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South African politicians split over Jordaan-Zungu Safa vote
MIDRAND — South African politicians have split sharply ahead of Saturday’s South African Football Association elective congress, where incumbent Danny Jordaa...
South Africa’s water minister faces backlash after swearing at disabled resident, says nothing publicly
South Africa’s Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has come under fresh criticism after a video showed her swearing at a disabled resident, deepenin...
Ramaphosa calls South Africa inquiry a chance to rebuild trust as police honour officers killed in the line of duty
South Africa’s latest reckoning with police violence and accountability opened with a warning and a plea. President Cyril Ramaphosa said a commission should ...
Canada’s Global Spotlight: From World Cup Legacy to Diplomatic Crisis
Canada navigates a complex global landscape as it wraps up its 2026 FIFA World Cup hosting duties while facing intensifying forest fires and diplomatic tensions.
South African police seize cocaine worth over R800,000 in second OR Tambo airport arrest in four days
South African police have arrested a 45-year-old man at OR Tambo International Airport and seized cocaine valued at more than R800,000, in the second alleged
Trial opens in Mexico over killings of two Australian surfers and their American friend
The suspected killers of two Australian surfers and their American friend have gone on trial in Mexico, two years after the men were found dead
South African training body under fire over alleged double pay for audit chair
A South African public-sector governance row is widening after a senior Transnet executive who chairs Inseta’s audit and risk committee was paid nearly R300,...
South African Airline Scraps Second Stadium Flyover Bid After Safety Scrutiny Over Cape Town Stunt
Regional carrier Airlink has withdrawn its application to perform a second low-altitude formation flight over a major South African stadium, stepping back fr...
South Africa’s Ex-Police Chief Denies Links to Alleged Crime Cartel as Inquiry Deepens
Retired Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, the former head of South Africa's elite police unit tasked with tackling serious crime, flatly rejected accusation...
South Africans keep housebreaking complaints off the books as trust in police frays
Nearly half of South African housebreaking victims did not report the crime to police in the latest Victims of Crime survey released by Statistics South
South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Launches Major Immigration Sweep, Arrests 51 in Pietermaritzburg
Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal arrested 51 foreign nationals Tuesday in what provincial leadership called a necessary crackdown on illegal immigration and regu...
South African court reserves ruling on Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to end corruption case
South Africa’s Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment on former parliamentary Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to have corruption and mone...
South Africa’s top court lets TRC inquiry chair stay on after Zuma, Mbeki challenge fails
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for a long-running inquiry into apartheid-era justice cases to continue under retired Justice Sisi Kh...
South African court rejects bid to split livestock in divorce dispute
A North West pensioner has lost a bid to force a South African court to include the family’s cows, goats and chickens in her divorce
South African court grants bail to businessman in R635 million Tembisa Hospital graft probe
A South African court on Monday granted R200,000 bail to Stefan Joel Govindraju, a 37-year-old businessman accused in the R635 million Tembisa Hospital corru...
South African court throws out R17m claim over failed public works job bid
A Western Cape High Court judge has dismissed a R17 million claim brought by an unemployed man who said a municipality wrongly led him to
South Africa’s President Demands Collaboration Over Criticism on Water Crisis
President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back sharply against opposition lawmaker George Michakalis on Tuesday, challenging him to abandon finger-pointing and join e...
South Africa’s Government Challenges Court Ruling on Social Grant System as Poverty Crisis Deepens
South Africa's government is fighting back against a court judgment that found its R370 monthly poverty grant deliberately designed to shut out millions of e...
South African officer says Mogotsi allegedly planned court-cell escape in disguise
Brown Mogotsi allegedly tried to plot a way out of court cells while in custody. A police officer told the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday
South African officials open child abuse probe after 10-month-old in Saldanha suffers broken legs
A 10-month-old baby from Saldanha on South Africa’s West Coast was taken to hospital at the weekend with severe injuries, and authorities have now launched
South African court issues arrest warrant for entertainer Jub Jub after he misses hearing
South African media personality and musician Molemo Katleho Maarohanye, better known as Jub Jub, now faces an arrest warrant after failing to show up in
Alberta separatists push referendum that could test Canada’s unity
Alberta separatists are heading for a referendum that could put Canada’s most powerful western province on a path toward breaking away. The campaign is being
MultiChoice rolls out free premium-tier viewing for DStv subscribers in Nigeria
MultiChoice Nigeria has launched a month-long “Open Time” promotion that gives eligible DStv subscribers access to higher viewing packages at no extra cost. ...
South Africa’s anti-graft unit opens probe into 14-generator deal at Theewaterskloof Municipality
The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to examine how Theewaterskloof Local Municipality bought 14 backup generators for water infrastructure in ...