BUDAPEST, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called “disgraceful” European Union interference in Hungary’s election, even as he openly endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, days before the vote.

The Democratic Alliance has accused Mayor Babalwa Lobishe of misleading Parliament — a criminal offence — when she was called to account for persistent municipal failures in the metro.

Without sufficient water pressure to fight fires – driven by years of poor maintenance, pipe bursts and blockages – buildings across Johannesburg are losing insurance cover, exposing businesses to catastrophic risk and accelerating disinvestment in already fragile parts of the city.

As Gauteng experiments with new populist coalition politics, Johannesburg already shows us what this could look like for the rest of South Africa.

The ANC’s deal with the EFF – with MK possibly next – may preview South Africa’s political future, even as public support for democracy hits troubling lows.

As the Artemis II mission pushed humans farther into space than ever before, South African engineers at South African National Space Agency quietly played a critical role, tracking the Orion spacecraft from Hartebeesthoek and helping maintain contact during key phases of the journey. The mission highlighted how global collaboration, including expertise from the Global South, underpins even the...

Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president’s mental health.

SA’s first consignment of the twice-a-year anti-HIV injection, lenacapavir – 37 920 doses – arrived last week at OR Tambo International Airport via two shipments from Dublin.

The Department of Health allows some public sector doctors and nurses to moonlight in the private sector, but the relevant policy and its implementation caused much controversy over the years. Set against the wider management dysfunction in several provincial health departments, the issue is coming to a head.

South Africa’s next big agricultural export may not come from vineyards or citrus groves, but from pistachio orchards stretching across the Northern Cape. What is taking shape in the Karoo is not just a new crop, but a new way of financing agriculture – slower, risk-sharing and built for the long haul.

Recent surges in fuel, food and power prices reveal a wearying connection between government mismanagement, inflation and the daily financial struggles of South Africans.

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Morning fog is expected in most parts, but the day will be warm, with isolated thundershowers, according to the South African Weather Service.

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The United States-Israeli war on Iran has resulted in the widespread destruction of Iranian cultural heritage sites, as well as educational institutions and science and research centres.