BOGOTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A plane crash in northeast Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, state-run airline Satena said.

BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks he hopes will deepen their economic relationship, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of distrust and acrimony.

Jan 28 (Reuters) – Bumble, Match Group, and CrunchBase were hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing spokespersons of the impacted companies.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday he was “playing with fire” for insisting that local police would refrain from enforcing federal immigration laws, a day after the president said he intended to “de-escalate a little bit” in the city.

Minister Angie Motshekga appointed three retired judges and a rear admiral to investigate why the SANDF defied President Ramaphosa’s order to exclude Iranian warships from a recent multinational naval exercise. The preponderance of judges raises hopes of an independent inquiry.

Despite holding top-secret clearance, KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona allegedly shared a SAPS docket containing officers’ sensitive personal details with organised crime accused Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala.

The Joburg Council is due to decide the future of incumbent Mayor Dada Morero and the appointment of the very first deputy executive mayor which, if approved, will cost taxpayers about R1.28m a year.

Virgin Active’s legal team is now involved in the saga involving a personal trainer who was suspended earlier this week after Daily Maverick asked whether the health club was aware he was on the international police organisation Interpol’s fugitive list because he is wanted in Romania for drug trafficking. According to Romanian police, he faces a 16-year jail term there.

Following the arrest of Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Themba Mathibe, renewed scrutiny has turned to an earlier fraud uncovered at a Johannesburg old-age home, when Mathibe was suspected of interfering in efforts to recover unauthorised funds.

Why do South Africa’s most powerful leaders refuse to act, even in the face of crisis? In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Corruption Watch Executive Director Lebogang Ramafoko about the Madlanga Commission, political accountability, and the failure of leadership at the highest levels of the state. They unpack why commissions of inquiry rarely lead to consequences,...

Members of the SANDF appear to believe they are above the law, which raises questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has proper control of our armed forces.

Repeated electricity outages in Nelson Mandela Bay, caused by long-neglected infrastructure, are crippling businesses, disrupting water supply and threatening jobs, civil society leaders say.