In a viral video, a police officer can be seen hitting a man with an open hand in what appeared to be a unprovoked act. The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has demanded answers after a video footage on social…
Struggle: Schoolchildren often cannot go to school when roads and buildings have been damaged. Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images Learners have been adversely affected by damage to schools from extreme weather events such as floods This content is restricted to subscribers…
Dear John is going up in life – and has a plan with from colonialism to koeksisters. John sat in the back seat of the black BMW, knowing no-one could see in through the dark-tinted glass. He ran his hand…
Voting day in Msholozi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the…
Investment funds that sensed the changing wind bet on higher prices, pocketing a profit in the process. Though cocoa prices on the financial markets have soared, the rise is benefiting cocoa growers, bean processors, speculators and chocolatiers in unequal measure.…
Second term: President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as president. (Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP) Three more parties have joined the government of national unity (GNU) since Friday, bringing to 10 the total number of political organisations that…
The body of Flores was discovered with a bullet wound to the back of the head in the back of a van in Malinaltepec. A second southern Mexico mayor has been killed in less than a week, local authorities announced…
South Africa’s landfill sites are in a terrible state and if drastic measures are not taken, the country will soon drown in its own waste. (Andy Mkosi) Some are expected to reach capacity earlier because solid waste like garden debris…
More than 100 people were rushed to hospital, but some were too sick for medics to save. The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in…
Outages: Excessive demand created by illegal connections and a population increase in unplanned areas cause transformers to fail and explosions at substations, which take time to repair. (Morapedi Mashashe/Gallo Images) City Power says it cut power as a ‘last resort’…