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Students at the University of Cape Town. (Getty Images) UCT's executive has distanced itself from a research paper by one of its professors, calling the paper "offensive to black students". The paper, published at the end of May, questions why black South African students are less likely to consider studying biological sciences. The paper said "experience with…

Local snake catcher Nick Evans has rescued a 2.5m black mamba from the roof of a scrapyard on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.Retrieving the mamba proved quite the challenge even for the seasoned snake catcher.Evans expects to receive many more calls in the coming weeks as black mamba mating season kicks off in winter.Local snake…

US presidential hopeful Joe Biden apologised on Friday for telling a black radio host that African-Americans "ain't black" if they are unsure who to support in November's election, sparking accusations of racism.The Democratic Party's presumptive nominee to challenge President Donald Trump made the remark during a spirited and sometimes contentious interview with popular syndicated radio…

With a growing number of people favoring the idea of opening up America, it's a good time to remind everyone why we're social distancing in the first place: there's a deadly virus running rampant through the country and it spreads very easily. A new poll released Monday found that 71% of Americans favor requiring people…

Ngwenya to appeal crimen injuria conviction for use of k-wordNgwenya and Titi reportedly shared a friendship of 20 years until they became involved in a dispute after a business deal went south.News24 previously reported Ngwenya had claimed Titi owed him R52 million.The dispute led to Ngwenya not only calling Tita a "QwaQwa k****r", but also…