WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2026, 23:52
Indonesian military authorities said on Wednesday that they have arrested four officers allegedly involved in an acid attack on an activist known for his opposition to the expanded role of the military in civilian life.
The Kremlin on Wednesday condemned what it called “the murder” of Iran’s leaders in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, a day after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency confirmed that Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed in Tehran.
Vaccination rates among young children in Michigan dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration, a Reuters analysis of state data shows, providing an early indication of how vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is influencing immunization practices in the United States.
Britain’s King Charles will host Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, in the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in 37 years, which is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.
Four armed suspects in KwaZulu-Natal robbed a bakery truck, claiming hunger, and left with two loaves of bread and R300. Despite demanding keys to a safe, they failed to obtain them, taking only the bread and cash.
The final part of the sci-fi trilogy is set to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year.
Michael Olise has been in superb form for Bayern Munich this season, has the French winger put himself in contention for the Ballon d’Or?
Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala seeks an urgent trial date and separation from co-accused in a case involving attempted murder charges.
Ahead of News24’s On the Record summit, readers from across South Africa shared their blueprint for creating 5 million jobs in 10 years. The answer isn’t in policy papers – it’s in unlocking what already exists. From teenagers redesigning school curricula to platforms that turn soccer coaching into real income, the solutions are hiding in plain sight. The question isn’t, can we do it,...
Former Western Cape High Court Judge John Hlophe has made a sensational return to the MK Party’s leadership fold.
Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Old Mutual CEO Jurie Strydom is on a mission to bring the insurer back to where it belongs among South Africa’s premier financial institutions. He explained to Daily Investor how he will take the company there.
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been thrown into chaos after the CAF Appeal Board stripped Senegal of the title!
South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters explains.
Annual consumer price inflation was 3.0% from 3.5% in January, and CPI increased by 0.4% month-on-month in February.
Air pollution in the Highveld Priority Area threatens lives and violates environmental rights, as hydrogen sulphide levels recently spiked over Johannesburg
South African inflation eased in February, but the Reserve Bank is unlikely to view this as a reason to cut interest rates next week as it weighs the impact of conflict in the Middle East.
Leah Matthews has been reunited with the teams who saved her from a gorge in Waterfall Country.
Pepkor is weighing plans to abandon a possible partnership with Investec and instead launch a lender on its own.