Politics

Police at Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein have arrested a 36-year-old woman after discovering 232 stones suspected to be crack cocaine concealed inside...

Police in Limpopo have arrested two suspects, aged 27 and 32, on Sunday, August 23, after the body of a missing man was discovered...

Two men, aged 35 and 42, have been arrested after an intelligence-led operation by Polokwane detectives after they allegedly impersonated police officials and robbed...

Israel's plan to build new settlements in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank has drawn widespread international condemnation, with the international community...

Voting started in Kazakhstan on Sunday for its new unicameral parliament, the Kurultai, with 545 candidates from seven political parties contesting the election. Kazakhstan's Central...

Event organisers, producers and other creatives in the Free State have accused the provincial government of hijacking the Macufe festival and shutting them out...

TUNIS: Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while the...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo has called for international action to help contain the impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Pakistan's ​Army Chief Asim ‌Munir will ⁠visit Tehran on Monday, ‌Iran's ‌Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil ‌Baghaei said ‌on Sunday, according to a statement ⁠by...

It would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia's offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in response to a...

BEIJING: Half a century ago, a barefoot doctor in rural China might have carried little more than a bag of basic medicines, a few...

BEIJING: China and Ecuador should strengthen the synergy of their development strategies and implement the cooperation plan for jointly building the Belt and Road...

The Israel Defence Forces has fired towards a militant who was in the final stages of preparing an attack in southern Syria, citing threats...

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa and one of the fastest-growing airline brands globally, has announced its new flight service to the Democratic...

The ambitious R30-billion smart city that billionaire businessman Robert Gumede envisions for state-owned land south of Mbombela has encountered an early obstacle: contractual obligations,...

Canada is "at war" over trade with the United States and starting on September 8, 2026, the country will impose tariffs on imports of...

The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has made two additional arrests in connection with a case involving alleged fraud, theft and tampering with...

Parliament will haul the Department of Correctional Services before MPs next week to explain why unnatural deaths in prisons have surged and what consequences,...

Police in Gauteng have seized 100 firearms and ammunition from a Soweto security company after a compliance inspection revealed serious violations of the Firearms...

The Polokwane Division of the High Court has sentenced Frank Rikhotso, 33, from Mbambamenchisi village to 18 years of direct imprisonment for the murder of...

Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt after two men were fatally shot in Kurhula Village in the Lulekani policing area on Friday night. Police...

Two people of interest have been apprehended in connection with the murder of well-known boxer Zolani Tete, who was shot dead at NU 17,...

Volvo Trucks South Africa has marked the 20th anniversary of its Durban assembly plant, celebrating two decades in which daily production has tripled and...

Five-time Grammy-winning musician Angelique Kidjo has become the first African artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The honour recognises a...

Noxolo Mahlubi’s N6 qualification in public management has not translated into employment. The 32-year-old who hails from Qumbu in the Eastern Cape says her...

Lotto results for Saturday, August 22 2026 Lotto:               05 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 41 ...

The UN Security Council held its second informal straw poll on candidates for the next UN secretary-general. Denmark's UN ambassador, Christina Markus Lassen, confirmed the poll's conclusion, stating candidates would be informed confidentially. While no details of the vote were released, it is believed all eight candidates were on the ballot, with Council members voting "encouraged," "discouraged," or "no opinion expressed."

Hundreds of thousands of migrants undertake perilous journeys from Africa to Europe annually, often facing deadly risks across the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea.

Powerball results for Friday, August 21 2026 Powerball numbers: 02 | 04 | 05 | 24 | 49  Powerball: 04 Powerball Xtra numbers: 17 | 23| 37 |...

By Anushree Mukherjee HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - International and U.S. crude futures rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions on Iran's trading partners,