

A 13-year-old was shot and killed, while three other teenagers were wounded in the drive-by shooting in beacon valley, on Thursday evening.

The health department released a statement shortly after the arrival of the second batch of the J&J vaccine, saying it was ahead of its vaccination targets with more than 63,000 frontline healthcare workers receiving their jab in the past 10 days.

Some 317 girls remain missing in Zamfara state, but 42 people abducted in Niger state are freed.

President Joe Biden has scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage.

The United States has for the first time publicly accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of targeting the powerful heir apparent.

The coronavirus aid plan passes despite total Republican opposition, but must now go to the Senate.

South Sudan captain Amy Lasu says women’s football in the country is “on the right track” following the start of its first women’s league.

Three gay Ugandans in fear of being deported from the UK tell their stories of torture and terror.

Heavily-armed gangs known locally as ‘bandits’ have stepped up attacks in northwest and central Nigeria in recent years, kidnapping for ransom, raping and pillaging.

KANO, Nigeria, Feb 26 – Unidentified gunmen seized more than 300 girls in a nighttime raid on a school in northwest Nigeria on Friday and are believed to be holding some of them in a forest, police said.

With 30% of South Africans without retirement savings and many contending with retrenchments and rising debt, the picture looks bleak, says Janet Esterhuizen, provincial head at Nedbank Financial Planning.

The Covid-19 lockdown has led to a shift in property buying in South Africa, and one of the biggest trends to emerge has been the migration away from big cities to smaller towns along the coast or in more rural settings.

For the first time ever, owners of new cars will have the right to repair or service their vehicles at an independent provider of their choice, notes Filum Ho, CEO of South African auto parts and glass specialists Autoboys.

Homebuyers facing high costs and delays want the tax break to be extended at the Budget.

The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that has found ANC MP Adv Bongani Bongo not guilty of bribery accusations levelled against him. 

The party is accusing Dentlinger of practising anti-Black racism against Members of Parliament on national TV, within the Parliamentary precinct.

The ad hoc committee amending Section 25 of the Constitution resolved on Friday not to allow oral submissions from stakeholders who have already made written submissions.

In punishing him, the oppressive government created the Sobukwe Clause, which allowed for the specific and indefinite detention of Robert Sobukwe without trial.

Wales and Ospreys winger George North looks back on his 100 caps for his country with former team-mate Sam Warburton ahead of Wales v England in the 2021 Six Nations.

Amakhosi are reported to be preparing for life without Khune as they are yet to offer him a new deal, but would it be wise to let him go?

Mamelodi Sundowns arrived in Dar es Salaam and wasted no time in having their required Covid-19 tests.

Maro Itoje has compared England’s position to that of boxer Chris Eubank as they prepare to face Wales in the Six Nations at Cardiff on Saturday.

Cardiff University calls on education secretary to correct the record over claim Germaine Greer was banned

The education secretary is using “completely misleading” and “dubious” research to justify introducing new legislation on free speech in universities, according to the head of Cardiff University.

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Lady Gaga’s two stolen bulldogs, snatched in a violent abduction that left the pets’ caretaker shot in the chest this week in Hollywood, were turned over to police on Friday and have been reunited with the pop singer’s representatives, police said.

Koji and Gustav were seized after an employee walking them was shot and wounded Wednesday night, and the attackers escaped in a vehicle.

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The two French bulldogs violently stolen from Lady Gaga’s dog walker have been returned safely, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday.

Remember when reading the book before the movie was a thing? Well, it’s practically impossible to keep up now.

When the Golden Globes air on Sunday, “Minari” — an American movie written and directed by an American man about a family’s struggles on their American farm — will be competing in a surprising category: best foreign-language film.

Linux is the most-used operating system on Internet routers, but a recent study from Fraunhofer FKIE has shown that these devices are running extremely old and potentially insecure versions of the Linux kernel.

Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.

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TymeBank has big plans for its business in 2021, from launching credit cards to expanding to two more countries.

No V8 diesel or V6 petrol but rather the stalwart normally aspirated 1HZ 4.2-litre straight-six normally aspirated oil-burner.

A higher centre of gravity means SUVs are often much more unstable than sedans and small cars.

A once-ignored derivative of hemp has become a hot seller for people looking for a loophole around marijuana laws.

With this last hurdle cleared, formal authorization of the one-dose vaccine is expected on Saturday and distribution within days.

After phase one is complete by mid-April, in what order will all other adults get the jab?

The pandemic has stolen away the chance to surround the sister we are losing to dementia with our love, so that she does not have to face death alone.

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

Climate change could destroy “entire cities” in a matter of decades, says Sir David Attenborough.

The health of on estuary is a description of the condition of an estuary and are driven by two key drivers, water quality and quantity. Rain falling on the land eventually makes its way to a lake, river, stream, estuary, or ocean. Some rainwater flows slowly, in a thin layer called sheet flow across the […]

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