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Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been temporarily relieved of her duties for two months after her violation of South Africa’s 21-day national lockdown.

Ndabeni-Abrahams lockdown debacle: What we know

The minister has to answer to the president after a picture was posted of her apparently breaking lockdown rules

Tigers are not native to South Africa, so here are some useful tips on what to do if you encounter a tiger. (AFP)

More than 2000 tigers killed and trafficked this century — report

With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year, Traffic warned there was little sign of respite for the species.

South Africa is grappling with an escalating crisis, the overpopulation of elephants in public and private game reserves. (AFP)

Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer

A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities

Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, has been accused of humiliating embassy staff and treating them unfairly

Ambassador spreads fear in Geneva

She locked officials in a boardroom for five hours when some employees didn’t attend a meeting

Iran nuclear talks stretch into third day

High-stakes talks between Iran and global powers on reining in its nuclear programme will stretch into a third day in Geneva.

An international treaty that aims to make copyrighted works more readily available to the world’s blind and visually impaired people

Hollywood lobbies US to weaken treaty to help the blind

Treaty likely to be finalised soon.

North Korea and US seek to reboot nuclear dialogue

North Korea and US seek to reboot nuclear dialogue

North Korea and the US will hold new talks in Geneva to discuss ways to restart regional talks on disabling North Korea nuclear weapons programme.

LHC sets brilliant new record

The world’s biggest atom smasher has set a new world record for luminosity, a key measure of performance and power, Cern said on Friday.

Tie my kangaroo tail on

Tie my kangaroo tail on, sport

Thousands of strange inventions are on display at the world’s biggest invention fair, including a kangaroo tail for chairless humans who need a rest.

‘Big Bang’ collider sets particle beam record

The ”Big Bang” experiment at Cern scored a world record on Monday by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider.

UN talks hope to improve climate data and aid poor

About 150 nations met in Geneva on Monday to discuss how to plug gaps in climate information to help the world cope with global warming.

Swine flu: WHO to consult experts on pandemic decision

The WHO will on Thursday consult its emergency committee of flu experts, which could recommend the declaration of a swine flu pandemic.

Sri Lanka death toll unacceptably high, says UN

The UN said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka’s civil war in recent months was ”unacceptably high”, but declined to give figures.

WHO chief says world should prepare for severe flu

Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 flu infections and more deaths from the newly discovered virus, the WHO said on Friday.

Swine flu cases spread in Asia, Americas

Mexico’s swine flu death toll has risen by four as the virus continues to spread through Latin America and makes inroads in Asia.

Swine flu spreads in Japan as WHO prepares to meet

Japan said on Sunday that 13 more students had tested positive for swine flu, as officials gathered in Geneva for talks on how to contain the virus.

Diplomats pick up pieces after UN meeting walkout

Diplomats at the UN sought on Tuesday to advance an anti-racism declaration and brush off comments from Iran’s president that prompted a walkout.

Countdown to the God machine

Beneath the rural tranquillity of the Geneva countryside, scientists are getting ready for a trip into the unknown.

UN hosts summit on dangers of biological weapons

Experts met in Geneva on Monday to consider ways of stopping scientific advances being converted into more lethal biological weapons.