A visit by Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler to the White House for talks on Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump aims to deepen decades-old cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and potentially even nuclear energy.

The Springboks will host England, Scotland and Wales in July next year in the inaugural Nations Championship.

Russian air defence forces destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones over seven Russian regions overnight on Monday, the defence ministry said.

Japan moved on Monday to tamp down an escalating row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge citizens to halt travel to its East Asian neighbour.

A Russian attack on Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa sparked fires at port and energy infrastructure facilities, emergency services said on Monday.

Lack of consistency in decision making surrounding the tackle situation is making rugby almost impossible to play without a high degree of jeopardy.

A 9-year-old Delft North Primary School pupil killed himself in Cape Town over the weekend.

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.

South Africa hosts the G20 and B20 summits this week following an S&P credit rating upgrade from BB- to BB, demonstrating the country is back in business, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.

I have plated this salad as individual portions for dinner parties. It has great character and contrasts and looks fabulous!

In the wake of Environment Minister Dion George’s dismissal from office during COP30, for the first time South Africa is not being represented by a head of state at the annual global forum where nations will agree on legally binding or non-binding international actions to address the climate crisis – an increasingly deadly threat that South Africa knows all too well.

Here are three actions that South Africa can take beyond the end of its term to ensure that the African debt crisis continues to receive attention.

If Africa wants inclusive growth, we need to design and implement context-specific policies that acknowledge that care in Africa is not just a private act, but it is also embedded in our cultures. Moreover, policies need to take note of the diversity in Africa; what works in South Africa may not work in Zimbabwe, Nigeria or Ghana.

The lesson from the Western Cape is simple. Conservation does not fail because it is impossible. It fails when politics overtakes professionalism and when budgets disappear into bureaucracy instead of reaching the ground.