The Patriotic Alliance has continued to grow its electoral support in the Eastern Cape, making gains at the expense of the ANC and the DA in the latest by-elections.

Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul sailed through a parliamentary vote on Thursday to become the first reelected prime minister in two decades, a fresh mandate that could bring rare stability for the turbulent politics of the Southeast Asian nation.

U.S. presidential envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday on his latest mission to try to negotiate the release of political prisoners.

British prosecutors said they had charged two men with spying for Iran by carrying out surveillance of people and locations linked to the Jewish community, as part of an investigation which started before the conflict in the Middle East.

Iran’s foreign minister called for vigilance and regional coordination in separate calls with counterparts in Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan as the military warned of a tougher response to any further attacks on its energy infrastructure, state media reported on Thursday.

The National Treasury wants metro municipalities, the engines of the economy and home to the majority of South Africans, to become more ‘business-like’ in raising revenue and improving service delivery. But there are questions over corruption and political will.

A towering legal mind, trusted confidant to Nelson Mandela and tireless architect of peace on the continent, Professor Nicholas ‘Fink’ Haysom combined constitutional brilliance with humility, warmth and an unwavering moral compass – a man as formidable in negotiation rooms as he was generous in spirit, writes Zelda la Grange.