Politics
Iran in ‘all-out’ economic, military, security war: president
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday the country is in an "all-out" economic, military, and security war with their "enemies".
Despite the U.S. pressure, "we...
Murder on the Tracks: The drama behind PRASA’s Central Line recovery
The murder of community leader Loyiso Nkohla and attacks on contractors working on the Central Line pushed Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)...
Oil price falls as US prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions
By Florence Tan and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits ahead of an expected announcement from Washington about
Alternative fuels: Are EVs the undisputed king?
The turmoil in the Middle East has once again showed motorists how vulnerable petrol and diesel prices remain to global events.
With the end of...
Watch: Chinese doctors mark their days in Africa
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NAIROBI: For three years, Seif Amour Rajab could barely open his mouth.
Seif was 16 when he fell from a mango tree and fractured his...
US AI companies cut prices as competition in large models intensifies
Competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) large-model market is intensifying, with several US AI companies recently lowering the prices of their models.
On August 21,...
Watch: Highlights as the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games open in...
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The second World Humanoid Robot Games opened on Saturday evening at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, once again putting the Chinese capital...
Tanzania commissions country’s largest hydropower plant
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania commissioned a new 2 115-megawatt hydropower plant on Saturday, more than doubling the East African nation's electricity generation capacity and...
Looming elections mean change is within our grasp
As the November 2026 local government elections approach, a powerful opportunity beckons for communities across South Africa. For too long, many of our municipalities...
Falling inflation welcome but affordability is the real test
Build One South Africa welcomes the latest decline in inflation but South Africans should be careful not to interpret a lower inflation rate as...
Woman arrested over drugs hidden in doll head at Bram Fischer...
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...
Missing Jane Furse man found dead at Arabie Dam, two arrested
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 arrested after fake police rob woman of R61 000 in...
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...
E1 settlement plan: How Israel’s West Bank expansion threatens a future...
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...
Kazakhstan holds election for new unicameral parliament
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...
Procurement wars cloud Macufe weeks before festival
Event organisers, producers and other creatives in the Free State have accused the provincial government of hijacking the Macufe festival and shutting them out...
Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank
TUNIS: Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while the...
Pope Leo urges global action to confront Congo’s Ebola outbreak
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 to visit Tehran on Monday, Iran says
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...
Zelenskyy warns holding elections now will ‘split Ukraine apart’
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...
From barefoot to high-tech: How Chinese doctors shaped a healthier nation
BEIJING: Half a century ago, a barefoot doctor in rural China might have carried little more than a bag of basic medicines, a few...
Xi calls for stronger China-Ecuador synergy in development strategies
BEIJING: China and Ecuador should strengthen the synergy of their development strategies and implement the cooperation plan for jointly building the Belt and Road...
Türkiye-Israel tension deepens over Syria, Netanyahu Interpol request
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 to expand services to Kinshasa, DR Congo
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...
Billionaire Gumede’s R30bn smart city dream hits snag
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 now ‘at war’, to impose retaliatory tariffs on US steel,...
Canada is "at war" over trade with the United States and starting on September 8, 2026, the country will impose tariffs on imports of...
Another two Emfuleni Municipality employees arrested for fraud and infrastructure tampering
The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has made two additional arrests in connection with a case involving alleged fraud, theft and tampering with...
83% spike in inmate deaths prompts MPs to demand answers from...
Parliament will haul the Department of Correctional Services before MPs next week to explain why unnatural deaths in prisons have surged and what consequences,...
Soweto security firm loses 100 firearms over non-compliance
Police in Gauteng have seized 100 firearms and ammunition from a Soweto security company after a compliance inspection revealed serious violations of the Firearms...
Limpopo court hands down 18-year sentence for girlfriend’s murder
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...
