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A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has been sentenced to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol riots. Paul Allard Hodgkins apologised and said he was ashamed of his actions on January 6. Speaking calmly…

July 17, 2021 | 9:11am | Updated July 17, 2021 | 10:19am Patriots defensive tackle Byron Cowart won’t be rolling out the red carpet when Tom Brady makes his much-anticipated return to New England in October. “We ain’t welcoming him, we just got to play him. There ain’t going to…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the burning warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward LONDON (Reuters) - The unrest that has ripped through South Africa in the past week will force…

In the midst of the looting and violence that gripped parts of South Africa over the past week, concerns around food security were front of mind for many – particularly those in KZN and Gauteng. Below Wandile Sihlobo discusses the issues around food security, which has more to it than…

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A dialysis centre in Soweto was one of the many businesses that were damaged and looted during the violent riots Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal the past week. Looters recently ransacked and looted the Izinso Dialysis Centre in Soweto. Photo:Facebook “Our hearts are truly saddened by the destruction and damage from the…

Ernst van Rhyn and John Dobson. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images) John Dobson believes his Stormers and the British & Irish Lions can play some part in providing hope from this week's devastating riots plaguing parts of South Africa.But the Stormers coach also says local rugby deserves credit for "heroically"…

Listen on iTunes  South Africa mustered its army reserves in a bid to quell several days of looting that has ravaged supplies of food and other essentials and dealt a crippling blow to its economy. The disorder slowly began to ebb across most affected provinces on Thursday before an expected surge…

AP Photo/Steven Senne New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton sees the 2021 season as time to "put up or shut up," as he told ESPN Radio's Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin (h/t Mike Reiss of ESPN). Newton is entering his second season with the Patriots after a disappointing first year in which…

South Africa’s army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press July 15, 2021, 6:38 PM • 6 min read JOHANNESBURG -- In one of the largest…