In a massive blow to South African rugby’s efforts to keep the country’s best players, it was confirmed on Monday morning that Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has agreed to end his Sharks contract early and take up a contract with…
A transgender woman convicted of murder was sentenced to death on Tuesday in the first such execution in the United States, officials said. Amber McLaughlin, 49, died shortly before 7 p.m. at the Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre,…
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has denied claims it paid R50 million towards Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo’s funeral expenses. Mampintsha, 40, who was a key member of Big Nuz, a popular award-winning music group that started in Umlazi, died on Christmas Day…
In the event that President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints me as a hard replacement for André de Ruyter, I am willing – and for the country – to be acceded to the president’s command. Before taking such a big step, the…
The South African Police Service (Saps) has denied claims it failed to find blood alcohol test kits in time to catch drunk drivers at roadblocks during the festive season. This comes after the Public Servants Association (PSA) said it was…
Iran on Tuesday upheld two death sentences for killing paramilitaries during national protests, the judiciary said, but ordered retrials for three others on death row in the same case. The Supreme Court decision came as a lower court sentenced an…
Thousands of Kurds from across Europe traveled to the suburbs of Paris Tuesday for the politically charged funerals of three people killed in the December attack in the French capital. Buses were hired to bring people from France and several…
Two children have been killed and six people injured in eastern DR Congo after a grenade found during a bird hunt exploded, local officials said Tuesday. A group of young men had been hunting birds in a field near Ndunda,…
Russia has claimed its worst military loss since the Ukrainian offensive with at least 63 soldiers killed in Makiivka in eastern Ukraine on New Year’s Day. Here’s what we know about the strike: What happened in Makiivka? The Russian defense…
Washington and Seoul are planning an “effectively coordinated” response if North Korea uses nuclear weapons, the White House warned Tuesday. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and US President Joe Biden have “tasked the team to plan an effective coordinated response…