Humor and camaraderie shine at the swearing-in of South Africa’s new government. Can laughter pave the way for unity? Although we know that governing a country is no laughing matter and that the government of national unity (GNU) has some…
Japan’s top court declares defunct eugenics law unconstitutional, enabling compensation for victims. Japan’s top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court…
The DA said it will not form part of Lesufi’s cabinet following a failure to reach an agreement with the ANC. Re-elected Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has finally announced his new members of the Executive Council (MECs) after uncertainty and two…
Over 20 civilians killed in central Mali attack blamed on jihadists, officials report. An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel…
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Survivors recount horror as 121 people die in India’s deadliest stampede in over a decade. Survivors of India’s deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled on Wednesday the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering…
Contaminated water from an Ivorian gold mine leak “slightly poisoned” 185 people, officials confirmed Tuesday. Contaminated water from a gold mine in Ivory Coast that leaked into a river from a cracked valve “slightly poisoned” 185 people, officials said Tuesday.…
More pieces of the murder mystery puzzle of Jacques Freitag have come to light as staff at a guesthouse recall the ex-athlete’s movements. News of the brutal murder of former world high jump champion Jacques Freitag continues to make national…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. New sports minister, Gayton McKenzie during the swearing-in ceremony of the new national executive members at Cape Town International Convention Centre…
Low-income consumers in the City of Johannesburg are again the target of extra fees that make life even more expensive for them. Civil organisation Outa is calling on the City of Johannesburg to scrap the new R200 prepaid electricity fixed…