South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday, signaling support steps short of military participation.
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Wednesday that his arrest was imminent and urged people to mobilise to prevent him from being sent to the International Criminal Court.
An unknown thief snatched the 800-year-old skull believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a display box in a church in the northern Czech Republic and ran away with the relic, police said on Wednesday.
At his Durban office, Professor Willem Hanekom tells Biénne Huisman about taking a ventilated young patient to the Sea Point Promenade, living with HIV, the need for an African research agenda and the recurring joy that has defined his career.
After News24 exposed a suspicious government textbook tender, only to be accused by a rival publication of burying its own parent company’s financial stake in the same deal, News24’s public editor, George Claassen, considers whether journalism can be simultaneously compromised in its disclosure and righteous in its purpose.
‘This is no longer a policing problem; it is now a national crisis. The scaffolding holding up South Africa’s social fabric and our public health service is in a death spiral.’
As KwaZulu-Natal education officials prepare to manage more than 25,000 candidates for the 2026 mid-year exams, the focus is on more than just security. Mental health advocates are encouraging families to prioritise ‘progress over perfection’ and open up honest conversations about the pressure behind the desk.
More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a statement in a show of support for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under pressure to step down after devastating elections, UK media reported.
Sports minister Gayton McKenzie reiterated the department’s plan to temporarily take over the Soweto Marathon. He will meet with the race organisers and Athletics South Africa next week to help restore governance structures.