Countries DA MPs break silence on Israel visit: ‘It was a personal trip’ Cape Town – Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Willie Aucamp has clarified that DA MPs who recently visited Israel did... Read more 17 Apr
Business PANIC IN THE SKY: Smoke forces British Airways jet back to Cape Town Cape Town – A British Airways Airbus A350 (flight BA58) bound for London was forced to return to Cape... Read more 17 Apr
Countries Gunmen kill top taxi boss at busy rank in Cape Town Cape Town – Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association secretary Mongi Titi was reportedly fatally shot at the Nyanga taxi rank... Read more 17 Apr
Countries The alleged R700K signature that could sink a minister Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed criminal charges against Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane, accusing her... Read more 17 Apr
Countries Six distinctions but no ID: Top matriculant’s hope of becoming a doctor crushed Despite achieving six distinctions and a merit pass above 70%, 17-year-old Emmanuel Ndlovu cannot go to university because he... Read more 17 Apr
Countries WATCH | SA defends envoy pick despite Jonas’ ‘racist, homophobe’ Trump rant Cape Town – The Presidency has defended appointing former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to... Read more 17 Apr
Countries Mauritius ex-finance minister charged over 2nd fraud case Port Louis – Mauritius’s former finance minister was arrested and charged on Wednesday with “conspiracy to commit fraud” before being... Read more 17 Apr
Countries Guinea opposition leader’s court appeal adjourned Conakry – Guinean opposition leader Aliou Bah saw his court appeal adjourned for a third time on Wednesday after he... Read more 17 Apr
Countries Nigerian mixed-faith families sense danger as violence flares Jos – When the news came through of yet another massacre in the countryside in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state, local... Read more 17 Apr
Countries ‘I was hung and beaten’: Accused describes ordeal in Joshlin Smith trial Cape Town – The Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, is expected to rule today on whether... Read more 17 Apr