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US military apologizes for storming olive oil factory in Bulgaria Vaccine role in BBC presenter’s death to be investigated
An investigation will be launched by a coroner to determine if the cause of BBC presenter Lisa Shaw’s death might …
Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air
To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global carbon emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has …
Why comedy is important in times of crisis
Most of us have needed a good laugh over the last 12 months. Searches on Netflix for horror dipped at …
Group-think: what it is and how to avoid it
Former government adviser Dominic Cummings has made waves by suggesting the UK government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis was “a …
Did Roald Dahl hate children as much as the witches did?
Described as “the world’s greatest storyteller”, Roald Dahl is frequently ranked as the best children’s author of all …
Bullying on the rise in schools
The spotlight once again fell on bullying after a 15-year-old learner took her own life as a result of it. …
Why hate should be considered a contagious disease
A significant portion of violence in the world is based on hatred. People find so many reasons to hate one …
GraceLife Church: How pandemic skepticism is affecting religious communities
The GraceLife Church in Alberta has been at the centre of a recent controversy about pandemic restrictions. The rural church …
Closing embassy in Kabul reflects badly on Australia
Despite Australian forces spending most of two decades in Afghanistan, at Tuesday’s Coalition parties meeting only one government backbencher questioned …
Eric Carle: creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a story of hope … and holes
Eric Carle, author and illustrator of beloved children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, died on Sunday — the same …
Victoria lockdown: prioritize teachers for vaccines
Yesterday Victoria announced a snap lockdown to last at least seven days starting from 11:59pm last night.
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Military intervention in Cabo Delgado is a bad idea
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has called an extraordinary summit of the leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this …
Queue-jumpers will likely get away with it
Some South Africans have jumped the queue to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine well before they were …
Government looking at restrictions as tougher lockdown looms
The National Coronavirus Command Council met on Thursday afternoon to discuss interventions, including further restrictions on gatherings, to stop the …
UN body to investigate Israel-Gaza violence
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to investigate violence in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Islamic countries
…China hits back as US revisit Wuhan lab-leak theory
China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab.
Intelligence report
President Joe Biden …
Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns
Black Lives Matter’s co-founder said that she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she referred to …
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Belgium halts J&J vaccine for under 41s
Belgium released a statement on Wednesday that it was suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccinations for people …
How we dated the remnants of the Bokoni polity
If you go for a walk in the green hills of Mpumalanga in the north east of South Africa, you …
Does COVID really affect your heart?
Reading a recent article with the headline Setting the Record straight: there is no “COVID heart” teleported me back to …
To what extent are we ruled by unconscious forces?
Why did you buy your car? Why did you fall in love with your partner? When we start to examine …
Mali: Inside Mali’s coup within a coup
On the afternoon of May 24, the Malian transitional president, Bah Ndaw, and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane, were arrested…
Insurgency: Delay in reinforcements could exact a high price
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is poised to intervene militarily on the side of the Mozambican government to stop …
US Senate passes Bill to declassify intel on Covid-19 origins
The US Senate unanimously passed a Bill on Wednesday night that will require the director of national intelligence to declassify …
No vaccine priority for South Africans with co-morbidities – ever
People with co-morbidities are not now, and will almost certainly not in the future, receive priority access to Covid-19 vaccines …
World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon
It’s becoming more likely that a key global temperature limit will be reached in the next five years.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar author dies aged 91
Eric Carle, the US author of best-selling children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has passed away at the age …
Brad Pitt gets joint custody of children with Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt has been granted joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie following a lengthy court battle.
Divorce in
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Belarus kidnapping: what international law says
Here’s what we know: the Ryanair aircraft carrying dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was scheduled to fly from Athens in …
Can’t face exercise? Have a hot bath or a sauna instead
I study the effects of exercise on the body. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that when I’m not in the lab, …
How a plant-based diet could help prevent the next COVID-19
Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from …
BIPOC or IBPOC? LGBTQ or LGBTQ2S+? Who decides which names we should use?
It does not take a degree to notice that the names for groups of people sharing a common skin colour, …
Roman Protasevich: dissident Belarus journalist whose defiance enraged Europe’s last dictator
Roman Protasevich doesn’t look like much of a threat to Europe’s last dictator. A fresh-faced 26-year-old, he has never been …
French court orders damages for victims of breast implant scandal
PARIS.- A Parisian court ruled that German firm TUV Rheinland was negligent in awarding safety certificates to a French company …
Marilyn Manson active arrest warrant issued for assault
Police in the US state of New Hampshire have issued an active arrest warrant for singer Marilyn Manson in connection …
SA’s last doses of the J&J Sisonke vaccine will go to athletes
If all goes according to plan, the last thousand doses of J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine made available by the Sisonke project …
High chance load shedding will hit at short notice – Eskom
Eskom has requested that the public reduce usage of electricity as the power system is under severe pressure, with …
Big increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations as new lockdown looms for SA
South Africa has reported a steep increase in Covid-19 related hospitalizations on Tuesday (25 May), another sign that the country …
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Beef industry looks forward to gains from AfCFTA
There has been much fanfare recently around the highly anticipated African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which started at the …
Supermoon! Red blood lunar eclipse! It’s all happening at once, but what does that mean?
The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is going to happen during the early hours of May 26. But this …
Climate change affects fertility in humans and animals
Evidence of declining fertility in humans and wildlife is growing. While chemicals in our environment have been identified as a …
Why full dams don’t mean water security: a look at South Africa
After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full…
Your phone and your brain – what we know so far
A defining characteristic of the way many people live today is persistent online connectedness. Since the introduction of smartphones about …
With brazen dissident arrest, Belarus finds itself more isolated than ever
Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has gone to extraordinary measures to cling to power in the face of the stiffest …
Australia to shut embassy in Afghanistan over violence fears
Australia has said it will shut its embassy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Friday, as the withdrawal of international troops …
Florida high school edits ‘immodest’ yearbook photos
A Florida high school is facing backlash for altering the yearbook photos of 80 female students to add clothing to …
US issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics
The US has issued a travel warning for Japan after the country’s Covid-19 surge, amid heightened scrutiny just weeks before …