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The UK prime minister wants girls’ education in developing countries to be a key international focus.

Several international airlines have streamlined flights to SA following travel restrictions meant to limit the spread of a new Covid-19 variant fuelling an infection resurge.

South Africa has recorded 14 880 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total cases to 1 311 686.

Contralesa said it had learnt of at least four deaths linked to traditional beer.

They say while an agreement was reached to push back the return of pupils, they were never consulted about the early return of school management teams and teachers.

An increasing number of civilians are becoming victims of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.

Health and frontline workers are first in line for jabs at vaccination centres across the country.

The BBC World Service speaks to reporters in six regions around the world about the hopes and expectations for Joe Biden’s administration.

New documentary highlights extent of the FBI surveillance of the US civil rights leader.

Forty-six Pygmies have been massacred in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, local sources said.

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has replaced the army’s top generals after intensifying jihadist attacks threatened a major natural gas plant in the country’s north.

The mayor of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare has been released on bail after a month behind bars over graft allegations, his lawyer said.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has claimed victory in presidential elections, rejecting as a “complete sham” early results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead.

But more is needed.

Streaming service is profiting from the pandemic.

Medical professionals are still urging caution.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Joanna Lumley speak out about employees allegedly owed a total of £200,000.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has rejected the decision by government to delay the reopening of all public and private schools.

EFF deputy president, Floyd Shivambu says the party will table a Bill in Parliament next month to synchronise elections and postpone them to 2024.

Lobby group Afriforum and trade union Solidarity have given government until next Wednesday to fully explain the roll-out plan for the COVID-19 vaccine, or face court action.

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the Western Cape government is in talks with manufacturers of vaccines to combat the coronavirus and is seeking to procure them independently of government.

The Ralph Lauren Corporation is cutting ties with golfer Justin Thomas over his use of a homophobic slur.

After already losing seven family members to Covid-19, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Man Utd ready to rival Chelsea for West Ham’s Rice, AC Milan want Chelsea’s Tomori, Garcia could leave Man City this month, plus more.

Wayne Rooney says he is delighted to get the chance to “roll his sleeves up” and join recently retired England stars trying to be successful managers.

It is expected to become the dominant form of the coronavirus by March in the United States.

It is expected to become the dominant form of the coronavirus by March in the United States.

Replacement exam grades are likely to arrive earlier and be decided by teachers and a test.

“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalised leaf.

The 51-year-old Perry — a producer, actor, writer and director — first achieved mainstream US success with his outspoken grandmother character Madea in the 2005 movie ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’.

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The government-sanctioned harassment of Martin Luther King Jr. provides the chilling spine of “MLK/FBI,” a documentary timed to the annual holiday for the civil rights icon. Director Sam Pollard’s film also raises an interesting question — namely, what historians and journalists owe King’s legacy in terms of releasing material amassed specifically in an effort to sully his name.

As President Donald Trump prepares to make his exit from the White House, fans of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” want him to make a permanent, on-screen exit from the movie — and its star Macaulay Culkin seems to be on board with the idea.

Spike Lee paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman while accepting the American Cinematheque Award on Thursday night.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” has set Spotify’s record for most streams in a day for a non-holiday song, the streaming service has announced.

The e-Power unit sees the 1.5-litre petrol engine being reduced to generator duty for the electric motor.

The President-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months.

For many, January is a month to rethink how much they imbibe, whether they’re worried about heavy drinking or just looking for a reset.

Antonio says he felt he was discriminated against because of his skin colour when he was sectioned.

The more contagious version, first identified in Britain, is expected to spread widely and lead to further strains on an already overburdened health care system.

The world is on course for a “catastrophic” temperature rise this century, the United Nations said as it confirmed that 2020 rivalled 2016 as the hottest year on record.

Japan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.

Three Covid-19 vaccines have now been approved for use in the UK. The BBC’s Laura Foster explains which groups will get it first.

The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird to use tools musically to attract a mate.