An education official who was fired after being absent from work for nearly eight years has been reinstated.

Free State police have launched a manhunt for three men after the rape of a teenage girl on Friday.

Stage costumes worn by pop group Destiny's Child at the height of their fame are hitting the auction block in June, along with gowns belonging to Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Cher.

A magistrate's court has been cleared of alleged improper conduct and maladministration after claims that a mother, who was killed with her daughter, was turned away when she sought a protection order.

A motorist rammed a car into US Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an attack that police said did not appear to be terrorism-related.

The rocky outcrops that dot much of SA’s coastline contain hidden treasure: the cemented remains of the dune and beach surfaces that existed hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Pope Francis presided at a scaled back “Way of the Cross” service held in an empty St. Peter's Square on Friday due to coronavirus restrictions, listening as children recounted their fears and dreams.

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Moderna is the latest company to test whether its Covid-19 vaccine is weakened by what’s become known as the SA variant but is more technically known as the B.1.351 variant.

Taiwanese prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck is believed to have caused a train accident that killed at least 50 people, as authorities warned on Saturday more bodies could be found in the wreckage.

When the primary school soccer team he coached were crowned national champions, Ntokozo Mazwi put the achievement down to "zeal, character, discipline, dedication and hard work".

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely travel at “low risk” but still discouraged Americans from doing so because of high coronavirus cases nationwide.

While impact investing it is a relatively new idea to most, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought more attention to a need for socially and environmentally conscious partnerships around the globe.

A motorist rammed a vehicle into US Capitol Police officers on Friday, killing one and injuring another and forcing the Capitol and congressional office buildings onto high alert, Capitol Police said.

French energy major Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural gas project site in northern Mozambique, two sources with direct knowledge of the site's operations told Reuters, as clashes between Islamic State-linked insurgents and the...

The Netherlands on Friday temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under 60 following the death of a woman who had received a shot, the health ministry said.

The husband of popular Johannesburg physician and radio DJ Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl, who is on a ventilator with Covid-19, has made an impassioned plea for contributions to a  fundraising campaign to help with mounting medical bills.

The UN mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok.

Mohamed Bazoum said he would make education and security a priority as he took over as president of Niger on Friday, inheriting a state racked by political tension and an Islamist insurgency that has killed more than 300 people this year.

'In the last 60 days we've had approximately 10 days of water,' said Hibberdene resident Ibrahim Shaik.

“I remember seeing people coming in alive and then you see a body leaving the Covid-19 ward,” said health-care worker Jaco Versfeld.

George King, the man who free-climbed The Shard in London, took his life in his hands again when he scaled one of Europe's highest skyscrapers in Barcelona on Friday without any ropes or safety measures.

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When in danger, the snake spits its venom out, aiming for the eyes.

Police seized electronic equipment and documents for further investigation.

Fraudsters, fraudsters everywhere - it’s exhausting but unless you’re willing to be scammed, you have to keep your guard up at all times.

The suspect allegedly forged the Lesedi local municipality manager’s signature.

A natural gas project being developed by French energy major Total in northern Mozambique is beyond the reach of militants, a Mozambique army spokesman was quoted as saying

'The clerk inflated the farm workers’ salaries and orchestrated the deposit of their salaries into her bank account,' the Hawks said.

Two people people were declared dead at the scene while the third person died in hospital.