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Fifty years on: Youth face new battles across Afrika

As we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising Revolution of June 16, 1976, a Pan-Afrikan intellectual's thoughts are mixed, vexed with ongoing...

Peet Viljoen arrested at OR Tambo, due in court Thursday

Peet Viljoen, husband of former Real Housewives of Pretoria star, Mel, is set to appear in court on Thursday after being arrested at OR...

President Xi Jinping calls on China, Myanmar to steadily advance key...

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor is a flagship project of Belt and Road cooperation between the two...

US-Iran deal promises end to war, but how it will work...

Doubts swirled around the US-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could take weeks for confidence...

Water crisis fuels fears over growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The true scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may be significantly higher than official figures suggest, aid...

Joburg metro police director Eldred Fortein injured while pursuing suspects

The City of Johannesburg has expressed concern following the injury of Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) director Eldred Fortein while carrying out official duties. Fortein...

Cyril Ramaphosa warns against scapegoating migrants for economic woes

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday warned against blaming migrants for the country's economic pain, saying they should not be scapegoated for South Africa's problems. The...

Counterfeit goods worth R100m seized as police score another major drug...

Law enforcement agencies have seized counterfeit goods worth more than R100-million in two major operations at a Bellville shopping complex within a week, while...

Jub Jub free to celebrate Youth Day after court grants him...

The Johannesburg High Court has released media personality Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarohanye from the holding cells after an urgent application before court. The Uyajola 9/9...

Julius Malema calls for African unity and free education 

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema used his Youth Day address at the Union Buildings on Monday to call for peace across Africa,...