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Two of Africa’s hotspots had massive increases in their military budgets in 2023, new numbers show.

The ferry operator has confirmed the MV Caledonian Isles will remains out of service until August.

Three officers were arrested on Monday, five months after they allegedly assaulted Juma Igiranieza to obtain information from him.

Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.

A number of horses ran amok in London and several people were injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.

Two loose horses were on Wednesday seen running around central London, police said.

The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.

The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.

An unexpected “strength of feeling” led to the U-turn over its helpline closure, HMRC’s boss tells MPs.

Independent political analyst J.P Landman says load shedding has done some good for South Africa – like forcing the government to actually do something.

Despite a slowdown in food inflation, some prices for food items are still seeing massive increases compared to 2023.

The IEC says defacing or illegally removing election posters is a criminal offence.

Dali Tambo has urged the party to ensure a decisive victory in the upcoming elections.

The MPC wants to secure socioeconomic development needed to address inequality, hunger and create a more equitable and resilient society.

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the 20th anniversary celebrations of the EPWP.

The Football Association (FA) appoint Sue Day as its new director of women’s football, replacing the outgoing Sue Campbell in December 2024.

As the Springboks’ first Test of the season looms on the horizon. there are some key injury updates to note in relation to several players.

A Dunstable school given an inadequate rating by watchdog Ofsted begins a High Court challenge.

President, scheduled to speak at the historically Black campus before the start of the Israel-Gaza war, will give speech on 19 May

Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight at one of the nation’s pre-eminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks re-election against...

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Scotland’s only Taylor Swift asserts that she encounters difficulty finding employment because employers suspect her celebrity name is a prank.

The former co-stars are collaborating on how to appropriately commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Friends finale, which drew in 52.5 million viewers for the event on 6 May 2004.

Ofentse Pitse is the first and youngest black South African woman to conduct and own an all-black orchestra, Anchored Sound.

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The pact between business rescue practitioners and unions relies on funding from the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

ASX will remain a local market no-no as its place will indirectly be taken by the Xforce later this year.

Inclusion of the new models ups the T8 range to four models, all powered by the same Volkswagen-derived turbodiesel engine.

Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.

The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.

Red Rocket, a South African independent power provider, hired Goldman Sachs Group to advise on the next steps for the closely held business — including a possible sale. Shareholders of the Cape Town-based company “have decided to explore strategic options,” for the business.