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In the remote town of Burgeo on the east coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, some residents are enthusiastically waiting to view Monday's rare solar eclipse and recreate history of an island discovered by Captain James Cook.

It is common cause that our country is mired in a deep crisis, a culmination of multiple failures in various areas of our lives, writes Mike Siluma.

Several incidents of damage caused by strong winds, including a trailer being blown off a bridge on the N1 near the Huguenot Tunnel, have been reported in the Western Cape.

Whispers in financial circles in the Sandton hub suggest billionaire business mogul Patrice Motsepe is involved in the possible Canal+ takeover of MultiChoice, the owner of DStv, Africa’s largest pay-television operator.

An honest explanation for the double debits and details of a fix-it plan would be a good start

Strained diplomatic relations between South Africa and Rwanda are on the mend after a three-hour bilateral meeting held by the presidents of the two countries on Saturday.

A Johannesburg metro police officer has died after allegedly being shot by police officers trying to arrest her son for alleged reckless driving.

Electoral body argues it had long made public statements about Zuma’s ineligibility to stand as a candidate in the elections.

The Western Cape provincial government on Sunday announced the closure of schools in the Overberg, Cape Winelands and Helderberg (Somerset) areas on Monday.

Kagame sounded the warning amid escalating tensions in east DRC