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Eskom has announced that there will be more load reduction – localised rolling blackouts aimed at easing the burden on the power grid – in several provinces on Sunday evening, including parts of Gauteng.

There have been reports of light flooding and debris causing roads to be closed in low-lying areas of Limpopo after heavy rains as a result of tropical storm Eloise.

People sent in their footage of snowy landscapes to the BBC, and shared content on social media.

A couple in Warrenton in the Northern Cape insists their decision to bury their baby in a shallow grave behind their home was a necessary one.

Photos of Mtsweni-Tsipane circulated on social media showing her without a mask on her face inside the venue and at the cemetery.

Mavis Mahlakoane spoke at Mthembu’s funeral service in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga on Sunday.

The storm, which already lost some of its strength, wreaked havoc in parts of Mozambique and affected several regions in South Africa.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday of fearing democracy when it comes to letting the Scottish people express their will on independence from the United Kingdom.

Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19.

Representatives from rival Libyan camps have said a candidacy process would open for key institutional appointments.

Officials are assessing the scale of the damage and trying to restore power in parts of Beira.

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tunisian cities to protest police repression, corruption and poverty.

Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front has launched an attack on the Guerguerat area on the border between Morocco and Mauritania.

After a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ooba says it has observed changes in both consumer behaviour and lending trends, resulting in a surprising boom in the local residential property market.

African countries will pay between R45 and R151 per dose to access the shots secured by the union.

In a NEC submission Cosatu questioned why the party is failing to implement its own plans.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on South Africans, and the country’s healthcare system and economy in its second wave, BusinessTech approached several of the top medical aid providers to understand how the coronavirus impacted membership in 2020.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the passing of the Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, has shocked people into stopping the constant bickering that has been dividing the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says it’s unbearable that those who knew and loved the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu won’t see him again.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19 related complications.

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal insists there was no shortage of hunger in his team after they sealed the three-match, one day series against the West Indies with a game to spare.

Tammy Abraham eased the pressure on under-fire Frank Lampard as the Chelsea striker’s hat-trick sealed a 3-1 win against Luton in the FA Cup fourth round.

Sharks coach Sean Everitt was a happy man after his charges defeated Western Province to advance to the Currie Cup final.

Watch highlights as Manchester United go top of the Women’s Super League after a dominant 2-0 win over Birmingham City.

Online course being used to help reach government target was created after letter to the Guardian

An online language course created five years ago following a letter published in the Guardian is to be used to help reach a government target of a million Welsh speakers by 2050.

Duolingo launched its Welsh language course in January 2016 and so far more than 1.5 million people around the world...

Crises may harden the resilience of some young people. But it won’t happen without a dedicated plan

Sir John Bell, who is at the centre of Britain’s Covid vaccination programme, spent a year in hospital with polio as a child. That setback, he said last week, helped him to become successful: “If stuff comes at you, you just have to get on and do what’s best.” Bell thinks that, similarly,...

Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking.

America’s first ‘Second Gentlemen’, Douglas Emhoff, acknowledges the generations of women who stood before him in this historic role.

Lil Wayne is among the 143 people issued pardons and commutations by former US president, Donald Trump on his final day in office last week Tuesday.

Cell C started to migrate its contract subscribers to Vodacom after striking a secret deal.

British Society for Immunology calls for a robust programme monitoring the body’s immune response

Experts have called for greater clarity on the monitoring in place to assess the 12-week dosing interval for Covid-19 vaccines, as the row over delayed second doses continues.

The UK’s coronavirus vaccination programme was shifted late last year to prioritise administering the first dose of jabs...

Humans are designed to touch and be touched – which is why so many who live on their own have suffered during the pandemic. Will we ever fully recover?

There’s only so much a dog can do, even if that is a lot. I live alone with my staffy, and by week eight of the first lockdown she was rolling her eyes at my ever-tightening clutch. I had been sofa-bound with Covid and its after-effects before...

Suggestions are that a bent-eight could return in the Raptor’s lifecycle positioned above the EcoBoost V6.

Don’t believe all the rubbish you read about electric mobility.

The 169 kW 2.0 TSI engine from the Golf 7.5 GTI continues unchanged.

It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month.

As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that people with learning disabilities have been missed out.

Daughters of a man who died from Covid pay tribute to hospital staff who fought to keep him alive.

Weave a classic gag from newspaper, then find someone to fool.

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.

During starling season in winter, up to four million of the birds descend on Rome, covering streets and vehicles with their droppings.