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Eritrea asks UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia

Eritrea asked the UN Security Council on Saturday to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, according to a letter seen by Reuters, saying Addis Ababa's accusations of an…

Police help deliver baby after suspect goes into labour at North...

What began as a routine arrest turned into an extraordinary moment for members of the South African Police Service in Assen when officers helped...

MK Party in a spin over Zuma’s hospital stay

Former president Jacob Zuma was reportedly jovial in hospital on Friday, joking with nurses despite concern about his health. A close contact spoke to him...

Katlego Maboe’s ex alleges abuse, neglect at Pollsmoor

Monique Muller, media personality Katlego Maboe’s baby mama and former girlfriend, has detailed what she says are troubling conditions that female awaiting trialists endure...

Auditor-General calls out lies in correctional services tender records

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) confronted Correctional Services with suspect tender documents. The department returned with more paperwork that deepened the auditors’ distrust and...

Door open for duo’s fresh VBS challenge

The next battle over the VBS prosecution of Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe is heading to National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi after...

Navi Pillay’s Nobel Prize angers Trump

South African Judge Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize win on Friday sparked an angry tirade from US President Donald Trump, who complained of the...

AGSA admits R219m audit blunder for Mpumalanga

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has admitted to a staggering R219-million blunder in its provincial audit presentation, which sparked political outrage and accusations...

Maarten Van Doesburgh | South Africa’s economy is going backwards. What...

South Africa can ill afford another economic shock. Yet, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on October...

EDITORIAL | The mob must not write asylum policy

Home Affairs was right to withdraw its directive of September 28. It was hastily drafted and poorly communicated and, by the department’s own account,...