Arts and Leisure

Ntsiki Mazwai accuses McKenzie of favoritism in book fair selection

Cape Town – Ntsiki Mazwai has accused Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie of corruption and favouritism... Read more

18 Feb

Countries

‘Racism shall never find a place under my watch’ – McKenzie on Book Fair controversy

Cape Town – Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has denied allegations that he filled South Africa’s delegation... Read more

17 Feb

Countries

SIU want to recover R33m in Cuban medical company deal with Defence Dept

Cape Town — The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has uncovered an alleged procurement of irregularities in the South African... Read more

29 Jan

World

Cuba frees 127 prisoners in Biden deal including opposition leader

Havana — Cuba has freed 127 prisoners including opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer in a landmark deal with departing... Read more

17 Jan

World

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months

Havana — Cash-strapped Cuba on Wednesday was struggling to revive its power grid, after fixing a failure at the... Read more

5 Dec, 2024

World

After hurricanes, two earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba

Havana — Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, just days after... Read more

11 Nov, 2024

World

Cuban president leads pro-Palestinian march in Havana

Havana — Thousands of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other leaders of the communist-run island, marched in... Read more

15 Oct, 2024

World

Cubans stage rare protests demanding electricity,food

Havana – Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages... Read more

18 Mar, 2024

World

Hurricane Idalia intensifies as nears Florida

St. Petersburg — Hurricane Idalia intensified early on Wednesday as it hurtled towards northwest Florida, threatening “catastrophic” impacts including... Read more

30 Aug, 2023

Algeria

Algeria to help Cuba as energy shortages bite

Algiers – Algeria said on Thursday it would restart energy supplies to Cuba and donate a solar plant to... Read more

18 Nov, 2022