Australia’s prime minister vowed to stamp out extremism as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as “our little ray of sunshine”.

Brian Gilbertson, the South African dealmaker who helped build the global mining giant BHP Billiton before his departure as chief executive in 2003, has died. He was 82.

From a family brick-making business to a retired manual telephone operator, the Karoo is filled with unique history.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a “vague, arbitrary, and highly politicised” registration process.

Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump may pursue construction of a massive White House ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing for now, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting an emergency bid by preservationists who call it an abuse of power.

SYDNEY, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Australia will introduce wide-ranging reforms to crack down on hate speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, days after the country’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades at a Jewish holiday event.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The US House of Representatives narrowly defeated two resolutions on Wednesday seeking to rein in President Donald Trump’s aggression toward Venezuela, amid widespread speculation that the Republican will launch an attack on the South American oil state’s territory.

Allegations of fraud and accountability crises unravel hospital upgrade projects as the National Department of Health’s partnership with the Independent Development Trust collapses, leaving communities in distress.

The Madlanga Commission has peeled back the layers of governance in Ekurhuleni, exposing allegations of corruption and institutional decay. Former mayor Tania Campbell insists that any allegations brought to her attention during her tenure were formally referred for investigation.

A new report from Stellenbosch University presents compelling evidence that grade repetition in South Africa yields significant academic benefits for struggling learners.

Medscheme has turned to the high court to freeze Bonitas Medical Scheme’s tender process, arguing that contracts should not be awarded while a regulatory forensic investigation into the scheme’s governance is under way.

On Tuesday, 16 December, a Johannesburg centre processing applications for South Africans wishing to take up ‘refugee’ status was raided by Home Affairs officials and the police. We break it down.

Stronger national coalition dynamics and an improving market hint at a brighter future, although political uncertainties loom on the horizon.

One year on from launching the UK-SA Growth Partnership, we can point to real progress on the ground. Projects are under way, investment has been mobilised, capacity has been built and opportunities created.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged South Africa not to allow United States President Donald Trump to isolate the country from the rest of the continent.

The late Lusanda Dumke, who died on Tuesday, will be remembered by her sister as a person who always put her family first and lived her sport until her last breath.