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MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu claims South Africa is currently leaderless and without a commander-in-chief, making the country vulnerable and undermined by “small countries and villages”.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two suspected hitmen in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old ward councillor in Sundumbili who was attacked in his home on Tuesday evening.

How much money would HIV and other health programmes in South Africa stand to lose because of US President Donald Trump’s order to freeze foreign funding? We work it out – even though official dashboards and websites where these figures used to be went dark last week.

The Democrat-led US House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to prepare a plan to allow the “voluntary departure” of residents from the Gaza strip, Israeli media reported.

Seventeen pupils at a seminary in northwestern Nigeria died when a fire engulfed their lodging as they slept, police and local authorities said.

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a statement said on Wednesday.

[New Times] The University of Kigali, in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare (South Africa) and North West University (South Africa), is set to host a prestigious International Conference on Green and Sustainable Development from March 10-12, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda.

[Nile Post] Financial technology platform Furaha has entered into partnership with Service Cops, the owners of School Pay to help revolutionalise education financing.

[Nile Post] We recognise the significant impact of the Absa KH3-7 Hills Run on the lives of thousands of girls. With our unparalleled media coverage, we aim to rally more people to join Absa in changing the story of girl-child education in Uganda

[Premium Times] “On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he has been with the said gun since November 2024 and that he got it from a ward in his father’s bedroom,” the police said.

Warner Bros. Discovery has quietly begun releasing dozens of its older films for free on YouTube, marking an unexpected shift in how the major studio handles its back catalog. Over the past month, the company has uploaded more than 30 full-length movies across five YouTube channels, without digital rights management or regional restrictions. The collection includes both critically acclaimed...

She left the agency because of its delay in approving the morning-after pill for over-the-counter use. Her resignation drew national media attention.

Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.

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As the US retreats from global climate action efforts that support developing countries, other nations are aiming to plug a R840 billion gap.

If South Africa learns from global catastrophes before it is too late, the country may avoid a blanket withdrawal of insurance cover as was seen in California, writes Clive Hogarth.

While US President Donald Trump is reversing several environmental justice programmes, the rest of the world should double up on climate efforts, writes Dr Enock Sithole.

The two companies hope to establish value chain for renewable fuels in South Africa.