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Three psychiatric reports found Olga Freeman was suffering from a severe depressive illness.

Chelsea are set to sack manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge.

Community spirit praised as helpers clear 7cm of snow so vulnerable patients could get Covid jab.

The US will reinstate travel restrictions, with South Africa added to the list of banned countries.

The man accused of shooting and killing a 50-year-old petrol station owner Kobus Fourie at Church street at Klerksdorp in the North West has been remanded in custody by the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court. 

A couple in Warrenton in the Northern Cape insists their decision to bury their baby in a shallow grave behind their home was a necessary one.

Mmusi Maimane said that One South Africa’s support for independents will be in the form of financial and other resources.

President Biden and UK leader Boris Johnson spoke Saturday night by phone, and discussed their love of train travel, according to The Telegraph.

The discovery comes a day after 11 miners were rescued after two weeks trapped under ground.

The actress says Cohen assaulted her while filming 2002 movie xXx, but he denies the claim.

Putin offered no comment on the protests, but did offer his condolences over the death of Larry King.

A father tells the BBC his tragic story of fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same

The richest people in Africa trace their fortunes to resources such as diamonds and oil, but several have significant interests in telecoms and media.

Severe winds and heavy rains wrecked thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced almost 7 000 people in Mozambique over the weekend, officials said in their first detailed report on the disaster.

If you sign up to MTN Fixed LTE through Axxess today, you will receive free bonus data that is equal to the monthly data allocation you choose.

Asian markets mostly rose Monday, rebounding from a sell-off at the end of last week as investors keep tabs on the progress of Joe Biden’s new US economic rescue package.

The acts introduce major changes which every day South Africans should be aware of.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called on ANC leaders to continue the work of minister Jackson Mthembu.

The late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu’s memorial service at the Government Communication and Information System Auditorium in Hatfield, Pretoria.

Former Chairperson of the High-Level Review Panel into the State Security Agency (SSA), Sydney Mufamadi will testify at the State Capture Commission on Monday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says details of government deals with vaccine manufacturers will be released as and when negotiations are concluded and when non-disclosure agreement terms have been lifted.

Chelsea are set to sack manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge.

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff reveals he contracted coronavirus in January – and that contract negotiations continue with Lewis Hamilton.

BBC Sport looks at what the 20 top-flight clubs are doing to help the environment.

The slow vaccine roll out, and local fights between districts and unions, could make it hard for the president to fulfill his promise.

Urgent question on issue to be heard in Commons after complaint of ‘slight sense of defeatism’

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Boris Johnson is facing increased pressure to set out a plan for the return to schools in England, amid worries from MPs and children’s advocates about the government’s refusal to commit to them reopening even after Easter.

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The drink has the tongue-in-cheek name of TRIP and has been flying off the shelves at the royal farm shop in Berkshire in the UK.

Along with food prices and the fuel cost, it appears as though the cost of accommodation is also still on the rise.

Controversial media personality, Kuli Roberts, says she is unfazed by comments about her weight loss after years of being bullied.

Marsibil Erlendsdottir runs a farm and provides weather reports from a remote outpost in eastern Iceland. The job requires vigilance and an unfailing resolve.

Workers at a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., are to vote next month on whether to unionize, the largest and most viable effort of its kind involving the technology giant.

A comparison between the number of cases and deaths in the first and second coronavirus waves in South Africa reveals a concerning trend.

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Short of a total lockdown, universal mask-wearing is the most effective way to slow the relentless rise in hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19.

Experts advise families to avoid blaming themselves and to look for opportunities to congratulate children for healthy behaviors and good decisions.

From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new, upbeat ‘Sleeves Up, NOLA’ campaign deftly uses local personalities and the Carnival dance culture to encourage citizens to get a Covid shot.

By Nicole Horn and Alexis Olds Migration is a widespread but highly complicated and diverse component to many fish species lives.  Migration can be strenuous and often consists of extremely long journeys. The life history stages of certain species rely heavily on migration. Fish will migrate for several reasons including escaping unfavourable conditions, moving to […]

Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has asked the management of the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park Authority to justify its decision to breach the St Lucia estuary mouth.

Scientists, using a wind tunnel and high-speed cameras, have captured the butterfly’s flying skill.