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Iran warns neighbours: Support for U.S. to be seen as a...

Iran has warned regional countries that any support for the United States in the event of a renewed armed conflict would be regarded as a hostile act toward…

Irvin Jim faces suspension over Numsa Central Committee meeting cancellation

Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim is facing possible suspension as regional leaders move to hold him accountable for blocking the Central Committee (CC) meeting...

NUMSA wins court battle over Xmas bonus strike dismissal

Workers dismissed for embarking on an illegal strike over Christmas bonuses three years ago have emerged slightly victorious in a Labour Court battle against...

WHO urges coordinated action as Ebola poses regional threat in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak has become a regional public health concern, calling for urgent collective action as…

Gauteng woman appears in court for ‘kidnapping herself’

A Gauteng woman accused of staging her own kidnapping to trick her family into paying R40 000 in ransom money has appeared in court...

SAPS investigates murder of foreign national in Durban CBD

South African police said on Thursday they were investigating the killing of a foreign national by a crowd of about 50 people in the city of Durban. •…

Suliman Carrim’s bail bid delayed and car theft charges added to...

North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s attempt to apply for bail in a newly added vehicle-theft case was delayed on Thursday after the Musina Magistrates’...

Masked men try to storm Libya’s financial oversight body

Masked men in military uniform tried to storm the headquarters of Libya's financial oversight agency on Wednesday, in what the country's UN mission called an "unacceptable"…

iCAUR expands electric SUV range with new V25

Chinese automotive brand iCAUR has expanded its growing SUV portfolio with the unveiling of the new V25, a boxy, off-road-inspired vehicle that will be...

OMODA C4 to become first locally built Chery model in SA

Chinese automotive manufacturer Chery Group has confirmed that its upcoming OMODA C4 crossover will become the first vehicle produced at its newly acquired Rosslyn...

Isuzu replaces Land Rover as Rugby World Cup automotive partner

Japanese vehicle manufacturer Isuzu has secured a major global sporting sponsorship deal, replacing Land Rover as the official automotive partner of the Rugby World...

Chery and JLR revive Freelander with powerful 460kW hybrid SUV

The Freelander nameplate is making a comeback, but this time as a standalone automotive brand developed through a partnership between Chinese manufacturer Chery and...

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Water quality concerns in Makhanda as 111 Rhodes students fall ill

Eastern Cape health authorities are investigating preliminary water test results as Makhanda prepares a coordinated response, following a suspected outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses at...

Ramaphosa, Zuma, Motlanthe, Mbeki failed innocent prisoners, ConCourt rules

The Constitutional Court has delivered a damning judgment against South Africa's Presidency, finding that four successive presidents violated their constitutional obligations by allowing two...

Tshwane water crisis: Doctor warns residents what to watch for

Hundreds of residents, most of them young children, have fallen ill after drinking contaminated water in Tshwane, exposing what experts and investigators say was...

National Treasury wants greater say over appointment of municipal CFOs

The National Treasury is proposing sweeping reforms that would give it greater oversight of the appointment of municipal chief financial officers (CFOs) as part...

Godongwana sets aside R3.8bn to hire 3,552 social workers in GBV...

The government is set to spend R3.8 billion over the next three years to strengthen the country's response to gender-based violence (GBV). The funding is...

Municipal debt nears R500bn as Treasury bets on smart meters to...

The country's municipalities are facing deepening financial strain, with consumer debt owed to municipalities approaching R500-billion and collection rates remaining stubbornly low. This has prompted...

Bolt expands electric ride-hailing service to Johannesburg

Bolt has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) ride-hailing category to Johannesburg as it targets a fleet of 500 electric vehicles across South Africa by...

New automotive report reveals SA’s car industry is on shaky ground

South Africa’s automotive industry faces mounting investment risks despite recovering vehicle sales, with imported cars increasingly dominating the domestic market. This is among the...

Namibia, Angola pledge deeper bilateral cooperation

Namibia and Angola have signed eight agreements to strengthen cooperation in energy, water, transport, trade and other sectors.

Parliament rejects spending 100% of budget without real service delivery ahead...

As South Africans wait for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table his medium-term budget on Wednesday afternoon, parliamentarians have warned municipalities against celebrating 100%...

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral

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AU aims to unlock $100bn for 10-million African women by 2030

The African Union (AU) on Monday opened a high-level dialogue on gender equality and women's empowerment, calling for a continent-wide effort to address systemic...

Shark kills woman swimming off Eastern Cape’s Orient Beach

A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark at a popular beach off the coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province on Tuesday, local authorities said. "A fatal…

The fall of a PKTT super cop: The case Bonginkosi Dlamini...

Disgraced Political Killings Task Team Officer Bonginkosi Anthony Dlamini has a criminal conviction against his name and a 17-year prison sentence to serve. A magistrate...

Former crime intelligence boss Mulangi Mphego released on R5 000 bail

Former Crime Intelligence head Mulangi Mphego has secured R5,000 bail after Johannesburg magistrate Tshifiwa Ntoko rejected prosecutors’ demands that he surrender his passport and...

Supra Mahumapelo dares Roets to repeat his farm attack claims under...

African National Congress (ANC) heavyweight Supra Mahumapelo has challenged Afrikaner activist Ernst Roets to defend his claims about farm attacks and racial discrimination under...