News South Africa

Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown fights back from a bike puncture to earn an Olympic silver medal in the women’s triathlon.

The papers cover the UK’s gold medals in Tokyo and government plans for a “crackdown” on crime.

They say the government must “get a grip” on the number of children taught at home in England.

Jenna O’Neill suffered serious injuries but praises “hero husband for saving” daughter Ayla.

The arrests came after one of the men fired shots at a Philippi East officer on patrol in Thekwane Street in Lower Crossroads.

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has appointed 158 new magistrates who will take office on 1 October.

The Garden Route District in the Western Cape has reported another spike in Covid-19 cases over the past seven days.

The Public Servants Association has finally signed the draft public sector wage agreement which includes a one point five percent wage increase, bringing an end to the marathon negotiations between the government and unions.

Thomas Barrack has been accused of lobbying the US government on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.

Neha Paswan was allegedly beaten to death by relatives who disagreed with her choice of clothes.

Some 1,000 people are going to court after a fire destroyed 12,000 acres of land at a wildlife sanctuary.

Maps of Afghanistan showing who controls districts in fighting between the government and Taliban.

Street clashes erupted Monday outside Tunisia’s army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and suspended the legislature, plunging the young democracy into a constitutional crisis.

Judges praised Meron Hadero’s short story The Street Sweep which ends in a “clever twist”.

Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday, after Britain last week sanctioned the son of its president for misappropriating millions of dollars.

Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested during a weekend that saw police harden their stance against pro-democracy movements.

Strong demand for houses will last into 2022 as buyers react to the pandemic, says property website Zoopla.

Industry welcomes the lifting of the alcohol ban and opening of interprovincial travel, but says it is still in critical condition.

But experiences negative reversions in rental renewals.

After route and flight cuts, the airline is barely operating at all.

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa for not firing Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, who is currently on special leave.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has vowed to lodge a direct appeal with the Constitutional Court to unseal the CR17 bank statements. The High Court in Pretoria dismissed the case with costs earlier this month.

The ANC will likely announce a candidate to take over as the city’s mayor next week after consultation with provincial and national leaders

Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema has described as charlatans and opportunists suggesting that the activities of the past two weeks in the country was an insurrection.

The war of words between the British and Irish Lions and South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus continued on Monday over a social media post showing star Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe being manhandled.

British and Irish Lions prop Mako Vunipola said they didn’t concern themselves about the strength of the Springbok reserves in Saturday’s first Test at the Cape Town Stadium.

Former England coach Clive Woodward suggested that SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus take a backseat and allow Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to take full control of the team’s management reigns.

Joe Root is out for a golden duck, caught and bowled by England team-mate Adil Rashid as Trent Rockets struggle against Northern Superchargers in The Hundred at Trent Bridge.

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The Longhorns and the Sooners may move to the Southeastern Conference, which could soon have 16 teams. The repercussions would be felt across college sports.

Grimes played ‘100% Tragedy’, her new song about her feud with Azealia Banks which started back in 2018, at a virtual festival.

A year after her drowning, Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey shared a heartfelt post with an update on how their son is doing.

Tommy Dorfman opened up about the ‘evolution of Tommy’ into a transgender woman during a recent interview with Time magazine.

South Africans are not happy that the EFF shared a clip of the rape-accused DJ Fresh wishing them a ‘Happy Birthday’.

“Dexter” is back.

We may still be waiting to see who (if anyone) her character on “Insecure” ends up with, but in real life, Issa Rae is now a married woman.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Monday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching. (Don’t forget: Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time in the US.)

John Travolta remembered his late wife over the weekend by posting a clip from her final film.

Technology firms are scrambling to add new features but will video calls improve.

Spotify has launched a new feature that serves as a personalised feed similar to Instagram and Facebook.

New data from AutoTrader reveals an all-time record high of over 319 million online vehicle searches conducted during the first half of 2021.

Luke Callinan, 35, has been diagnosed with a rare form of multiple sclerosis.

Vaccination “is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers,” nearly 60 organizations said in a joint statement.

About three million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with A-fib, a heart-rhythm abnormality that’s on the rise. Here’s how to recognize the signs and treat it.

The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.

Live-streamed footage of a family of blue tits has had more than 41m views online.

The fossils were originally uncovered by two hobby palaeontologists during lockdown.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched into space, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard.

Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001.