Police probe death of 20 bodies near vacant mines in SA
South African police say they have opened inquest dockets after 20 unidentified bodies were found in the gold mining... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
Former Eskom board chair Jabu Mabuza dies
Former Eskom board chairperson and businessman Jabu Mabuza has died from Covid-19-related complications. The news of his passing was... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
Namibia tightens Covid-19 restrictions… Windhoek locked down
Namibian President Hage Geingob has reportedly announced tight measures to cut the rapid spread of Covid-19 in the southern... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
World’s ‘third-largest diamond’ discovered in Botswana
A diamond mining firm in Botswana says it has unveiled a 1 098-carat stone, describing it as the third... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
FULL SPEECH | ‘Your country needs you,’ Ramaphosa tells youth
Programme Directors, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr Sihle Zikalala, Executive Mayor of uMgungundlovu, Councillor Thobekile Maphumulo,... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
At least 64% of SA youth unemployed, says Ramaphosa
At least 64% of young people in South Africa are unemployed, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said, adding that “this... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
US-led war games under way in Morocco near disputed W Sahara
US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organised with... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
New ICC prosecutor vows to ‘revive’ troubled tribunal
Britain’s Karim Khan was sworn in on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in dates
Key dates in the life of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who is scheduled to return home on... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Gauteng is now SA’s Covid-19 epicenter
As the third wave hits the country’s three provinces, Gauteng is now South Africa’s Covid-19 epicentre. President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
