President Cyril Ramaphosa said work was underway in government to determine whether the legal requirements for a state of disaster declaration had been met. Ramaphosa announced this in his closing speech at the national executive committee (NEC) of the African…
Two people have been confirmed dead after their bodies were recovered after an avalanche in Japan, police said on Friday, a day after an off-piste accident in the central Nagano region. Japanese authorities declined to identify the pair, but US…
The case of a West Rand police officer who allegedly killed a bouncer and injured another at a pub has been put on hold on February 6. The bouncer was reportedly trying to stop an altercation between the police and…
France is preparing on Monday for another mass protest and strike over President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reform, with the government and its left-wing opponents blaming the expected disruption. About 1.1 million people took to the streets for the first…
If you consider who is part of South Africa’s Jazz royalty, the name of the late Hugh Masekela will be at the top of your list, as is the list of American jazz vocalist Gregory Porter, who for him, is…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Friday for talks to urge de-escalation in the deadly violence that flared in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Washington’s top diplomat arrived in Israel on the second leg of his Middle…
The ANC wants a state of national disaster to be declared over South Africa’s energy crisis, with the president coordinating an emergency program to “ensure that the energy crisis is properly addressed”. The two-day national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla held…
The process of suspending public protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office could be in conflict with international conventions, if the testimony given by Zambia’s longest-serving public protector, Caroline Chuma Zulu-Sokoni, is anything to go by. Zulu-Sokoni served as the South…
It is with great interest that we read the new article Mail & Guardians (“Human rights group rejects sex-trafficking bill”, January 20, 2022, also published online.) The debate about sex work – or as some still call it, prostitution –…
With the all-electric future getting closer, Audi’s design boss has indicated that the Four Rings’ last array of internal combustion engine RS models, likely to start with the RS4, will “think blowing”. Although only set to release gasoline and diesel…