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Abloh, who was Louis Vuitton’s artistic director, had been suffering from a rare form of cancer.

Munster and Cardiff rugby teams have been forced to delay their return home from South Africa after members of their squads tested positive for coronavirus.

A 55-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a mentally challenged man in Krugersdorp.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will remain on level one of the COVID-19 lockdown, but urged citizens to please vaccinate.

Cyril Ramaphosa says the action by countries including the UK and US is discriminatory and unnecessary.

A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country’s capital city of Lima.

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Peru at 5:52 am on Sunday, sending shock waves across the northern and central regions.

Six Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a Sudanese army post near the border between the countries, Sudanese military sources have told Reuters.

The three-day event is a celebration of Senegalese culture and features an elaborate parade.

It is now considerably more difficult for Mozambicans in the conflict-hit province to use financial services

The Sexual Offence and Domestic Violence Act was passed but much more needs to be done

The correlation of emerging-market currencies to short-term treasuries is near the strongest level since 2014.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa will keep its lockdown restrictions unchanged at level 1, but will look to offer booster shots to the elderly, and strengthen rules around vaccinations.

SA Medical Association chair says no one with the new variant has yet been admitted to hospital.

Five mineworkers were missing on Sunday following a mudslide at a South African platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg, operator Impala Platinum announced.

We have been undertaking engagements with social partners and other stakeholders on introducing measures that make vaccination a condition for access to workplaces, public events, public transport and public establishments.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to get vaccinated as scientists try to understand the new Covid-19 variant.

The  African Transformation Movement (ATM) and Al Jama-ah have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa to give their input on the nominees for the position of Chief Justice.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on leaders of political parties to put aside their differences and prioritise service delivery.

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho rescued a 1-1 draw against Manchester United as the Italian’s penalty atoned for the blunder that allowed Jadon Sancho to put the visitors in front on Sunday.

Money in the bank has become one of the most highly-anticipated WWE events in the calendar known for its starmaking.

Ministers want to make sure education settings are “as safe as possible” amid new variant fears.

Quinnipiac University, which had opened Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in 2012, said that it could no longer afford to operate it.

The state’s policy of ‘Massive Resistance’ exemplifies the incendiary combination of race and education in the US

Not long after Patricia Turner and a handful of Black students desegregated Norview junior high school in Norfolk, Virginia, she realized a big difference between her new white school and her former Black school. That February of 1959, she didn’t have to wear a coat in class to...

A South African man has been ridiculed online after he lied about spending R42k on a couch for his mom this Black Friday.

Swedish pop legends ABBA received their first Grammy nomination with the announcement of the contenders for next year’s prestigious music prizes in Los Angeles, California.

‘A huge red flag’: One internet dad has been severely slammed for complaining about looking after his daughter.

Kelly Khumalo is often dragged into the case relating to the death of her ‘baby daddy’ Senzo Meyiwa, here’s why she may face charges.

The Democratic Alliance has approached the ActionSA in Gauteng requesting an urgent meeting on Monday afternoon in what some see as a new move by the DA to open fresh talks with parties that helped it attain power in the Gauteng metros.

Ramaphosa urged South Africans to avoid large indoor gatherings. He also said that large outdoor gatherings like the Matric Rage Festival, year-end functions and other outdoor functions should be avoided or postponed.

The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 112.5 kilometres, but the United States Geological Survey says no tsunami warning has been issued.

The Qwabe twins, Viggy and Virginia, walked away with two awards at the South African Traditional Music Awards (Satma) that took place on Saturday night in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.

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We find out how much protection Covid vaccines may offer amid speculation new variant could be more resistant

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the South African government has begun the work needed to lift the country’s Covid-19 National State of Disaster.

No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely.

Should the Omicron variant cause severe illness, that will become apparent if there is a significant rise in hospitalizations over the next week or two, one expert said.

Top medical adviser Dr Susan Hopkins urges people to take action now to reduce transmissions.

People in England will be legally required to wear a mask in shops and public transport, the health secretary says.

Nirmal Purja’s record-breaking climb of the world’s highest peaks is the subject of a documentary.

The spacecraft is set to crash into an object called Dimorphos in September 2022.

For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’ – the BBC’s Emily Maitlis tried it.

An annual migration of red crabs has covered roads and bridges on an Australian island.