Four people, including two Chinese nationals, have been arrested in France on suspicion of spying for China and were brought before an investigative judge, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has received applications for the formal registration of five new political parties, which if all are successful, would lead to 501 registered parties in South Africa.
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400 million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, after donor funding cuts drastically reduced the work of his office and left it in “survival mode”.
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang confirmed on Thursday that the personal data of an additional 165,000 users was leaked as a government-led investigation continued into a major data breach announced last November.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight attack, his office said on Thursday.
Ford and China’s Geely are in discussions about a potential partnership, eight people with knowledge of the ongoing talks said, as the world’s carmakers look to share heavier technology and manufacturing costs.
A major schools water polo festival in Knysna has been cancelled after independent tests found the estuary water unsafe for swimming. The cancellation affects 70 schools, 1,600 players and thousands of visitors, hitting the town’s tourism and local economy while exposing deeper problems with water quality, sewage management and municipal governance.
Cogence has grown rapidly, more than doubling its assets under management in 18 months, with it now looking to give retail investors access to private markets.
ArcelorMittal South Africa, which is in talks to sell its struggling operations, said the rand’s strength is adding to the risk it faces in the country.
While divisional commissioner of forensic science services, Khomotso Phahlane refused to ‘open a can of worms’ when he received a complaint, committee hears
Brig Rachel Matjeng, a senior SAPS officer, claimed that gifts received from Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala, a man linked to a controversial SAPS tender, were personal and unrelated to her official duties