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With 120 corruption cases before the High Court and the Special Tribunal, and R42 billion in pension benefits and bank accounts frozen, Cabinet believes enough is being done in government’s fight against corruption.

Gauteng continues to record the highest number of daily new Covid-19 cases in the country. While the province accounted for 59% of all new cases on Wednesday, hospitalisations and deaths still remained low.

The inaugural mayoral committee meeting of the City of Cape has been held in a different setting, outside of council chambers.

The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists, which says that 293 reporters were imprisoned as of December 1 this year.

More than 40 camels are disqualified for receiving injections and other cosmetic enhancements.

Britain, Canada and Australia on Wednesday joined the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.

Tests are under way to confirm that the remains belong to missing student Kyle Wade Clinkscales.

Kenyan gay rights activists welcome Sauti Sol star Chimano’s decision to “no longer live a lie”.

Why fintech, healthcare and green economy hold the key for African economies in 2022.

Sprinter Christine Mboma, 18, became the first Namibian woman to ever win an Olympic medal this year.

Omicron has shown up the racism of the West and highlighted inequalities and failures in our own countries. We need to tackle these to get more people vaccinated

People could fall into serious debt if they use loan sharks this Christmas, charities warn.

Chinese property giant declared in default by a credit rating firm after missing a crucial interest payment.

Justification for a belief that the economy did not contract meaningfully during the 3rd quarter is provided by several key indicators.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be participating in the Summit for Democracy that will be hosted by the President of the United States of America Joe Biden on Thursday.  

Deputy President David Mabuza is in the National Assembly this afternoon where he is answering questions from MPs.

Several African National Congress councillors from the eThekwini metro are visiting former President Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla homestead.

A shortage of labour relations staff, appeals and interference have been cited as some of the reasons for delays in finalising disciplinary cases involving government officials.

Ex-women’s number one Amelie Mauresmo was on Thursday named director of the French Open, replacing Guy Forget.

AmaZulu head coach Benni McCarthy has defended Kaizer Chiefs following the club’s decision not to honour their recent DStv Premiership fixtures against Cape Town City and Golden Arrows due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

The students are striking over better and health care and third-party arbitration for harassment and discrimination complaints

Around 3,000 graduate workers at Columbia University in New York City, who have been on strike since 3 November, recently received an email from the university human resources department threatening the workers with replacement if they continue striking.

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The University of Johannesburg and Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) have published the results of a new survey on mandatory workplace vaccination and the use of vaccine passports to enter public places in South Africa.

It’s snake mating season! Experts are warning Durban residents about groups of snakes that can be found together during the warm weather…

In an ‘unprecedented’ plan, Florida manatees will be fed by wildlife officials in efforts to curb starvation.

People who knew Princess Charlene back in the day says that she knew exactly what she was doing when she married Prince Albert.

Muso dumped nursing studies to be queen of amapiano.

Gungubele said no recommendations were received from the task team established to explore the possibility of making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory.

The Progressive Health Forum says that private labs are making unjustifiably high profits on Covid–19 tests. The Competition Commission is still investigating a complaint into the pricing.

Google has released the first beta of Android 12L, a version of its latest mobile operating system made for large-screen devices like tablets and foldables.

The Game Accessibility Conference brings developers, advocates, and government officials together to imagine and work toward a more inclusive games industry.

The latest version of our favorite web browser greatly improves surfing on larger mobile screens.

A bipartisan group led by two former governors is urging President Biden to help an estimated 167,000 children who have lost parents or caregivers.

Boris Johnson faces a rebellion over the plans, including masks for more places, from his own MPs.

The company’s finding is based on only a small study of blood samples in a laboratory, but others are sure to follow.

The latest Global Health Security Index finds that no country is positioned well to respond to outbreaks.

Tally the Turtle is recovering in a UK zoo awaiting a flight back to the warm waters of Mexico.

Nirmal Purja’s record-breaking climb of the world’s highest peaks is the subject of a documentary.

The spacecraft is set to crash into an object called Dimorphos in September 2022.

For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’ – the BBC’s Emily Maitlis tried it.