Countries

DR Congo airport reopens in Ebola-hit area as suspected cases drop

Bunia – The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic... Read more

3 Jun

Technology

US removing scientific tools for ocean study

Washington – US President Donald Trump’s administration is removing hundreds of deep-sea scientific instruments used for a decade to... Read more

3 Jun

Sport

50 years after Olympic glory, Comaneci’s homecoming sparks hope of new path to perfection

Oneşti – In the small Romanian town of Onesti, people chanted Nadia Comaneci’s name on Sunday as the gymnast... Read more

3 Jun

Countries

SIU exposes R8.3m Free State bursary scandal — Relatives, foreign nationals, ineligible beneficiaries named

Cape Town – The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has uncovered widespread maladministration, irregular bursary awards and unauthorised expenditure within... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

Twin shootings rock Gauteng and Cape Town: Six dead, two injured

Cape Town – Two separate shooting incidents in Gauteng and the Western Cape have left six people dead and... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

DR Congo reopens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

Bunia – The main airport in Ituri, the DR Congo province at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, reopened... Read more

2 Jun

World

British Sikh man gets life in jail for student killing

London – A UK court Monday jailed a British Sikh man for life for killing a student in a... Read more

2 Jun

World

Mexican police tear-gas teachers’ protest 10 days before World Cup

Mexico City – Mexico City police hurled tear gas at protesting teachers to keep them from reaching the historic... Read more

2 Jun

World

Russian missile, drone barrage kills 11 across Ukraine at night

Kyiv – Russia pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early Tuesday, killing at least 11... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

‘Stop killing women’: Kenyans protest femicide scourge

Nairobi – Hundreds of protesters marched through Kenya’s capital on Monday against the high number of killings of women... Read more

2 Jun