Politics

Cross-examination begins after police officer details Kekana arrest

Cross-examination continued in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday after the state concluded the evidence-in-chief of Col Tumelo Thomas Tsotetsi on Monday in the...

Dlamini-Zuma alleges Mbalula bought votes at ANC conference

Veteran African National Congress (ANC) member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has attributed the growing influence of money and entrenched gender bias to some of the defining...

‘I feel I was set up’: Idac prosecutor’s bombshell at Madlanga...

One of South Africa's most experienced corruption prosecutors told the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday that he now believes he was "set up"...

Gauteng Health rejects claims broken equipment caused patient’s blindness

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has pushed back against allegations that a patient was left permanently blind because of broken equipment at Steve...

SA vehicle sales jump 12% as Toyota stays on top

South Africa’s new vehicle market started the second half of 2026 on a positive note, with domestic sales rising by almost 12% in July...

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen migration impact of court ruling

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that weakened a key deterrent against illegal migration and contributed to

Trump says peace talks underway, Iran denies dialogue

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that ​talks were underway with Iran, calling it the "last chance" for Tehran to end the five-month-old...

US makes visa bond policy permanent, mostly affecting African countries

Travellers from 50 nations, including 30 in Africa, could face refundable security deposits of up to $20,000 to visit the United States, following the...

Xi Jinping stresses political guidance, innovation in military modernisation

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged efforts to strengthen political guidance and deepen innovation-driven development to...

Gastronomy is becoming a new driver of African tourism

International tourism continued to grow in early 2026 despite geopolitical uncertainty, with 307 million people travelling internationally during the first quarter, according to UN...

Parents urged to back Gauteng HPV vaccination drive

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has called on parents, caregivers and legal guardians to support its upcoming Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign by...

State, defence clash over grounds for Musa Kekana arrest

The trial-within-a-trial in the attempted murder case against alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala and others resumed in the Johannesburg...

Women lead voters’ roll: IEC

Women have once again emerged as the driving force behind the country's democracy after accounting for more than half of all voter registration activity...

DA tells court Expropriation Act gives goverment too much power

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land seizure law that U.S. President

Researchers develop technology to turn factory emissions directly into fuel

Researchers from Australia, France and China have found a way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) from dirty factory emissions directly into fuel without first...

Sharp diesel, paraffin price hikes overshadow petrol, LP gas relief

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as he sought a quick deal that would halt

Two die in helicopter crash in Greece, as wildfires ravage Europe,...

Two firefighting helicopters collided on Sunday while battling a major wildfire northwest of Athens that has destroyed more than 100 homes. Two crew members, a...

Brown Mogotsi case postponed as court orders state to hand over...

The criminal case against alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been postponed after the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court ordered the state to provide his legal...

South African rand firms ahead of factory activity, vehicle sales figures

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The South African rand strengthened in early trade on Monday ahead of the release of local manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) and vehicle sales data for

Donald Trump says Iran talks to take place Monday, sets no...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that negotiations with Iran would begin Monday afternoon, noting that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

UNAids report warns HIV infections could rise as global aid declines

UNAids has warned that cuts to international HIV prevention funding could trigger a resurgence of the epidemic, putting decades of progress at risk. In its...

Seed bank boosts Zimbabwe’s food security

https://youtu.be/P5ydLnh3etg The Mutiusinazita Seed Bank, a community-run initiative in eastern Zimbabwe, is helping smallholder farmers preserve traditional crop varieties and improve resilience to climate change. The...

OpenAI finds evidence more AI agents escaped containment amid hacking probe

OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents escaped containment as the company expands its investigation into the hacking incident at tech firm...

A record-breaking El Nino may be forming, potentially the strongest in...

The El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean is continuing to strengthen and could become the most powerful in the past 150 years, says...

Two Green Points and a single ballot, but very different demands

As 620 political parties prepare to battle for votes in the local government elections, residents of Cape Town’s two Green Points, just 30km apart,...

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72

The death toll from Thursday's mass rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five...

Ford Mustang GT still proves some legends never lose their spark

Few cars have achieved the legendary status of the Ford Mustang. Since its debut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the Mustang has...

New kid on the block brings serious attitude: The Geely Coolray

South Africa’s compact SUV segment has become one of the automotive industry’s fiercest battlegrounds, with Chinese manufacturers challenging long-established players through increasingly sophisticated products...

Death toll rises to 11 after Free State bus crash

The Free State Department of Health has confirmed that a 47-year-old Zimbabwean woman critically injured in the N1 bus accident between Trompsburg and Edenburg...

African Union calls for El Nino preparedness across Africa

https://youtu.be/ABajKQa89M0?si=_wtRP2SMqhqxofHN The African Union (AU) has called on member states to strengthen preparedness measures as forecasts point to a strong El Nino expected to intensify...