Acrid smoke billows amid sawdust beneath the majestic Nyiragongo volcano, creating a scene of devastation in the heart of the lush natural treasure of eastern DR Congo. In less than two months, more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of forest…
A man from Iran has been imprisoned for more than eight years after decapitating his wife and displaying her head in public, in a case that shocked the country, the court said Wednesday. Mona Heidari, 17, was killed in February…
At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as the extreme weather deepened a humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country. Since January 10, the mercury has plummeted in Kabul and…
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande wants the matric class of 2022 to also wait for the results. In a statement issued by his office, Nzimande assured current and prospective students that the announcement and release…
Members of Operation Dudula evict immigrants from the Jeppe Clinic in central Johannesburg. The provincial health department said it was unaware of this. On Monday, GroundUp saw people in Operation Dudula Shirts protesting inside and outside clinics, telling immigrants to…
After breaching the upper end of the African Reserve Bank’s 3%–6% target band last year and reaching a 13-year high of 7.8% year-on-year in July, consumer inflation appears to be in retreat, although the outlook for 2023 remains firm. indefinite.…
Marco Jansen smashed an incredible 66 runs off just 27 deliveries to power Sunrisers Eastern Cape to an amazing come from behind two wicket win over Cape Town’s Mumbai Indians in the SA20 clash at Newlands in Cape Town on…
Very high fire danger conditions are expected in the central and northern regions of the Northern Cape, the extreme west of the North-West and the Central Karoo District of the Western Cape, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned.…
Investment decisions based on a company’s view of environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibility have gained momentum as the world on a global scale experiences adverse events as a result of global warming and social injustice. The World Economic Forum…
One of the classic films by the famous and award-winning director James Cameron, titanic, back to the big screen in South Africa. Disney Africa made the exciting announcement on Wednesday that Cameron’s multi-award-winning film starring young actors at the time,…