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Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone ...

South Africa will be aiming to reach the Cricket World Cup final for the first time when they face off against England in the Women’s Cricket World Cup.

In Westbury, Johannesburg, the police arrived with promises following a shooting last week that left two teenagers dead and five injured. Residents have heard it all before.

When Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale appeared before Parliament in the ongoing police inquiry, an MP said he was ‘sliding like a hot knife through butter’ over his inability to answer pointed ...

The Democratic Alliance has claimed a ‘blatant abuse of power’ by Nelson Mandela Bay metro speaker Eugene Johnson after she cancelled the hearing of all motions in council, without giving a reason, on ...

The Trump Organization’s income soared 17-fold to $864 million in first-half 2025, Reuters calculated. More than 90% of the first-half total came from Trump crypto ventures. Foreign investors account ...

At least 60 people died in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever on Tuesday, a state official told Reuters, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to ...

Setas, meant to serve South African youth, have been hijacked by bureaucrats, cronies and politically connected networks. This must change urgently.

Nelson Mandela Bay’s acting city manager, Lonwabo Ngoqo, has announced that the metro will take a lease agreement for a R25m transformer to the high court for judicial review. The agreement was ...

It’s a testament to the Springboks’ depth that they will field a team with 1,097 caps against Japan despite a debut for prop Zachary Porthen.

Embeth Davidtz’s critically acclaimed directorial debut is coming to a small screen near you after setting the global cinema and festival circuit ablaze.