
Why does Ebola keep on occurring in DR Congo?
Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.
WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026, 16:33

Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.

For millions of unemployed South Africans, the SRD grant remains a crucial monthly lifeline and it’s not going away anytime soon.

Johannesburg Zoo elephants Lammie, Ramadiba and Mopane face a landmark court case that could mean freedom and change animal law in SA.

After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks at his home in Maine living in hospice.

City eyes selling of vacant land and finalisation of European loan to assist in fiscal crisis

Countries are beginning to confirm their final 26-man squads for FIFA World Cup 2026, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Authorities in Sierra Leone say the country will accept deportees from ECOWAS member states as part of a US-backed programme.

South African electric vehicle infrastructure firm Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) launched the first of two off-grid, solar-powered charging stations along the key Johannesburg to Durban N3 corridor on Tuesday.

Finance expert JustMoney warned unmarried South African couples living together that they have limited automatic claims against each other.
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Toulouse have made an official approach to Motherwell as they aim to make manager Jens Berthel Askou their new head coach.

The Sharks have moved swiftly to secure the long-term future of Springbok star Ethan Hooker, extending his contract until 2029.

The ANC in Johannesburg has urged law enforcement agencies to act without fear or favour against one of their own, Nomoya Mnisi, MMC of economic development, who is accused of kidnapping.

A team of North Korean footballers who made history by crossing the border into South Korea earned a victory to take them into the Asian Women’s Champions League final.

Serial killer Rosemary Ndlovu has been found guilty of incitement to commit murder after plotting a hit on her friend’s husband for insurance.

A review was carried out after the conviction of seven people involved in the abuse of children between 2012 and 2019.

The World Health Organization believes the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo may have been circulating for months before authorities detected it.

On 5 June, South Africa is about to begin one of its most important HIV prevention drives in decades. The country will start to roll out an HIV prevention injection that has to be taken only twice a year. Will the launch become more than a symbolic event that shows what serious HIV prevention leadership looks like at a time when donor funding is shrinking and global uncertainty is growing?