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The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.

Andhra Pradesh in India reported 325 suspected heatstroke cases between March 1 and May 19, with roughly a third of them reported since the start of May.

In the midst of Cannes, MAD Solutions has acquired all Middle East and North African (MENA) rights to the South African film Laundry (Uhlanjululo), written and directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi. Set in 1968 Johannesburg, Laundry stars Ntobeko Sishi as teenager Khuthala, who is reluctant to inherit his father’s laundry business. As Apartheid restrictions intensify and Black-owned […]

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants an apology from Israel over the treatment of Italian citizens on a flotilla bound for Gaza.

The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.

US acting navy chief Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were “doing a pause” on the sale to make sure they had munitions for the Iran war.

The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

South African motorists are approaching a significant divide in fuel price adjustments for June. Diesel drivers are expected to experience relief, while petrol users may see record prices.

It said difficulties had been exacerbated by “significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices”.

Absa has expanded its fuel rewards system to now include Shell petrol stations, adding around 600 stations to its network.

Laura Pomfret – CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

Roelf Meyer handed over his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House.

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

Attention quickly turned to ‘who missed out’ and which players – both based locally and abroad – could feel most hard done by.

From crowds of 15,000 watching on 40 years ago to the richest game in world football today, the play-offs have changed significantly.

Team Scotland have named their full swimming team for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Olympians Katie Shanahan, Keanna MacInnes and Lucy Hope joining the pre-selected Duncan Scott and Angharad Evans.

Satara, an orphaned white rhino who was rescued from the Kruger National Park in 2014, has officially become a mother.

If you want to win your share of the jackpot, you have to play! You know what they say, you’ve got to be in it, to win it.

Raising funds and setting a world record, all in one shared costume, are the goals of two runners participating in the Cape Town Marathon.

The detection was part of the NICD’s routine environmental and wastewater testing.

RMB Latitudes runs from 22 to 24 May in Johannesburg.

Opposition parties say the City of Johannesburg cannot rely on loans to deliver services.

Parents and community members reportedly protested outside the school over conditions at the facility

Small, iterative improvements bring serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.

Tune into live broadcasts from your Windows desktop with Trdo, a free and open-source application.

Travel eSim is Truecaller’s first move beyond spam protection in 15 years of operation, but it’s entering a crowded market.

IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions and tech empire’s quirks

SpaceX publicly released an investor prospectus on Wednesday as part of its plan for a $1.75tn debut on the US stock market next month, revealing unseen details about the finances and future plans of Elon Musk’s flagship company. In addition to new information on operating costs and...

Bereaved families are calling for a national cardiac screening programme for over-14s

The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.