SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 19 (Reuters) – Southampton have been thrown out of Saturday’s Championship playoff final – the richest game in world soccer – after being found guilty of spying on semi-final opponents Middlesbrough in one of the harshest punishments imposed in the English game.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – Vice President JD Vance reassured Americans on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s war with Iran will not become a “forever war,” using a White House briefing to defend his boss’s policies as speculation about his potential successor builds.

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire faces life imprisonment in a new trial, continuing her battle against President Kagame’s regime and the ongoing persecution of dissenters.

Gauteng residents and civil society organisations filled a conference room in the women’s jail at Constitution Hill, setting the tone for the South African Human Rights Commission’s investigative inquiry into the ongoing water crisis in Gauteng.

After tickets for the Proteas’ News Year’s Test against England in Cape Town were snapped up within minutes, causing a local uproar about ticket allocations, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has now paradoxically confirmed that tickets were sold out. But the governing body says ‘additional’ tickets are set to be released at a later stage.

Sharp divisions over the Iran war challenge BRICS unity, yet Minister Ronald Lamola asserts that the group remains solid despite differing views among its members.

The Reverend Frank Chikane’s testimony at the Khampepe commission sheds light on the trauma of apartheid-era justice, accusing Dr Wouter Basson of escaping accountability for heinous crimes.

Following the Constitutional Court’s ruling against restrictive health workforce controls, the Department of Health is now exploring international licensing models to improve healthcare access.

Rising fuel costs are deepening South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis, with taxi commuters feeling the pressure.

Recognising achievements across diverse fields, South Africa’s 2026 National Orders celebrate the contributions of artists, community leaders, and global figures in building a united nation.

South Africa’s G20 presidency last year revived an old and uncomfortable question: If Africa has been “rising” for more than two decades, why has so much of that promise failed to translate into factories, jobs, exports and broad-based prosperity?

Something shifted in global markets last week, and not for the better. In both bonds and equities, the mood has darkened.

After an urgent intervention by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the eviction of 172 mental healthcare users from Johannesburg’s Talisman Foundation has been halted for 90 days.

Despite Icasa’s pushback, Minister Solly Malatsi aims to advance South Africa’s ICT reforms, enhancing satellite service access and addressing ownership regulatory gaps.

May 19 (Reuters) – The United States has charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container companies with conspiring to restrict supply, raising the price of containers during the COVID pandemic, Department of Justice officials said on Tuesday.