A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 m (16 yards) of obstacles in a day.

South Korea will seek to launch its first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s, under a new programme aimed at countering North Korea’s submarine-launched nuclear and missile threats, officials said on Tuesday.

A section of an overpass under demolition in the South Korean capital, Seoul, collapsed on Tuesday, killing three people who were conducting a safety inspection and injuring three others, fire and city officials said.

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in his bid to have a court set aside the independent panel’s report that found he has a prima facie case to answer for over the Phala Phala scandal.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not waiting for us to resolve South Africa’s inequalities before arriving. It is already here, and it will either compound those inequalities or challenge them, depending on the choices we make now.

A statement of outrage against the weaponisation of xenophobia and the brutal and unlawful treatment of migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.

In March, the South African Human Rights Commission held an inquiry into South Africa’s food systems. It heard from submissions that South Africa produces enough food to feed the nation, yet hundreds of children die from malnutrition every year, and 63.5% of South Africans are food insecure.

Legendary former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha has landed a new rugby gig in America.