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Extortionists in Cape Town are using threatening letters to intimidate businesses and demand protection fees, with incidents on the rise across the city.

Arguments that the ICC is ‘criminalising’ self-defence by issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are absurd.

DA councillor in the Bluff in Durban, Zoë Solomon, is facing a criminal investigation for signing a proof of address letter with fake information, which led to an alleged criminal getting bail, News24 can exclusively reveal.

A KwaZulu-Natal man is in critical condition after falling two storeys through the roof of a shopping centre in Winkelspruit, Durban, on Thursday afternoon.

The investigations into the murder of a Durban Crime Intelligence police officer who was allegedly killed as part of a gang initiation are almost complete.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s second Global Peace Summit will be hein one of the global South countries.

A federal judge has rejected the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to sanction Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator’s probe into his $44-billion takeover of Twitter.

A powerful airstrike killed at least four people in central Beirut early on Saturday, the health ministry said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with Nairobi’s knowledge, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.

A Zimbabwe court ruled Friday that opposition leader Jameson Timba and 34 people in prison since their arrest at his home more than five months ago were guilty of unlawful gathering.

An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s repeated emphasis of uncertainty is expected to translate, at most, into only a handful of additional interest-rate cuts next year.

Within minutes of reading the provisions in the contentious National Health Insurance Act for a payroll tax and a surcharge on personal income tax to fund the NHI, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi denied that taxes would be raised to fund the universal health coverage scheme.

A rural Limpopo community has demanded answers from authorities after a local sports stadium has been left dormant for nearly a decade.

Their season still several weeks away, Japan-based Springboks can be expected to go the extra mile against Wales, writes Rob Houwing.

The state’s board of education narrowly voted to allow schools to start using the reading and language arts curriculum next fall if they choose.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The French government launched a major initiative to enhance French language education across Uganda. The two-year, Shs 1.12 billion project, known as the French Education Framework (FEF), aims to improve access to quality French education for students, teachers, and schools nationwide.

Officials have linked 11 listeria cases since October 2021 to items from Yu Shang Food, which is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of products.

In selecting a doctor who is skeptical of vaccine safety, the president-elect is emphasizing his commitment to reforming the role of federal health agencies in radical ways.

A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.

President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, where he would have limited power over drugs.

For South Africa to maintain its solar momentum beyond load shedding, we need to reach the economic tipping point seen in other countries where the solar market evolved sustainably, says Jon Kornik.

South Africa has recognised aquaculture as a priority for national and regional development. Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, explains why.

Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel.

Antiretrovirals like dolutegravir help keep people healthy. But their use adds to global warming, which drives climate change. Switching to newer forms of medicines can help to lower carbon emissions. But we don’t have enough to make this a reality.