Middle East tensions reroute ships to SA waters
Cape Town – The escalating conflict in the Middle East is reshaping global shipping routes, with vessels increasingly avoiding... Read more
4 Mar
Trump hosts Germany’s Merz for talks eclipsed by Mideast war
Washington – US President Donald Trump hosts Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Tuesday for his first visit with a foreign... Read more
3 Mar
EU asylum applications down but Iran concerns mount
Brussels – Asylum applications to the EU dropped by almost 20 percent in 2025, the bloc’s asylum agency said... Read more
3 Mar
US State Department orders ‘non-emergency’ staff to leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq
Washington – The US State Department said Tuesday it has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq,... Read more
3 Mar
Kenya suspends 27 athletes for doping violations
Nairobi – Disgraced Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, national 400m hurdles champion Wiseman Were, and 25 other athletes have... Read more
3 Mar
Starlink to launch ‘direct-to-cell’ satellites in 2027
Barcelona – Starlink said Monday that it plans to begin launching next year its second generation of satellites that... Read more
3 Mar
Sudan government says drone attacks came ‘from Ethiopian territory’
Khartoum – Drone attacks “from inside Ethiopian territory” targeted sites in Sudan in February and March, the foreign ministry... Read more
3 Mar
Guinea authorities say Doumbouya is healthy despite absence
Conakry – Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya, who has been absent from the country for more than two weeks, is... Read more
3 Mar
M23 stage drone attack on DRC airport
Kisangani – Democratic Republic of Congo security forces have rebuffed a drone strike on a strategic airport, the second... Read more
3 Mar
O’Sullivan told to complete testimony following committee exit
Cape Town – Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has been instructed to return to Parliament’s ad hoc committee to complete... Read more
3 Mar
