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Royal Wedding 2018: Harry & Meghan

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs taken on their wedding day. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom, Prince Harry, is a member of the British royal family; the bride, Meghan Markle, is an American and former actress. On the morning of the wedding, Prince Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, conferred upon him the titles ...

Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76

He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said. The British scientist was famed for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. At the age of 22 Professor Hawking was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease. The illness left him in a wheelchair and largely unable to speak ...

New Day Zero in Cape Town

Cape Town has a new Day Zero for Cape Town has been pushed back by four days to April 16, 2018, DA leader Mmusi Maimane announced in a statement, “This is crucial progress, and I offer my thanks and congratulations to all residents who have joined in this campaign to Defeat Day Zero with such commitment. Their efforts have shown fruit. We have started to push back Day Zero, and we can defeat it altogether if we keep going.” According ...

Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Passed, aged 78

South African jazz legend Hugh Ramopolo Masekela has passed, aged 78. Masekela passed due to prostate cancer which he had been treated for since 2008. His family issued a statement on Tuesday to confirm the news; “After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa, surrounded by his family,” read the statement. Hugh was born in KwaGuqa township in Witbank and began singing and playing the piano as a child. After seeing the ...

#TimesUp Movement

On the website is an open letter to women of the world, standing in solidarity and affirming the signatories’ action to tackle sexual harassment and assault. The letter was signed by almost 400 predominantly British & American women in entertainment.