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TSHWARELO ESENG MOGAKANE | Kgomo ya Moshate: Could Nersa swing your...
What if one of the most influential players in South Africa’s November 4 municipal elections is not actually contesting them?
Imagine a Bushbuckridge cattle herder...
Mazda2 dips below R300,000 as SA new-car price war intensifies
Mazda Southern Africa has cut the price of its entry-level Mazda2 to below R300,000, becoming the latest carmaker to sharpen its pricing as competition...
Naamsa appoints Dr Mncane Mthunzi as new CEO amid automotive industry...
Naamsa, the Automotive Business Council, has appointed Dr Mncane Mthunzi as its new chief executive officer, handing the seasoned business leader the task of...
Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery signs IPO documents before landmark share sale
By Isaac Anyaogu LAGOS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery on Monday signed offering documents with advisers and other parties involved in its initial public offering, a key milestone
Nepal marks national day of mourning after deadly mudslide
Nepal held a national day of mourning Monday to mourn the victims of the deadly mudslide, with President Ram Chandra Paudel calling for continued...
Has the US ‘peace express’ in Kyiv and Moscow made the...
For the first time since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his envoys have sat across the table from both Vladimir Putin and...
5 killed after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
At least five people were killed after an Amazon Air cargo plane operated by 21 Air overran a runway and struck several vehicles at...
Iran to announce ‘restricted zone’ outside Strait of Hormuz: top security...
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz...
Oil extends gains after US, Iran exchange attacks on ships
By Florence Tan and Sam Li SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Monday as tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran on vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and
How China’s super-sized market powers African growth
Walk into a supermarket in China and you might find more than just familiar domestic produce. Avocados from Kenya, pineapples from Benin and tangy...
UN adopts International Day to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution establishing November 27 as the International Day to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage, in...
DRC launches 180-day Ebola plan, seeks $1.3 billion funding
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its partners have unveiled an updated 180-day multi-sectoral response plan to intensify efforts against the Ebola...
Technology powers Gyirong rescue, guards against secondary disasters
With access to Gyirong Port restored, authorities are stepping up monitoring for potential secondary disasters along the rescue route and at the disaster site...
US, Iran trade oil tanker strikes as Hormuz confrontation escalates
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has confirmed that its aerospace forces attacked US warships with several ballistic missiles within the preceding hours: an aircraft...
8 countries jointly condemn Israeli ministers’ Gaza displacement remarks
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan have condemned remarks by two Israeli ministers...
Tanzania delivers 52 tons of medical aid to DRC for Ebola...
Tanzania on Saturday handed over 52 tons of medicines and medical supplies worth 220 million Tanzanian shillings (R1.3 million) to the Democratic Republic of...
SAPS Commemoration Day: Fallen officers honoured with a final salute
The South African Police Service (SAPS) held its Annual Commemoration Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today, paying tribute to 12 officers who...
OpenAI acknowledges ‘wiki incident’, calls for AI transparency
OpenAI agents have appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents.
The statement follows a Reuters report...
Lula says he will defend Brazil’s Pix payment system amid US...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he will defend Brazil's Pix payment system in talks with US President Donald Trump, as Washington...
Jakarta airport temporarily closed after volcanic ash detected, flights disrupted
Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta was temporarily closed early Sunday after volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau was detected in...
Sudan groups urge UN to expand arms embargo amid drone strikes
Sudanese civil society groups have called on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to extend its arms embargo beyond Darfur to cover the entire...
US, Iran trade oil tanker strikes as Hormuz confrontation escalates
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on three oil tankers after US attacks on three Iranian tankers earlier on Saturday, with the confrontation over the Strait...
Putin holds 3-hour ‘constructive’ meeting with US envoys ahead of their...
Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in "constructive" talks lasting more than three hours with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow...
Cold case breakthrough: Three arrested in Mpumalanga ATM bombings
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has announced a major breakthrough in a string of unresolved ATM bombing cases, after an intensive...
Free State family seeks answers from daycare after toddler’s death
The family of 20-month-old Naledi Rapuleng is demanding answers and accountability after the toddler died from severe head injuries allegedly sustained while in the...
AI agents could change face of service delivery
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond chatbots and digital forms, with some governments exploring how technology can be used to coordinate tasks, process applications...
Car sales boom masks growing affordability squeeze
Strong growth in vehicle-finance applications suggests South Africans are returning to showrooms, but banks say buyers are increasingly prioritising value and restructuring their loans...
Gaza evidence trail leads straight to global complicity
On August 25, our government submitted a new dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) panel of judges to verify compliance by Israel...
Mystery surrounds RAF’s R142m corruption case
The R142-million corruption investigation against the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) panel of lawyers has been transferred to the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks)...
Appeal looms as ex-UJ official told to repay R18m in student...
A former University of Johannesburg senior executive has been ordered to repay more than R18-million after the Labour Court found that he helped non-compliant...






























