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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has said the state capture inquiry will not be intimidated after a break-in at the commission’s offices. A shot was also fired through a window.

English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho with the club languishing in seventh position in the standings.

An unexpected natural disaster struck at the heart of UCT Libraries and I write this message with a deep sense of sorrow and loss at the havoc and devastation it wrought upon the Reading Room of the Jagger Library.

The City of Cape Town has called on people living on the slopes of Table Mountain to evacuate their homes when asked to do so.

Rangers on routine patrol spotted three poachers who ran into the elephant herd while trying to flee.

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that he hoped that law enforcement agencies could get to the bottom of both incidents.

The role of Russia’s GRU agency in a fatal 2014 explosion raises questions about its capabilities.

Jurors will hear closing arguments on Monday before they begin deliberating on whether the way former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of a dying George Floyd in last year’s arrest was murder.

The space agency is celebrating the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.

Phillip Lühl was told he must take a paternity test before returning home with his new-born twins.

University buildings and a historic windmill have been destroyed in the blaze.

Uganda and Tanzania have signed a $3.5bn oil pipeline deal which is to create up 10,000 jobs.

Everyone views each other as a person they can get something from, Tsitsi Dangarembga says.

The Department of Water and Sanitation will bring in 24 Cuban engineers to assist with the country’s infrastructure issues and share expertise.

In its latest effort to appeal to younger, more environmentally conscious consumers.

The provisional liquidators of South African Express are still waiting for “a realistic buyer” of the state-owned regional airline.

The Democratic Alliance has launched an online petition opposing the timing of the renaming of Johannesburg’s William Nicol Drive to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive.

Parliament’s Presiding Officers, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo are on Monday expected to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg.

State Capture Commission Spokesperson Mbuyiselo Stemela says Monday hearings will not be affected by this weekend’s break-in at the commission’s offices in Parktown in Johannesburg.

Hundreds of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members gathered at KwaDukuza’s sports field in Ward 5 on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The party is campaigning ahead of Wednesday’s by-election.

Royal Challengers Bangalore rescued Glenn Maxwell from the Indian Premier League doldrums and now the big-hitting Australian has repaid their faith with the runs that have taken them to the top of the table.

The PSL have announced that the Free State Stadium has been chosen as host of this year’s Nedbank Cup final, to be contested by Chippa United and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila.

The news of plans for 12 of Europe’s top football teams to break away and form a European Super League has shocked and outraged the footballing and wider world.

Football fan groups have reacted angrily to the prospect of the European Super League, calling it the “ultimate betrayal” and “cynical greed.”

Students must feel confident in reporting incidents of sexual assault on campus says watchdog.

This year’s Hollywood awards season has swapped the buzzing red carpets and swanky parties for empty auditoriums and celebrities joining ceremonies virtually from home.

Lizzo is feeling good as hell after Chris Evans replied to her flirty message.

The company has acquired the fibre-to-the-home network and infrastructure of Link Africa in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal. 

British finance minister Rishi Sunak told the Bank of England on Monday to look at the case for a new “britcoin”, or central bank-backed digital currency.

Governments see that companies have country-like powers, but they can’t figure out how to deal with their un-country-like structures. Diplomats could help.

The Polish company Polyend has collaborated with a trio of electronic music artists to infuse its audio creation hardware with blasts of color.

Cases are being found in the UK and the changes the virus is undergoing are concerning.

It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. It may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

A comparison across demographic groups over two decades offers some clues, and there has been a particular rise in misuse among women during the pandemic.

Young people experiencing the body changes of puberty without being in school are facing a unique set of challenges. Here’s how parents can support them.

Sir David Attenborough fronts a new documentary on lockdown’s effect on the natural world.

There are warnings that, with ground drying out, more landslips and rockfalls could happen.

Some rare footage of two wild pandas having a fierce fight has been captured by researchers in China.