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Dozens of parents trusted her to take care of their toddlers. But this caregiver spent her days slapping, dragging and even kicking the little ones for no good reason.

She is being hailed for reaching the finals of one of the world’s most important writing prizes. But back in Zimbabwe she is about to appear in court to face charges of “incitement to commit violence.” Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, 61, is one of six authors who have been short-listed for the Booker Prize.

The community of Qaga village in King Williams Town is up in arms. A 23-year-old woman who saved a one-year-old child from a rapist was jailed and has been charged with murder.

Venus is the bright star that shines in the early morning hours before the sun rises. But it’s really a planet – the second one from the sun.

Nigerian porn star King Tblak has been arrested for filming an adult movie in the sacred forest of the Yoruba people.

Club DJ and electro music artist Sbi Techn moved from Krugersdorp to Durban to be closer to his fans. After all, Durban, or eThekwini, has become a home for some of the most exciting music in SA. But then the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown changed everything.

As global warming accelerates, terrible fires have devastated many parts of the world this week.

They have been called ‘aliens’. Some kill them because they believe their body parts make powerful ‘muthi’.

Over 200 people came to mourn and say their last goodbyes to slain Alexandra school girl Jabulile Nkosi on Saturday.

The locals call him Kataza or Nkatazo – which means trouble.

The singing sensations from rural Limpopo were back on America’s Got Talent, with a special virtual performance this week.

Jabulile Nkosi was due to turn 19 years old this Friday, September 11. But a week before her big day, the Grade 12 pupil from East Bank High School was found murdered with three bullet wounds on her body.