TRIBUTES have been pouring in on social media for popular Durban deejay Kevin Naidoo, who died on Friday. Naidoo, 47, who went by the stage name Kevin Rebellious, suffered a heart attack and died at his home in Phoenix. Naidoo rose in the local club

NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments before touchdown. The c

During an interview on Good Morning Britain, former gossip blogger, Perez Hilton admitted that he regretted his role in the bullying of Britney Spears. The blogger said he regretted his treatment of Spears, which includes spreading sex tapes rumours,

Q: I hope you are well during these trying times. I require advice on my career path. I studied analytical chemistry and had a few employments thus far, but nothing in the field that I studied. I recently decided to change my career path to teaching.

) It’s been a long time since I’ve reacted to a TV show with anger and disgust. But that’s how great The Loudest Voice is. It elicits this emotion because it’s mainly about the despicable actions of the late Fox News CEO, Roger Ailes. Brilliantly por

Brazil has announced that it will formally withdrawn its 2017 suit against the Canadian government at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over commercial aircraft subsidies. Brazil challenged the subsidies granted by the Canadian government for the la

The Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, warned us about pandemics. Now he’s written a new book to warn us about climate change. In the book he highlights that firstly we need need international cooperation, secondly that we need to let science to guide ou

A DEVoTEE on Tuesday donated gold and silver ornaments to the Jagannath Temple in Puri, India. The devotee donated 4.858kg of gold and 3.876kg of silver ornaments, said an official of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). A representative

THERE were tears of joy for a former Durban couple at the birth of their baby earlier this month. For Carrie Wilson and Delano Peters, their newborn baby Creed, who will be two weeks old on Tuesday, was a rainbow after the storm. They felt that their

PETER Maskell Auctioneers will be holding a online liquidation sale of the assets of a woodworking business starting on March 1. Bidding opens at noon and closes at noon on March 3. Items on the sale include a Biesse Selco SK3 beam saw, a Biesse skip

KWAZULU-NATAL police have shot and killed three alleged taxi hitmen who opened fire on a taxi full of passengers on Friday. The taxi was travelling from Bridge City in KwaMashu to Umzinyathi at around 5.30pm. ■

CRICKET South Africa’s second chance at renewal is getting ever closer. That opportunity comes at a critical time not only for the organisation, but also at a moment, when the sport globally is facing critical questions, while greater demands are bei

WHAT started as personal protective gear for health-care workers has now become an entire industry –with demand outweighing supply and new variations of it being invented. What is an N-95 mask? And what are some of the innovations since compulsory ma

BARCELONA coach Ronald Koeman says it is too early to talk of a decline in Spanish football after his side were thrashed 4-1 at home to Paris St Germain in the Champions League last week and Sevilla were beaten 3-2 by visiting Borussia Dortmund. Span

ZIMBABWE began vaccinating people against Covid-19 this week. “The first batch of vaccines for Zimbabwe has been successfully delivered,” President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his Twitter account. The president’s tweet followed the arrival of 200 000

The pandemic has introduced people to the world of remote working. Many have traded their typical 9-5 working hours for more flexible options that grant them the time to explore more. Enter the OOO (Out of Office) trend that allows travellers to work

WHILE more than a million matrics will know their results on Tuesday, education experts have appealed to parents to offer mental support to those who may not achieve desired results. Experts said Covid-19 and the closure of schools presented many cha

PRoMINENT Durban businessman and philanthropist Rajen Reddy has been remembered as a champion of small business development, entrepreneur and trailblazer. Reddy, 58, owner of KZN oils, died on Thursday morning at gateway hospital after suffering hear

tHE 34th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Assembly took place without the usual fanfare. Apart from the transition of the leadership of the AU Assembly from South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to Felix tshisekedi of the Democratic Repu

CELEBRITIES are on it. People have to score an invite to join. China has blocked it. Investors think it’s worth a billion dollars. And it has gone viral, picking up 2 million installs in the first week of February, according to analytics firm Sensor

WHEN boarding a plane to an exotic location, the last thing you want to know is that someone has died mid-flight. Once you find out that there has been a death in the air, you might wonder what happens next. Well, in a now-deleted Tik Tok video that

IN THE future, we will all look back at 2020 as the year when a single virus had shook the global economy and threatened the survival of businesses. While governments are working hard to implement vaccine programmes to safeguard citizens Covid-19, th

IN ThE article titled “Memorial for Covid-19 victims, families” published in the February 14, 2020, edition of herald, the article said Swami Bhakthavatsala and Mathaji Neevasanee Sivanesan were married, which was incorrect. Additionally, Mathaji act

In A laboratory in the University of Free State a strain of bacteria is showing an adaptation that has scientists worried. The strain of the bacteria Serratia marcescens has become resistant to disinfectants and this could be the sign of things to co

POPULAR singer and TV and radio personality Unathi Nkayi will host the Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s (CTIJF)’s online series, Jazz-Fix, which kicks off on February 27. Nkayi is a friend of the festival, and she performed at the CTIJF in 201

BotSwANA is the only southern African country where capital punishment is carried out. Capital punishment is usually meted out for murder with aggravated circumstances and is carried out by hanging. In 2016, a former “hangman” told publication Mmegi

Mars rules your financial sector this week, pretty well assuring more money. Even long shot offers hold better promise than they normally might. Spending becomes obsessive - it’s a must-have week. Either your image or home are in for an overhaul. Don

EVERY few years someone arrives in the world of showbiz and immediately has an impact. Usually young and unknown, their stratospheric rise to the upper echelons of the industry is much more of a big deal. When we watched the inauguration of US Presid

It’s never a good look when a cabinet minister, having just stepped out of a cabinet meeting, is having trouble getting an on-line connection. That happened to Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa just minutes after he’d ended a cabinet meeting on Friday a

Simone Ashley has been the name on many lips this week. Of course, how could she not be after it was announced that she has been cast in season two of Netflix’s romantic period drama, Bridgerton, and that her character, Kate Sharma, will be a game-ch