The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.

Andhra Pradesh in India reported 325 suspected heatstroke cases between March 1 and May 19, with roughly a third of them reported since the start of May.

In the midst of Cannes, MAD Solutions has acquired all Middle East and North African (MENA) rights to the South African film Laundry (Uhlanjululo), written and directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi. Set in 1968 Johannesburg, Laundry stars Ntobeko Sishi as teenager Khuthala, who is reluctant to inherit his father’s laundry business. As Apartheid restrictions intensify and Black-owned […]

Lesotho offers a rare window into how the Trump administration is leveraging foreign aid to advance its geopolitical agenda, and how smaller countries are responding.

The singer says she “exhaled for the first time in a year” after doctors gave her the news.

The Gauteng government is commissioning the repair and rehabilitation of bridges and culverts in Tshwane to ensure their long-term safety, durability and functionality.

At the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, scientists worked through the night, using sophisticated lab equipment and powerful computers to deliver results awaited by health officials worldwide.

The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Friday.

The three teenagers avoided custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.

Kenyan President William Ruto said on Friday the government will cut the price of diesel in the country to provide relief to consumers, after protests over soaring energy costs caused by the Middle East conflict.

The Green Party had announced Chris Kennedy withdrew as candidate for “personal and family reasons”.

The City of Johannesburg says ageing infrastructure, criminal attacks on water facilities and the rising cost of water tankers are placing huge pressure on the municipality’s ability to supply water to residents.

Former SA Police Service special task force member Mathipandile Sotheni, accused of the murder of Marius van der Merwe — also known as Witness D at the Madlanga commission — is applying for bail at the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Friday.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio will meet Nato ministers in Sweden on Friday

Pep Guardiola has changed the tactical landscape in the Premier League, but he has also adapted to its challenges.

The City of Cape Town will not seek leave to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling on its fixed tariff structures and will instead open a supplementary public participation process on amendments to its proposed 2026/27 budget.