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Everyone aged 18 and over in the country can now make an appointment for their first vaccination.

“I’d do it again,” vows Mark McCloskey outside court as he and his wife walk free with a fine.

A mix of stories lead Friday’s newspaper front pages – including a look ahead to Friday’s Euros match.

Former President Thabo Mbeki has described Zambia’s late former President, Kenneth Kaunda, as one of the architect’s of South Africa’s democracy.

North West Premier Tebogo Job Mokgoro has called for immediate action in dealing with illegal mining after 20 dead bodies of suspected illegal miners were found near Lawrence Park’s mine ventilation shaft.

Thursday marked the fourth day of protesting between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, with the N2 remaining closed by evening as stones were being thrown at motorists and tyres burnt.

The Makana Local Municipality has appealed to residents to allow for businesses and essential services to operate following yet another service delivery protest.

A gunman stormed a provincial office of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party killing a woman and renewing alarm at the heated rhetoric accompanying government efforts to shut the party down.

Ghurkas living in a remote part of Nepal say they’re struggling to access life-saving treatment for coronavirus.

Remote workers are freer than ever to relocate, especially when smaller cities dangle incentives.

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first post-colonial president, in key dates.

A selection of the week’s best photos of Africans from across the continent and elsewhere.

Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese rail construction employees and killed their police escort in south west Nigeria, police said.

The Zambian government has declared 21 days of national mourning, with flags flying at half-mast, and suspended all forms of entertainment.

Eric Jordaan, CFP at Crue Invest, discusses the options available to you when faced with retrenchment, including how to handle your retirement funds, reprioritising your budget, and when credit protection plans come into play.

Helena Conradie believes the fund manager’s recent awards highlight the fact that investors cannot ignore passive investing.

19 weeks of lockdown knocked R3bn off retail sales and R3.7bn off wine tourism.

Plans to generate four 100MW per annum at six hospitals.

Parliament’s Health Committee will investigate whether it is possible for Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, to appear before it despite him being on special leave.

The State Capture Commission hears oral evidence from former Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba.

The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture says it understands that the public wants it to complete its hearings and work but says an extension is needed to do it properly.

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture is to apply to the High Court this afternoon for an extension of its hearings. The Commission wants an extension from July to September.

The Netherlands beat Austria 2-0 on Thursday to book a place in the last 16 of Euro 2020 in their first major tournament for seven years.

Despite no longer being part of the competition, Martin Anayi, the PRO14 boss, praised the Cheetahs and Kings for their role in laying the foundation for SA’s new future in Europe.

Everton want Wolves’ Coady, Chelsea aim build a relationship with Borussia Dortmund, Man Utd make bid for Varane, plus more.

Two-time winner Brooks Koepka lays down a marker for defending champion Bryson DeChambeau as he finished two behind Russell Henley’s clubhouse lead in the US Open first round at Torrey Pines.

In a 91-page report, the private coed boarding school in Ojai detailed sexual assaults and harassment against students dating back to the 1980s.

A New Jersey school district, criticized for renaming the day for Indigenous people, eliminated the names of all holidays. It might undo that, too.

London university to allow students to cite racial trauma as extenuating circumstance affecting their work

Goldsmiths, University of London, is to allow students to cite cases of racial trauma as having affected their studies, becoming the first UK university to recognise the damaging effects of racism on academic progress.

The move comes after a campaign by the university’s student union to...

About 100,000 people have died of Covid in the United States since February, after vaccine distribution was well underway.

Deepfakes are photos, videos or audio clips altered using artificial intelligence to appear authentic, which experts have warned can mislead or be completely false.

The Disneyland Paris theme park opened to visitors on Thursday after being shuttered for nearly eight months during the pandemic, but safety measures were in force to stop the virus spreading.

The second episode of Spotlight features hot new cinema releases and a chance to win exclusive merchandise from Disney and Pixar’s ‘Luca’

Like everything else she’s done, Rita Moreno is an exceptional storyteller, turning “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” — an “American Masters” documentary hitting theaters first — into a dazzling look at the much-adorned star’s career, and the doors left shut, despite her success, by being a Latina in Hollywood during the days of the studio system.

Pixar dips into the ocean once too often with “Luca,” a colorful but thin (and literal) fish-out-of-water tale. Although the movie touches on familiar themes about friendship, overcoming differences and letting children go, there’s roughly enough story for something between an animated short and the film that lands, understandably in hindsight, via Disney+ instead of theaters.

Just call it “Golf Cart Karaoke.”

Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa have welcomed twin boys, making Cannon a father to two sets of twins now.

First minister to announce four-week pause to allow 500,000 more vaccine doses to be given

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There is to be a four-week pause in the relaxing of Covid restrictions in Wales, the first minister, Mark Drakeford, will confirm on Friday.

More than half a million doses of vaccine are set to be deployed over the next month to try to head off...

The City of Cape Town has raised serious concerns about the efficacy of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act, which is due to come into effect from 1 July 2021.

There were 1.5 million fewer procedures in 2020 than expected, a study in England and Wales suggests.

The report follows innumerable anecdotes and several studies suggesting spikes in mental health problems among parents and caregivers during the pandemic.

The court sidestepped the larger issue in the case, whether the 2010 health care law can stand without a provision that required most Americans to obtain insurance or pay a penalty.

A new $3.2 billion program will support the development of antiviral pills, which could start arriving by the end of this year.

Shenzhou-12 docked with the new Tiangong space station as part of China’s longest crewed mission to date.

China successfully launches the Shenzhou-12 capsule, containing crew for the country’s new space station.

The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our source of life, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen and acts as a carbon sink. It is home to most of earth’s biodiversity and is the main source of […]

A marine biologist says it’s the first time he’s ever seen a long-snouted seahorse in the wild.