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Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.

Mpumalanga police are looking for a man who escaped through a window while under police guard at a local hospital.

Broadcaster and Journalist Karima Brown has passed away on Thursday morning from COVID-19 related complications.

During a Hawks sting operation in Midrand, Gauteng, six people have been arrested for dealing in pangolin.

The accused was convicted of human trafficking after she was found to have stolen a child from Lesotho.

Andrew Cuomo says he will fully cooperate with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill banning controversial police tactics and easing the way for lawsuits against officers violating constitutional rights.

A new five-year plan may signal a switch from fossil fuels, but economic worries could limit change.

Australia’s prime minister has thrown his support behind a senior minister accused of rape, and rejected mounting calls for an independent investigation into the allegations.

Amid the economic gloom of the coronavirus disaster and associated negative growth, one sector is shining brightly for Zimbabwe.

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya has gone from being bullied at school in New Zealand to being a UFC champion.

At least 10 people, including the two pilots, have died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline has said.

The virus has so far infected more than 28,500 in Sudan and killed nearly 1,900, according to official data.

Better than expected revenue collection means that South Africa has managed to pull itself back from the fiscal cliff in its latest budget, but the warning signs are still there.

The regulator said its decision was in accordance with section 57 of the Protection of Personal Information Act.

Tumbling Chinese shares led the equity losses in Asia.

The ANC in Johannesburg wants criminal action instituted against former City of Johannesburg manager Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni.

DA MP Phumzile Van Damme has slammed EFF MP Nazier Paulsen for allegedly threatening to beat her in parliament.

The President’s office has told the State Capture Commission’s legal team that President Cyril Ramaphosa will wait until after Brian Molefe has completed his testimony before responding to allegations levelled against him.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is demanding consequence management against officials allegedly involved in mismanagement and corruption related to the awarding of tenders in the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo.

The Sharks have honoured their legendary former coach ??Ian McIntosh by naming the main entry gate to Kings Park stadium in his honour.

James Harden plays at Houston for the first time since joining Brooklyn Nets and has a major hand in securing another win.

Former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs defender Jimmy Tau admits he is worried that Mamelodi Sundowns could open up an insurmountable lead at the top of the DStv Premiership table.

The Sharks have named their main entrance gate at Kings Park after former coach Ian McIntosh.

Buckingham Palace is ‘very concerned’ about allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied staff while living at Kensington Palace.

That’s our weekend viewing sorted, then: The highly-anticipated Oprah Winfrey interview with ostracised Royals Harry and Meghan will be broadcast in South Africa!

Talk about peculiar: Angela Anderson is making a killing by selling vagina-scented face masks in New Jersey, USA.

American reality star Kim Kardashian West has an odd new ‘family member’ – a bearded dragon her daughter North has fallen in love with.

Hits are elusive in the entertainment industry, and the fact Disney+ has conjured two with “The Mandalorian” and now “WandaVision” speaks to a certain kind of Disney magic. Yet as the latter prepares to end its run, lessons have emerged about translating “Star Wars” and Marvel into this relatively new medium, as well as the spells they have cast for Disney+.

Maria Bello is moving on.

Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album.

Don’t look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of “iCarly.”

Software and subscription-based models have staked their claim as the de facto tools to enable and facilitate digital transformation.

To complement its existing technology offering, Duxbury Networking introduced its first switch model in early 2019. Two years later, the company’s offering has rapidly grown with market demand for high-quality switches and other connectivity products at an affordable price.

Standard Bank said on Thursday that system problems have caused some its customers to have card transactions deducted from their accounts more than once.

South Africa has five online publishers which have a readership of over 5 million unique browsers per month. Here they are.

We asked Melissa Kirsch to talk about ways she keeps her spirits up and her day meaningful. For her, it starts with a movie night.

Rapid approval without lengthy tests can happen if new vaccines are needed to fight variants, say regulators.

Doctors are reporting additional, minor symptoms that appear several days after people have received their shots.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci’s donation of his 3-D virus model to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History comes as museums are working to document the Covid-19 era.

By Lusanda Gqaza and Yanga Mbatana (Environmental Education Officers, De Hoop Nature Reserve) On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), proclaimed 03 March (the day of adopting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES, in 1973), as World Wildlife Day. This is a day that […]

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March every year as an opportunity to highlight the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. The Western Cape is a very special place with an abundance of unique and irreplaceable […]

AI software can now match footage of motorists throwing rubbish with their car’s number plate and issue an automatic fine .

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 […]