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[ad_1] A long-awaited statement from Queen Elizabeth II issued Tuesday was conciliatory to her grandson and her mixed-race spouse, following her explosive interview with American chat show host Oprah Winfrey. FILE: The queen’s statement said the accusation of racism was “concerning” and “would be taken very seriously” but added that …

[ad_1] Kylian Mbappé destroyed Barcelona at the Camp Nou with a devastating hat-trick as PSG clinched a 4-1 victory in the first leg of the round of 16. Mbappé’s imperious performance in Spain has made PSG a great favorite to reach the round of 16 of the competition, and has …

[ad_1] Seal Hatang, Executive Director of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images An investigation into the allegations of harassment and abuse of funds in the Nelson Mandela Foundation approved the executive director of the organization, Seal Hatang, and the chief of operations, Limpho Monyamane. READ | Nelson Mandela …

[ad_1] Energy company Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding. Photo: Getty Images Power company Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding from 5pm on Wednesday to 11pm on Friday, with a high probability that it will continue through the weekend. Eskom said this was due to poor performance at …

[ad_1] For Reuters 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare By Michael Holden LONDON – Queen Elizabeth said on Tuesday that British royalty were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, and vowed to privately address revelations about a racist comment about their …

[ad_1] Transnet’s former interim CFO Anoj Singh. (Photo: Gallo Images / Foto24 / Lerato Maduna) | Atul Gupta. (Photo: Gallo Images / Financial Mail / Robert Tshabalala) | Brian Molefe, former CEO of Eskom. (Photo: Gallo Images / City Press / Lucky Nxumalo) Finally, Transnet and the Special Investigation Unit …

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photo: Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty Images Queen Elizabeth and her family said Tuesday they were saddened to learn of the experiences of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, and said they would address the race-related issues raised by the couple …

[ad_1] (Getty) New data from Statistics SA shows that domestic GDP contracted 7% last year. This is one of the worst contractions in the world, but given that South Africa had one of the strictest locks, it is not as bad as feared. Also, the fourth quarter looked stronger than …

[ad_1] Rainy and cloudy weather. Cape Town’s disaster risk management has said that all City services and external agencies are on standby to deal with the impact of bad weather conditions. Localized flooding is expected in the mountainous areas of the southwestern Western Cape on Wednesday. The South African Meteorological …

[ad_1] South Africa’s economy contracted 7% during 2020. South Africa’s economy contracted 7% in 2020, according to data published by Stats SA. Fourth quarter GDP increased 1.5% on a non-annualized quarter-on-quarter basis, growth driven by the easing of lockdown restrictions. Economists generally expect growth to rebound in 2021, supported by …