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M&G Year-End Quiz Solutions 2021

How much of the year that was 2021 did you remember?

Gold medallist Latifat Tijani of Team Nigeria celebrates after the women’s -45kg powerlifting final on day 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at on August 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

Quiz: How much of 2021 do you recall?

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1985: The year it all started

In the coming weeks we will take you back, year by year, through our history and the history of this country and continent. So much has changed since 1985. So much more needs to…

It may be that the most important lesson this pandemic has to teach us is that we don’t control nearly as many things as we like to think we do.

Quiet contemplation this Easter

From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in…

Subpoenas slammed after World Cup storm

E.tv has declined to reveal how it will respond to subpoenas after airing interviews with criminals planning to target the World Cup.

Serbian team says Benoni hotel a ‘decrepit dump’

The hotel offered to the Serbian team for the Soccer World Cup is a "decrepit dump," the Belgrade daily <i>Press</i> said on Tuesday.

Nyanda defends appointment of new SABC boss

The SABC’s interim board was well within its rights to appoint Solly Mokoetle as CEO, the office of Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda said.

Presidency spins Nkandla exposé

The Presidency on Thursday issued a statement outlining details of a hitherto secret expansion of President Jacob Zuma’s family compound at Nkandla.

Cabinet supports Simelane

Cabinet on Thursday took a swipe at "unfortunate" media reports criticising the appointment of the new National Director of Public Prosecutions.

Menzi Simelane to head up NPA

Former justice director general Menzi Simelane has been appointed national director of public prosecutions with effect from December 1.

IslamicFinance honours role of Muslim businesses

The fourth annual IslamicFinance Business Awards were held on October 30.

Boesak cuts ties with Cope

Western Cape Congress of the People (Cope) leader Allan Boesak resigned from the party on Tuesday, saying its structures were in disarray.

Simon Mann freed on humanitarian grounds

Simon Mann, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison in Equatorial Guinea in 2008 for plotting a coup, has been granted a presidential pardon.

2010: A safety-first approach from the Germans?

Germany’s 2010 stars were reportedly warned on Wednesday to expect to wear bulletproof vests if they venture away from the team hotel in SA.

Time’s up for Joel Santana

Bafana Bafana soccer coach Joel Santana has vacated his position, the South African Football Association (Safa) announced on Monday.

US government facilities in SA reopen

United States government facilities in South Africa reopened on Friday after they had been closed due to a security threat earlier in the week.

Motata found guilty of drunken driving

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata was found guilty of drunken driving by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Constitutional Court rules for M&G

Judge Sandile Ngcobo said the Constitutional Court had decided to replace the 30-day limit set down in the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

Hlophe denies mentioning Buthelezi to M&G

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe on Tuesday denied mentioning Mangosuthu Buthelezi or the Zulu king in an interview with the M&G.

Parties welcome Ngcobo’s nomination

Opposition parties expressed regret on Thursday that Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke did not get the nod as next chief justice.