Pensioners relying on income from selling sweets and baked goods from their council homes to stay afloat are being threatened with hefty fines and possible jail time, sparking outrage from community activists who accuse the City of Cape Town of targeting the poor instead of tackling more serious issues facing Hanover Park.

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Israel ‌and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump declared on 16 April, the US State Department said on Friday.

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Information peddler Brown Mogotsi has been arrested.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration is embroiled in turmoil amid a calamitous local election result for the Labour Party last week.

Isolated showers are forecast for parts of Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, while fine, cool and warm conditions are expected for most of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.

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Health officials have raised the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the remote sub-Antarctic base

The Madlanga commission on Friday dismissed an application by North West businessman Brown Mogotsi to recuse evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson, rejecting claims of bias and unfair prejudice. Mogotsi alleged that Chaskalson had promised to protect him during the commission’s hearings if he provided damaging evidence against North West businessman and ANC backer Suleiman Carrim. But […]