Unsung Heroes

A senior United Nations official, Rein Paulsen of the FAO, has called for urgent and pooled resources to address the deepening crisis in the Horn of Africa and…

The 15th United Nations Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. More than 40...

China sends pair of giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Canada's Barrick Mining has reached an agreement with unions representing workers at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine in western Mali, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to two additional health zones, Bulu and Dungu, bringing the total to 63 affected areas across seven…

Police in Lulekani, Limpopo, have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 66-year-old Mozambican national was discovered burnt in the bush at...

Police in Bothaville have arrested a 32-year-old woman after she alleged stabbed her former partner in the Kgotsong location last night. Police responded to a...

British police evacuated homes near RAF Fairford, a U.S. military air base in Whelford, western England, and arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offenses. Residents…

Police in Springs, Gauteng, have opened a murder investigation after a body was discovered in a near Rhokana Road this afternoon. A security company patrolling...

Authorities have urged motorists and residents to exercise extreme caution after flash floods rendered the DR2951 route between Kamasies and Rooifontein in the Northern...

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called on Saturday for an expedited procedure to deport individuals following mass border crossings, such as

Limpopo police have issued a warning to the public about a growing extortion scam in which criminals impersonate a senior police officer using his...

Two alleged illegal miners were arrested during a late-night operation on Friday, the South African Police Service said today. Police received intelligence about illicit mining...

The Ganyesa Regional Court in North West has sentenced Thapelo Sesipi, 26, to 18 years’ imprisonment after convicting him of raping a 12-year-old girl. Police said...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has frozen assets worth approximately R42.4 million in connection with a corruption scandal at Tembisa Hospital, where officials allegedly...

Western Cape police are investigating a quadruple murder after four men were gunned down in Mthuma Street, Site C, Khayelitsha on Saturday evening. Khayelitsha police...

Sept 26 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will continue to hold technical discussions with Gabon on fiscal and public debt developments that could pave the way for a new programme, the Fund

Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Ntombifuthu Nxumalo, whose body was discovered at Mooifontein Cemetery in the...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visited the U.S. National Archives and the National Museum of Asian Art during a state visit, echoing past reciprocal…

A date contradiction has emerged in the State’s charge sheet against suspended police deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, with prosecutors placing the...

The demise of a historic Mpumalanga cultural village associated with world-renowned Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu is a case study of some of the challenges...

Bishop Azwihangwi “Hangwi” Maumela is a church leader whose public life has repeatedly intersected with South Africa’s political establishment, placing him in the orbit...

A recent mapping project for the Gauteng City-Region Observatory analysed almost 44 000 street names across the province. The aim was to explore how...

At the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, the past did not feel distant. It lived in the music, in the voices of artists who...

Nissan is seeking to reassure South Africans that selling its Rosslyn manufacturing operations does not mean the end of a relationship with the country...

The concerns raised about service delivery, accountability and municipal governance are important. However, we must be careful not to place the entire responsibility for...

For every local government election, new political parties contest. The new kids on the block hardly win seats in municipal councils and soon fizzle...

Romanda Hombir’s path to the Miss World Africa crown has carried the thrill of triumph and the sting of public rejection. When the 27-year-old announced...

A Numsa region has hauled the metalworkers union to court to force its leaders, including general-secretary Irvin Jim, to release R1.5-million required to fund...

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has sternly cautioned ANC leaders against using the councillor candidates’ submission saga to place the political spotlight on secretary-general Fikile...