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There were hints of the controversial shoot-to-kill rhetoric from Police Minister Bheki Cele on Sunday when he addressed angry Kagiso residents.

The Covid-19 pandemic dealt a blow to other healthcare issues, like the treatment of HIV/Aids and tuberculosis (TB).

More than a hundred suspects have been arrested during a multi-disciplinary operation that started on Friday around the eThekwini Municipality.

The E-Hailing Driver-Partner Community told Eyewitness News on Sunday that they were in the middle of talks with employers.

Police Minister Bheki Cele, along with the departments of Home Affairs and Mineral Resources, have joined forces in an effort to eradicate illicit mining and the ruthless criminal syndicates which control them.

The Eastern Cape department of Cooperative governance says it will continue to implement the amendment of the section 12 notice of the Municipal Structures Act in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, despite the majority of council rejecting the proposed changes. The COGTA MEC, Xolile Nqata, wants to change the current mayoral committee governance system in […]

Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play in the gold medal win over India in the Commonwealth Games women’s T20 cricket final on Sunday despite testing positive for Covid-19 only hours before the toss.

President Gustavo Petro is demanding a new global strategy to tackle his nation’s drugs industry.

The BBC tracks the crucial issues facing Kenyans as the country chooses a new president on 9 August.

Anti-abortion Gen-Z activists think their fight isn’t at odds with the generational theme.

The chair of the Horniman Museum said it was “moral” to return items taken by “force” years ago.

Blinken will hold talks on Monday with International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor.

Kenyatta’s motives or future plans remain unclear but many believe he will build on the diplomatic legacy crafted since his re-election in 2017.

Kenyans will also choose senators, governors, lawmakers, woman representatives and some 1,500 county officials.

The American motor industry giant announced last year that it would close its Indian car factories.

Low-fare carrier JetBlue said it is a necessary policy when recruiting, as the industry re-starts.

The pandemic turned some people into savvy entrepreneurs but how many have ditched their day job?

Post Offices handled a record £801m in personal cash withdrawals in July.

Economic transformation is vital in addressing the economic crisis faced in the country. This is according to South African Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary Solly Mapaila.

The Section 194 Parliamentary inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office entered its fourth week with four witnesses testifying.

The South African Communist Party (SACP) is celebrating its one hundred and first anniversary at the KaNyamazane Stadium east of Mbombela in Mpumalanga. The party’s general secretary Solly Mapaila is expected to deliver the main address. The SACP national organiser Mhlekwa Nxumalo says Mapila will outline the outcome of the party’s congress that was held […]

Opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal have responded with concern to the news of outgoing premier Sihle Zikalala’s resignation. Yesterday, Zikalala addressed the media where he confirmed this and took stock of his time as Premier. IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa says they hope Zikalala’s resignation will not cause further instability in the provincial government. Hlabisa says there […]

The Springboks produced their most dominant performance against the All Blacks in recent memory to record their first victory against the visitors on home soil in eight years.

The 37-year-old Impey, who missed out on this year’s Tour de France due to COVID-19, finished the race in a time of 3hr 28min 29sec behind race winner Aaron Gate of New Zealand. Scotland’s Finn Crocket finished in third.

The 27-year-old Australian downed 96th-ranked left-hander Nishioka 6-4, 6-3 for his first ATP title since capturing the 2019 Washington crown.

South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai survived a disastrous 15th hole to claim a “life-changing” victory in a marathon play-off against Chun In-gee in the Women’s British Open at Muirfield on Sunday.

Government seeks to reassure pupils taking GCSEs and A-levels after sharp rises in grades during pandemic

The government has sought to allay pupils’ fears over GCSE and A-level results, which are expected to be lower in England this summer after two years of record increases, reassuring them that universities will “adjust accordingly”.

The schools minister Will Quince said it was important to...

New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson struggled with maths at school, finding inspiration in literature instead. But aged 65, in the hope of unlocking a new part of his brain, he decided to put the limits of his intelligence to the test

I don’t see how it can harm me now to reveal that I only passed math in high school because I cheated. I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I...

There’s a Faustian element to Linacre’s £155m deal with a Vietnamese billionaire

We are assured by officials at Oxford’s Linacre College that heaps of due diligence mean it’s fine for this proudly sustainable establishment to rename itself, in exchange for £155m, after a Russian-educated Vietnamese airline billionaire, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. The Department for Education is now similarly...

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‘Britain’s most tatted woman’ Becky Holt has spent R704k on tattoos and has covered her whole body – vagina included.

Beauty, brawn and brains! The women of Banyana Banyana will be furthering their academic dreams with a generous offer from Unisa.

Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin on the 1980s hit show “Magnum, P.I.,” died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83.

The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence, Los Angeles police said.

Ellen Pompeo has played the lead role of Dr Meredith Grey since 2004 on the high popular medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

Karpowership will reapply for environmental approvals to supply South Africa with power capacity equal to over a stage of load-shedding.

A major cyber attack is delaying response times on the NHS 111 telephone service in the UK that’s used for medical emergencies, the Telegraph reported.

The annual Perseids shower lasts more than a month, but will peak this week

The main meteor shower of the year for northern skywatchers has arrived. The annual Perseids meteor shower lasts for more than five weeks, starting on 17 July and lasting until 24 August, but it peaks on the night of 12-13 August.

Under pristine observing conditions, this reliable meteor shower can reach peak rates of...

Current generation will bow out in 2025 and will have a plug-in hybrid replacement the following year.

Pole-sitter Johann Zarco was the big loser as the French rider crashed on the fifth lap while leading as he chased his first victory in the top category.

South Africa’s fastest track showed its claws more than once over the weekend.

The health secretary says hospitals could face “very serious challenges” this autumn and winter.

In 2015, Andrea Sheardown was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer and given just six weeks to live.

A new report highlights a significant risks to patient safety at the Denbighshire hospital A&E.

Information and medications needed to end a pregnancy are increasingly available outside the health care system.

In the past year the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought.

Fire crews are tackling a fire in Hankley Common in Surrey and Thamesmead in south-east London.

Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.

The incident follows a spate of action where environmental activists have targeted famous artworks.