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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that he was recalling the Central American nation’s ambassador to Mexico for consultations after Mexico’s security minister claimed a drug trafficking plane had come from El Salvador, which Bukele denied.

Russian drones bore down on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday, with officials reporting fires in apartment and non-residential buildings a day after a record number of drones targeted the country.

The Israeli military said on Thursday that a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted after air raid sirens sounded in several areas across the country.

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The Life Esidimeni tragedy, which saw 144 mental healthcare users lose their lives and more than 1,400 others exposed to severe violations of their human rights, has been described as one of the worst health disasters in democratic South Africa. Nine years later, criminal charges have yet to be lodged against those deemed to be responsible for the incident.

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Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says he believes judges are not subject to labour laws or employee workplace relations regulations.

The SA Navy has handed the Hawks a copy of the board of inquiry report into the 2023 submarine accident that claimed the lives of three submariners.

Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s budget vote address laid out spending priorities for the 2025/26 financial year, including infrastructure, National Health Insurance, and gaps left by Donald Trump’s canning of Pepfar funding.

The industry remains heavily reliant on imports from China. As trade imbalances persist, local manufacturers and circular economy advocates are working to rebuild domestic production capacity.

Durban’s recurring floods do more than destroy homes and infrastructure – they expose South Africa’s (SA’s) dangerous blind spot, where climate disasters, human displacement and social disintegration intersect.

In a country as unequal as South Africa, failing to implement a wealth tax and improve taxation of income from wealth is not only unjust, it is unsustainable.

The appointment follows the arrest of the unit’s commissioner, Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, last month.

The SA20 has announced its fixtures for the fourth edition of the T20 tournament to be held from 26 December to 25 January.