Countries

Zimbabwe police arrest official over deadly Lake Kariba ferry sinking

Harare – Zimbabwe police said Wednesday they had arrested a district official on criminal charges of culpable homicide after... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

‘It’s about underfunding’: Motshekga warns as defence pay bill runs R3.3bn over

Cape Town – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that the Department of Defence is facing... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

China tells citizens to leave Taiwan-allied Eswatini

Beijing – China has told its citizens to immediately leave Eswatini, citing security risks in the African nation that... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

Didiza survives EFF push as GNU parties close ranks

Cape Town – National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has survived an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) bid to remove her... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

Nigerian armed groups net nearly $6 mn in ransoms: study

Abuja – Criminal groups in Nigeria raised nearly $6 million in ransom payments in the last year, a report... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

Four South Africans missing as devastating Nepal floods leave hundreds unaccounted for

Cape Town – Four South Africans are among hundreds of people missing after devastating flash floods and landslides struck... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

PICS | School run turns into nightmare as taxi carrying 16 learners rolls into tree

Durban – Seven schoolchildren were injured after a minibus taxi transporting 16 learners crashed into a tree in Buffelsdraai,... Read more

26 Aug

Countries

The 5.30am tip-off that led police to a R2 million drug haul in Cape Town

Cape Town – Police have seized drugs worth an estimated R2 million and arrested a 37-year-old man during an... Read more

26 Aug

Business

Why this African telecom giant is making a bold move into banking

Johannesburg – MTN Group is considering obtaining banking licences in selected African markets as the continent’s largest telecommunications operator... Read more

26 Aug

Countries

A voice note, a retraction and an ANC money storm: Lamola speaks out

Pretoria – International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed former Cabinet minister and ANC veteran Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s withdrawal of... Read more

26 Aug