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Three people have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting outside a 21st birthday party venue in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town in which a woman was killed and seven others were injured.

Four provinces have vaccinated more than 40% of their adult populations with at least one Covid-19 jab.

Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10 000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”, a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has landed in Georgia on a visit to three allies on the Black Sea, aiming to deliver a message of support against Russian threats.

Mark Zuckerberg is a leading voice on the metaverse – a virtual reality version of the internet.

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s schools closing and teachers being left without jobs

A Tunisian court on Sunday ordered a lawmaker to be detained over suspected tax fraud and money laundering – the fourth parliamentarian to be taken into custody since President Kais Saied seized near total control of the country in July.

The West African archipelago nation of Cape Verde, one of the continent’s most stable democracies, voted on Sunday for a new president who will be tasked with righting its tourism-driven economy after the Covid-19 pandemic sent growth cratering.

In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons

The obvious discussion is the extent to which companies should be mandating vaccination for employees.

Andrew Bailey’s warning is seen by commentators as his clearest hint yet that interest rates will rise.

In this episode of Business Talk, Grant Schneider unpacks one of Sage’s newer products, FNB Bank Feed.

While many South African companies are legally required to allow their employees to work from home, the time has come to remove these lockdown regulations, says Busi Mavuso, Business Leadership South Africa chief executive.

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says residents in informal settlements will seek alternative means of getting services instead of waiting for municipalities.

African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, says his party will win the embattled Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality in the Free State.

The military veterans who allegedly held senior government officials hostage last week are expected to appear at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility Court on Monday. 

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader, Julius Malema has encouraged residents in Mooidraai in the Free State to continue occupying the land in the area.

Malawian international Gabadinho Mhango’s future seems to be in doubt at Orlando Pirates if the latest reports are to be believed.

Former Chiefs and Maori All Blacks star Sean Wainui has died in a car accident, New Zealand Rugby have confirmed.

Tributes are paid to Maori All Blacks centre Sean Wainui after the 25-year-old dies in a car crash in New Zealand.

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No, not that Hamilton. I meant William Rowan Hamilton, the nineteenth century Irish mathematician.

And not that sort of grid. I meant a square grid, like a chessboard or a Sudoku.

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Wales is asking its young people to stay and work. Many want to, but there are concerns about lack of opportunity

Students Kyle Davies and Timothy Bird were to be found working on a jet engine in the aerospace centre at the University of South Wales’ Treforest campus, just south of Pontypridd.

Both agreed they loved the area – the green hills, the sense of community, the culture and history....

Economy minister tells of ‘significant challenge’ of retaining and attracting talent to support country’s economy

The Welsh government is launching a drive to persuade more young people to remain in their homeland amid growing concerns that the percentage of working-age citizens is dropping to worryingly low levels.

Ministers fear that unless the “brain drain” is stopped – and more...

Lalela Mswane says people will be surprised to learn that she sucked her thumb throughout high school and that she’s not a pageant girl.

Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummed Travis Barker got engaged in Montecito California on Sunday 17 October.

Media personality Bonang Matheba was reportedly ‘muscled out of’ her sparking wine brand ‘House of BNG’ by her former management company.

Production on ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’ has been paused following the horrific on-set accident of experienced stuntman Jonathan Goodwin.

It’s been a long journey to the crown, says KZN beauty Lalela Mswane.

The new trailer for “The Batman,” the latest reboot of the iconic movie franchise, features a recognizably dark and gritty Gotham and previews the return of several of the superhero’s most infamous enemies.

Ryan Ramawoothar is the current Head of Software at First Technology and is an experienced business executive with 16 years in the IT Industry.

Civil action group Outa has launched its court battle against the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act.

Manelisa Mavuso has been appointed as MD of Mweb with immediate effect after parent Dimension Data decided against selling the business.

Police should see vaccination as the best way to protect themselves on the job, Fauci says.

She was part of a groundbreaking study that observed how very young children separated from their mothers. Late in life, she became a photographer’s muse.

The former president had been admitted to a California hospital on Tuesday for treatment of an infection that developed into sepsis, officials said.

Merck has taken a step to make its antiviral pill available in poor nations, but many obstacles remain for broad access to coronavirus drugs.

The first Earthshot Prize, given by the Royal Foundation, is awarded this weekend.

The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go to space.

Prince Charles tells the BBC he was surprised that the Australian PM had suggested he might not attend.

The actor – who plays Captain James T Kirk in the original Star Trek series – is set to go into space for real.