Distell said the parties are in discussions and warned shareholders to exercise caution when dealing in their shares until a further announcement is made.

Two sheriff's deputies in South Carolina were fired on Monday for their involvement in the death of a black man who was forcibly removed from his jail cell in January.

The economy, already in recession before the coronavirus pandemic struck in March 2020, shrank by a record 7% last year. State debt is nearing 90% of GDP.

The killing of two security officers tasked with protecting an electrical substation from cable thieves has highlighted the danger that lurks behind the crime often referred to as economic sabotage.

They call themselves the “Satan Defenders” and are charged with the attempted murder of a four-month-old baby, found covered in blood after a man was shot dead inside the family home.

Five cable thieves convicted on 50 counts of copper theft committed between 2016 and 2018 were among first offenders to be charged under the amended legislation.

Experts appointed by Tanzania's new president have declared Covid-19 vaccines to be effective and recommended joining the Covax facility that shares the inoculations, in the latest sign suggesting official scepticism about the pandemic is waning.

Chinese biotechnology company Clover Biopharmaceuticals said on Tuesday the modified version of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate showed a strong immune response against the original strain of the virus and some variants during animal testing.

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India's total coronavirus cases surged past the 25 million mark on Tuesday, boosted by 263,533 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 4,329.

Makhubo said donations did not guarantee tenders and the city's dealings with donors were transparent

The Zimbabwean government on Monday appealed against a high court ruling that extending the chief justice's tenure by five years was illegal, in a case that has created a stand-off between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the court.

A senior Israeli official cast doubt on Monday on the possibility of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants after more than a week of violent conflict that has left dozens dead.

Five men masquerading as police officers at a tavern were apprehended in Limpopo.

France's president said on Monday he would work with Egypt's president and Jordan's king on a concrete proposal for a ceasefire and a possible path to discussions between Israel and the Palestinians.

An unusually large group of about 5,000 Moroccans, many of them minors or families, illegally swam into Spain's northern African enclave of Ceuta on Monday, a spokesperson for the Spanish government's delegation there said.

Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 5pm until 10pm.

Discovery CEO Adrian Gore said vaccines are free for members and non members.

Now he is in a coma in hospital after a second hit-and-run crash in almost the same place in the same month as his first.

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Violent protests over poor service delivery disrupted the phase two rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Free State on Monday.

The number of people vaccinated at old age homes on Monday still needs to be captured.

A team of palaeontologists in Mexico have identified a new species of dinosaur after finding its 72 million-year-old fossilised remains almost a decade ago, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Thursday.

'We are losing lives and the healthcare workers are on the front line. They are not just statistics.'

The white Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting the 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop near Minneapolis last month was due to attend a pretrial court hearing on Monday afternoon.

The Modjadji Royal Council in Limpopo held a briefing on Monday over a controversial ascension to the throne that caused a rift in the Modjadji royal house and the Balobedu nation.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah were among the first elderly people to be inoculated as the Western Cape started its second phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Pride marches around Europe are swapping mass parties for much smaller gatherings focused on fighting LGBT+ inequality, with one of the world's biggest parades announcing on Monday scaled back plans for this year's event due to Covid-19.