Politics
Limpopo MEC Violet Mathye’s heartfelt letter exposes anti-GBV failures
Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye has wrapped up Women’s Month with a heartfelt acknowledgement that the system meant to protect victims...
Mpumalanga denies DA’s R52.8m ‘Nas’iSpani’ waste claim
The Mpumalanga provincial government has pushed back against claims that it spent R52.8-million on 1 200 Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs) who allegedly spent months...
Phala Phala impeachment committee makes u-turn on Madonsela as evidence leader
Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee has withdrawn its recommendation of Adv Thandazani Madonsela SC as evidence leader in the inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa...
NSF distances itself from Denel’s R11.5m stipend debacle
The National Skills Fund (NSF) has defended its handling of stipend payments to hundreds of engineering trainees at Denel, arguing that administrative hurdles on...
Musa Khawula in contempt over businessman Senzo Tsabedze posts
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has found controversial blogger Musa Khawula in contempt of court after he failed to comply with a previous...
ANC member asks high court to block IEC from accepting party...
An ANC member from the Western Cape has approached the Cape Town High Court in an urgent bid to stop the Electoral Commission of...
Volkswagen celebrates 75 years of SA production with first look at...
Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has celebrated 75 years of vehicle manufacturing in South Africa, marking a milestone that coincides with plans to expand production...
From Scorpions investigator to SIU boss: Who is Leonard Lekgetho?
Advocate Leonard Gaoretelelwe Lekgetho has taken over permanently as head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Tuesday after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his...
South Africa takes centre stage in global fight for safer communities
South Africa is set to become the centre of the global conversation on safety when researchers, policymakers, community leaders and safety experts from more...
More than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo – govt
DAKAR, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday. The epidemic has become the largest in
Deena Govender explains how a cop ends up with millions in...
Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Deenadayalan 'Deena' Govender returned to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday, where his finances, and allegations that he was pressured to...
Hlabisa warns against political violence after IFP members attacked
Three Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members were assaulted while campaigning in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), prompting party president Velenkosini Hlabisa to call for political parties to...
Teffo stopped from representing Matlala co-accused in attempted murder trial
Former advocate Malesela Teffo appeared before the Johannesburg High Court on Monday seeking to represent accused numbers one to five in the Vusimuzi 'Cat'...
Iran president: ‘We do not seek war but will give a...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran does not seek war, but will respond with strength and decisiveness to any aggression, according...
Legal opinion opens door to rescind impeachment committee’s Madonsela appointment
Parliament’s legal advisers have left the Section 89 Impeachment Committee two options.
They can reaffirm Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela SC as its recommended chief evidence...
UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A U.N. committee said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring
Oil rises as US, Iran resume military attacks
By Enes Tunagur LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices were trading nearly 2% higher on Monday after the U.S. attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as
Surgeons use AI assistance to remove brain tumour in world first
In a global first, a man in the UK has undergone AI-assisted brain surgery. Surgeons at University College London Hospital used live artificial intelligence...
How Barcelona is rethinking water security as drought deepens
Barcelona offers a glimpse of how cities may have to adapt to a hotter, drier future.
After years of unusually low rainfall, Catalonia endured its...
Watch: Ethiopia turns overlooked beeswax into a growing source of income
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Ethiopia is Africa's leading honey producer, with millions of beehives across the country. But inside every hive lies another valuable product that was once...
Chinese researchers complete Earth-moon two-way laser link test
Researchers have completed a laser communications test between Earth and the moon, successfully verifying two-way high-speed laser link capabilities in orbit, the Technology and...
Niger says it has regained control of airbase after soldiers mutiny
NIAMEY: Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday,...
Six dead after passenger ship capsizes off northern Cyprus
Six people are dead after a passenger ship capsized off Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday afternoon shortly after departing from the city's port, according to...
Netanyahu issues rare condemnation of settler violence in West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuy issued a rare condemnation of settler violence in the West Bank on Saturday, calling attacks in the Palestinian villages...
1 killed, 5 injured in Swiss shooting, police say
A shooting at a rave party in Aarau in northern Switzerland on Sunday has killed one person and injured five others, some seriously, police...
Libya rivals agree roadmap for elections within 24 months at UN-led...
TRIPOLI: Representatives of Libya's rival political parties signed an agreement today on holding long-delayed national elections within two years to resolve contentious issues over...
Germiston police seize explosives worth R500 000
Gauteng police have arrested a suspect after uncovering a large cache of explosives during an intelligence-driven operation in Hazelpark, Germiston, on Saturday.
Authorities were alerted...
US energy deal will last 25 years, Venezuela’s interim president says
Venezuela's energy agreement with the United States would remain in force for 25 years, target an increase in crude output to 1.5 million barrels...
Six suspected illegal miners found dead in Ngodwana
Police in Mpumalanga have launched a murder investigation after six bodies, believed to be those of suspected illegal miners, were discovered in the Mashobote...
Airlink explains flyby at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium
Regional airline Airlink has issued a statement after a low-altitude flyby of one of its aircraft over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium, which drew attention...
