Suspended deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya faces intense scrutiny over allegations that an SAPS audit report was leaked to tenderpreneur Vusimuzi Matlala ahead of a cancelled police contract.

SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 24 (Reuters) – At least 23 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said on Tuesday, while 47 people were missing.

In his first remarks as US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III emphasises a positive partnership, contrasting with previous criticisms he made about South Africa.

Amid allegations of financial mismanagement, Nelson Mandela Bay’s lease agreement for a R25-million transformer to Coega Steels is under investigation, raising serious concerns about transparency and governance.

Federal health officials have pared back the number of shots recommended for children. The states, led by Democrats, say the changes were not based on science.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access to its AI model or face harsh penalties, Axios has learned. Hegseth told Amodei in a tense meeting on Tuesday that the Pentagon will either cut ties and declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” or invoke the Defense Production Act to force the company to tailor its model to...

As the world weathers Trump’s trade storm, the fact is that the era of multilateralism is ending and we need to find new markets, while protecting our own industries. Trouble is, we’re out of the loop.

The UN General Assembly voiced support for Ukraine Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with the United States among countries abstaining from the vote.