European Union nations moved on Friday towards imposing sanctions on Iranian officials and others responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the EU said.

A Grade 5 pupil was kidnapped outside Allied School in Robertsham, Johannesburg, on Friday morning, in what the school has described as a targeted incident.

Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail are expected in KwaZulu-Natal, while the rest of the country will start Saturday foggy, then cloudy and cold for the rest of the day, according to the South African Weather Service.

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The World Health Organisation has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of ‌Ebola turning into a national outbreak in ⁠the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high”.

As Johannesburg settles into winter, New Balance’s Grey Days campaign taps into the season’s biggest mood: comfort, layering and effortlessly cool grey sneakers

South Africa plans to change its auto-industry incentive programme to channel more support to electric-vehicle battery manufacturers, boosting the nation’s prospects of becoming a manufacturing hub for the fast-growing technology.

Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained ‌on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers said ⁠on Friday, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.

Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Sibusiso Kumalo is still involved in football, and he has now obtained a unique FIFA qualification.

A top United States military official has said Washington is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions for its war on Iran.

The Public Protector has found that the Gauteng Infrastructure Development and Health departments “unduly delayed” repairing damage at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after a fire in April 2021.

Between 1 January and 31 March this year, South Africa recorded 5 181 murders, representing an average of 58 murders a day – a decrease of almost 10% compared to the same period last year.