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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
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Somalia is facing rising prices and growing maritime security concerns as Houthi attacks disrupt shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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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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Watch: On-Site in New Delhi | BRICS 2027, Eyes on China
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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...
Factbox: The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the BRICS group of nations met on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid...
BRICS leaders adopt joint declaration at summit in New Delhi
Leaders of BRICS countries at the 18th BRICS Summit adopted a joint declaration in New Delhi, the capital of India, reiterating their commitment to...
Over 30 pedestrians arrested this past week on N1 and N4
The Tshwane Metro Police Department has raised alarm after more than 30 pedestrians were arrested last week for illegally walking or hitchhiking along the...
King Oyo, once world’s youngest monarch, buried in western Uganda
KAMPALA: Ugandan king Oyo Nyimba, long the world's youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro...
Eight killed in N17 head-on collision on the N17
Eight people, including two children, were killed in a devastating head‑on collision between a Toyota sedan and a Volkswagen sedan on the N17 toll...
Police offer R50 000 reward in search for missing 7-year-old
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are offering a R50 000 reward for information that could help locate seven-year-old Lathitha Mtolo, who has been missing since February.
Lathitha...
South Africa extradites to US six suspected members of Black Axe...
South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in...
Police arrest five suspects for kidnapping and rape of e-hailing driver
Steenberg police in Cape Town have arrested five suspects after rescuing a 25‑year‑old e‑hailing driver who was kidnapped, raped and held for ransom in...
