Britain will on Wednesday call for a United Nations resolution to help negotiate ceasefires so that people in conflict zones can be vaccinated against Covid-19, saying member states have a moral duty to protect the vulnerable.

Nigerian students have built a machine they hope can one day help hospitals remotely treat Covid-19 patients, taking temperatures, transporting medicine and allowing medical workers to communicate with patients with a webcam and screen.

The World Health Organisation has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, as Guinea on Tuesday reported new cases and Democratic Republic of the Congo said its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak.

There has been a substantial increase in employment due to eased lockdown measures from last year, but the country continues to battle against hunger.

Temba, the founding father of the white lion pride at Pumba Private Game Reserve near Makhanda, Eastern Cape, has died.

Hundreds of contract health-care workers could lose their jobs because the fate of the Dr Elizabeth Mamisa Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Port Elizabeth is up in the air.

Recent heavy rains have made little difference to Makana municipality’s water crisis.

Killer tornadoes in the US Southeast and historic sub-zero cold as far south as Texas were blamed on Tuesday for seven deaths and massive power outages that cancelled Covid-19 inoculations and threatened to disrupt vaccine supplies.

A 12-year-old Durban boy is in a critical condition after he hit a pothole while riding his bicycle on Wednesday morning.

After a sexism row sparked by Tokyo Olympics chief's saying women talked too much at meetings, Japan's ruling party wants women at key meetings - but only if they don't talk.

ANC stalwart Nape Maepa has died at the age of 74, the party said in a statement on Wednesday morning.

The needle of SA's first Covid-19 vaccination is expected to be inserted into the arm of a healthcare worker on Wednesday afternoon.

Duduzile Zuma says she stands with her father and she is 'not afraid'.

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday over its handling of worker safety issues around the Covid-19 pandemic at two warehouses, just days after the retailer filed its own lawsuit seeking to block her case.

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President Joe Biden outlined changes he hopes to make to criminal justice and policing in the United States during a town hall Tuesday night, highlighting issues that his administration may tackle after Covid-19 relief.

Japan launched its Covid-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday, administering the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine to Tokyo hospital workers, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attempts to beat the odds and host the Olympics this summer.

A recent survey by Hill’s Pet Nutrition found Covid-19 had a profound effect on pets by fueling obesity.

Free State police have confirmed a suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack on Lesedi FM current affairs presenter Dimakatso Ratselane.

The state's second and third witnesses in the corruption case against former state security minister Bongani Bongo backed up aspects of the testimony of his bribery accuser, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, on the second day of the Cape Town high court trial on Tu...

As the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA climbed towards the 1.5 million mark, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday night another relatively low number of new infections were reported in the past 24 hours.

The first batch of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines will arrive at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday night.

The consent order follows Eskom’s application to recover R23bn in the 2021/2022 financial year

Ipid is investigating a case of murder after a man accused of domestic violence seemingly jumped out of a fifth floor window at a Hillbrow flat on Monday.

Hundreds of unfinished flats in Olievenhoutbosch Extension 37, near Centurion, which cost the Gauteng provincial government nearly R190m, have been illegally occupied.

Partners in life partnerships conduct their lives as spouses in a marriage, the Constitutional Court heard on Tuesday.

GauFive is an online gaming platform that seeks to create interest among the youth by introducing them to the world of esports.

South African tournament organizer African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) is hosting an eFootball PES2021 tournament, with a great prize pool up for grabs.

The PUBG Mobile Duos tournament will feature three qualifiers leading to a grand final. Two qualifiers will run in February, and one in March, followed by the finals. You can head to the tournament's landing page on ACGL to register for free.

The Mercedes-Benz ATK Pro Series 2021 will see top sim racers in South Africa compete for the title of the country's best sim racer. The winner will represent South Africa in the FIA Motorsport Games which is scheduled to take place in October 2021.