The UN aid chief says the organisation is ‘ready to roll’ with 170,000 tonnes of food, medicine and other supplies to the Gaza Strip.

South Africa’s energy story is being rewritten. For decades, the country has relied on coal and fossil fuels to power its growth. But as the urgency of climate change grows and the need for ...

Peruvian lawmakers were summoned on Thursday to a late-night session of Congress to debate moving forward with impeaching President Dina Boluarte, among the world's most unpopular leaders, hours after ...

Nico Scheepers has written and directed a black-and-white Afrikaans horror film that is a masterclass in soul-gripping entertainment. It is likely to haunt you long after the credits roll.

The third year of the Gaza conflict stares down at us, but there is now the hope that the initial steps towards a ceasefire are under way, and a more comprehensive peace is now a possibility.

The United States will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel to establish a task forceto support stabilization efforts in Gaza, but no Americans are expected to be deployed into the Palestinian enclave, U ...

Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held there ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Philippines' Mindanao region on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Six South African activists who joined the Global Sumud Flotilla were met by supporters at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, on 08 October 2025. Daily Maverick's Felix Dlangamandla was ...

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Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Gary van Niekerk has asked DA leader Andrew Whitfield and Helen Zille, chair of the DA’s Federal Council, to help him as he insists that the DA caucus in Nelson Mandela ...