Businesses in the precinct in Durban in which the China Emporium was gutted have been evacuated, the eThekwini municipality said on Friday.

Community members and pig farmers may not remove any pigs or pig products from the identified area to prevent further spreading of the disease.

Hundreds of thousands of farmed fish have died from cold in a lagoon in northwestern Greece after a heavy snowstorm crippled the country this week.

It's unclear if the furry guests appreciate the offerings.

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"There’s no way a basic income grant, which is not even pitched at the poverty level, could prevent job creation. Pay the grant," said Thuli Madonsela.

Tropical storm Ana has killed at least 86 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations ongoing as another storm threatens more severe weather.

The SA Veterinary Council has welcomed the recent conviction and sentencing of two women who practised illegally as veterinary professionals.

A worst-case scenario will result in Eskom having to spend R7.5bn for the seven months up to the end of August on running open-cycle gas turbines to keep load-shedding at stage 2 for no more than 90 days.

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A 1.8m pet anaconda is on the loose in Phoenix, north of Durban.

The ombud investigated more than 2,880 banking fraud-related cases last year, an increase of 7.5% from 2020.

Fuelled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, infections exploded during the past four weeks, with around two million cases recorded.

The decision has cast uncertainty over the future of the US federal offshore drilling program, which has been a big source of public revenue for decades but also drawn the ire of activists concerned about its impact on the environment and contributio...

Tension has been simmering over North Korea's series of six weapons tests in 2022, among the largest number of missile launches it has made in a month. The launches have triggered international condemnation and a new sanctions push from the US.

"We are studying it, but I don't see any reason we should be concerned," says NICD virologist Penny Moore.

Hong Kong is scrambling to sustain a zero-Covid-19 policy that has turned one of the world's most densely packed cities into one of the most isolated.

Economic Community of West African States leaders will hold an emergency summit on Friday to discuss the political crisis in Burkina Faso.

The benefits do not outweigh the risks, the Health Agency says.

Eleven suspected illegal miners were arrested at the Chromnet mine in the Northam area, Limpopo, on Thursday.

A serial rapist was handed a hefty sentence of 13 life terms as well as an additional 105 years' imprisonment on Thursday by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Graskop.

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The family of Shonisani Lethole, who died at Tembisa Hospital of Covid-19 in 2020, says it remains determined to secure justice for Shonisani and continue working with families, communities and campaigners to fix the hospital.

The WHO says though there have been rare cases of accidental swallowing and intoxication, alcohol-based hand sanitisers are safe for everyone to use.

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High levels of aggression, a decline in the number of middle class South Africans, the growth of contactless shopping and the introduction of lab-based protein are some of the trends that have been seen since the advent of Covid-19.

There were 160 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Thursday.

Department spokesperson Kwazi Mthethwa said that the "community of Dassenhoek" traced two of the men involved in the incident and handed them over.