MONDAY, 23 DECEMBER 2024, 14:25
In 2024, southern African electorates sent a strong message to governing parties in the region that they want change, with incumbents losing significant support. Vote rigging remains a concern in many countries, while many liberation movements are losing their grip on power amid flailing loyalty. Muhammad Hussain takes an in-depth look at changes in government in the SADC region.
Jacob Zuma wants to take back what’s his. Big Food is being taken to court by a teenager. And meet the seamstresses that make the Cape Minstrels sparkle.
Disruption is expected on the roads, with Met Office yellow warnings announced for parts of the UK.
Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
Billions have been earmarked for victims of the Post Office and infected blood scandals.
One Collyhurst resident says “they’ll have to drag me out of here before I give this home up”.
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
So you’ve been on a trip, and you open the door to your house. Coming home is a huge relief after a day in the car or a night in an uncomfortable chair at some exotic airport.
The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass with only hours remaining before an expected shutdown.
Workers complain of inadequate wages as inflation soars, and promise to escalate the strike.
The driver involved in the ramming has been taken into custody, with officials calling the incident an attack.
The 24-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man who took the lives of his girlfriend and their young child before ending his own life allegedly had suspicions that the child was not his.
Turkish president compares Kurdish YPG fighters to ISIL and says neither group has a future in Syria.
Houthi forces carry out attacks on Israel since start of its war on Gaza.
Demonstrators demand an end to Israeli military presence in border town in southern governorate.
The office of President Cyril Ramaphosa said it welcomes the decision of the Energy Council of South Africa to end work with Bain & Co. after it objected to the relationship.
Nonessential government functions are expected to shutter on Saturday unless a government spending bill can be passed.
Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results.
Having spoken out of turn in saying SA players were being treated like robots, Sharks coach John Plumtree – wary of getting himself in more trouble – has reluctantly explained what he meant.
Germans expected to vote on February 23 after centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses.