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Seven women’s bodies confirmed in Gauteng, as police widen probe

The number of women’s bodies discovered in and around Ekurhuleni has risen to seven. Police discovered the seventh body floating in a river in Clayville,...

iCAUR V23 passes 100,000 global sales as SA demand grows

Chinese electric vehicle newcomer iCAUR says its V23 has surpassed 100,000 global sales less than two years after its international launch, while the boxy...

Thebe Magugu and Woolworths launch Lineage Heritage Month collection

South African designer Thebe Magugu is returning to Woolworths for a Heritage Month collaboration that brings together fashion, fragrance and the stories that shape...

Volvo XC60, XC90 plug-in hybrids gain longer electric range ahead of...

Volvo Cars has unveiled new long-range plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of its XC60 and XC90 SUVs, capable of travelling up to 200km and 160km...

Kempton Park killings expose SA’s GBVF crisis: POWA

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) has challenged the government to explain what has materially changed for women since gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) was...

Volvo’s electric truck range wins International Truck of the Year 2027

Volvo Trucks’ heavy-duty electric range has been named International Truck of the Year 2027, as battery-powered trucks increasingly move beyond urban distribution into regional...

Launch drive: Facelifted Hyundai Creta N Line adds some spice to...

Hyundai Automotive South Africa has been relatively quiet on the new-product launch front lately, but that has not stopped the Korean marque from remaining...

Sasol Solar Challenge puts SA’s future mobility innovators to the test

Ten teams of engineers, students and technology enthusiasts set off from Sasolburg, Free State, last Thursday for an eight-day test of solar power, engineering...

Diplomacy stumbles as regional meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal postponed

Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the...

Tsontso, the glue that held her family together, says uncle

The family of Elizabeth Moselakgomo, fondly known as Tsontso, is mourning the loss of a daughter, mother and passionate runner after her body was...

Body of missing runner Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo positively identified

The search for 38-year-old runner Elizabeth 'Tsontso' Moselakgomo has ended, after her family positively identified her body at the Germiston mortuary. Moselakgomo’s death comes as...

21 people killed in N1 crash in Western Cape

At least 21 people were killed in a road crash in the Western Cape. The accident occurred on Sunday night, around 11:30pm on the N1...

Watch: Somalia faces rising costs amid Red Sea shipping disruptions

https://youtu.be/OOovdZzc0eA Somalia is facing rising prices and growing maritime security concerns as Houthi attacks disrupt shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The cost of a 10kg...

Zambia warns of food insecurity as El Niño drought looms

About 1.2 million Zambians could face acute food insecurity from October this year to March next year due to an El Niño-induced drought, a...

BRICS cooperation helps reshape Global South health landscape

As Global South nations seek stronger healthcare resilience and pharmaceutical self-sufficiency, BRICS is turning political commitments into tangible health cooperation. From vaccine development to...

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 BRICS leaders call for deeper cooperation and a more ambitious agenda

As the curtain came down on the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sunday, leaders associated with its foundation articulated the vision and...

Xi, Modi agree China, India should be partners

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a candid and in-depth exchange of views, reaching important consensus that China and...

Xi urges BRICS to stand on right side of history, play...

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS countries to firmly stand on the right side of history and strive to be a pioneer of our...

Xi proposes five initiatives on greater BRICS cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five initiatives on "greater BRICS" cooperation in areas of AI, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart...

How BRICS is reshaping the Global South’s place in the world

The rise of the Global South is reshaping the architecture of global power. What began in 2006 as a modest grouping of emerging economies,...

One dead, two injured in armed robbery at Limpopo restaurant

Police in Moletlane, Capricorn District, have launched a manhunt after a deadly armed robbery at a restaurant in Mahlarolle, Moletlane on Saturday night. The South...

OpenAI’s Altman rules out 2026 IPO, calls AI extinction risk ‘unacceptable’

OpenAI will not go public in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render...

210 prisoners freed after capture of port city, Houthis say

Yemen's Houthi group freed 210 of its members held by government forces after seizing a prison during its rapid advance along the country's Red...

Passenger ship sinks in Indonesia, around 130 missing

A passenger ship that had lost contact in Indonesia's Java Sea has sunk, with around 130 people unaccounted for, the country's National Search and...

Four women’s bodies found in Kempton Park, prompts fear and warnings

After the recent discovery of four women’s bodies in Kempton Park, Acting Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana has confirmed that the South...

Police launch probe after four bodies found in Gqeberha

A dedicated investigation has been initiated after four men were found shot dead in G‑West, Walmer, Gqeberha, in the Western Cape on Saturday evening,...

Ebola case detected in north-western province far from epicentre, official says

Goma: An Ebola case has been detected in a province in the north-western corner of Democratic Republic of Congo, far from the epicentre of...