An Arab rights group called Monday 17 July 2023 for international help for 360 sub-Saharan migrants who Libyan authorities say were rescued after having been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian police on the border with Libya. The Cairo-based Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) said it welcomed Libya’s reception of the migrants who had […]

Separatist rebels have killed about 10 civilians and wounded two more in one of Cameroon’s restive anglophone regions, the defence ministry said Monday. READ MORE: Lebanon central bank governor’s properties seized The country’s primarily English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions have been gripped by conflict since separatists declared independence in 2017 after decades of grievances over […]

The Springboks will next be in action against Argentina on 29 July in the final round of the Rugby Championship, which will then be followed by three World Cup warm-up games. ALSO READ: When are the Springboks back in action? Yet it must be remembered that the Boks’ squad for the 2023 World Cup will be announced on […]

Hollywood A-listers have been walking red carpets in hot pink, glitter is back, and companies from The Gap to Burger King are doing rose-colored collaborations: “Barbie” mania is everywhere as the hotly anticipated film hits theaters worldwide. READ MORE: Nelson Mandela Bridge temporarily closed for maintenance Toy maker Mattel, who first unveiled the iconic doll in […]

Salvadoran officials on Monday announced the arrest of 110 members of an alleged international money laundering ring operating in the Central American country. Almost all member of the scheme were Colombian nationals, authorities in El Salvador said, alleging that they had failed to register as lenders and had offered residents loans with interest rates of 20 […]

Norway’s data protection agency said Monday it would ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal information of users for targeted advertising, threatening a $100,000 daily fine if it continues. The business practices of US big tech firms are under close scrutiny across Europe over concerns about privacy, with huge fines handed out […]

Nelson Mandela Bridge will be a no-go zone for the next two days after the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) announced the bridge’s temporary closure. READ MORE: Lebanon central bank governor’s properties seized TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF NELSON MANDELA BRIDGE FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla cautioned motorists about this planned initiative which coincides with Mandela Day, […]

French prosecutors on Monday asked for 17 men to stand trial over rape and other crimes committed in the production of online pornography, a source close to the case told AFP. Accusations against the men include rape, gang rape, organised human trafficking and aggravated pimping, committed during video production for the “French Bukkake” platform, according to […]

A Lebanon judge on Monday ordered the seizure of embattled central bank governor Riad Salameh’s properties pending a local investigation into his wealth, a judicial official told AFP. Salameh has been the subject of a series of judicial probes both in crisis-hit Lebanon and abroad into the fortune he has amassed during some three decades in […]

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has published a list of Lottery grants it paid out during the first quarter (April to June) of its new financial year, and it says it will publish details on a quarterly basis, rather than annually as was done by the corruption-riddled previous administration. Minister Ebrahim Patel has requested that the National Lotteries Commission […]

Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has apologised to the nation for Stage 6 load shedding that was implemented on Thursday. The Minister was speaking during a media briefing on Monday. Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding last week following breakdowns and delays in returning to service of generating units. “I want […]

The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to “meet Jesus Christ” has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said. ALSO READ: Kenya president says no more room for opposition protests “Total death Toll – 403,” Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha told AFP in a […]

There will be three more interest rate announcements in 2023, the next of which will take place this week on Thursday, 20 July at 15:00. Following that, the remaining dates for the year are Thursday, 21 September and Thursday, 23 November. Early suggestions are there could well be yet another interest rate hike on Thursday, dealing yet another blow to South Africans in […]

Eskom has announced that it is cutting ties with its Head of Generation, Jan Oberholzer. “Eskom and Mr Jan Mr Oberholzer part ways by mutual agreement. His last day with Eskom will be 31 July 2023,” the power utility said in a brief statement. ALSO READ: Eskom eases load shedding: City of Cape Town confirms […]

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: A yellow level 2 warning for waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea for small vessels and disruption to small harbours and ports are expected between Cape Columbine […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Monday, 17 July 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Monday, 17 […]

British rock star Elton John on Monday gave evidence as a witness for the defence at the sexual assault trial of Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey. The two-time Oscar winner denies 12 charges concerning four men, including indecent assault, which are alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2013. ALSO READ: Elton John and Guns N’Roses rock Glastonbury Festival […]

South African athlete Adrian Wildschutt has achieved a remarkable feat by surpassing the longstanding South African 5,000m record at Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Clocking an impressive time of 13:02.46, Wildschutt shattered the previous record, which had stood unbroken for seven years. This accomplishment follows his recent achievement of breaking the 24-year-old South African 10,000m record, which had […]

Air strikes pummelled Khartoum on Sunday 16 July 2023, and fighting raged in Sudan’s western Darfur region, witnesses said, as a three-month war between the army and rival paramilitaries showed no signs of abating. In the capital’s east and northwest, army fighter jets “targeted bases” belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who “responded […]

Eskom confirmed on Monday that it will ease load shedding this week – and the City of Cape Town has followed suite. The power utility said in a tweet that load shedding will continue at its present Stage 2 until 16:00 on Monday, 17 July, at which time it will escalate to Stage 4 until 05:00 on Tuesday. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: […]

The five men accused for the murder of former Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa, are eligible to apply for bail as the late goalkeeper’s trial has started from scratch. This was revealed by the new Presiding Judge in the murder trial, Ratha Mokgoatlheng on Monday, 17 July. SENZO MEYIWA MURDER ACCUSED ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BAIL […]

The family of then 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen is opposed to the release of Norman Afzal Simons, also known as the ‘Station Strangler’, after spending 28 years behind bars. The Department of Correctional Services announced that Simons will be released on Thursday, 20 July. Simons was convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Van […]

Russia on Monday said a Ukrainian attack on the Moscow-built bridge linking annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland killed a civilian couple and wounded their child. Moscow said two drones had hit the bridge in the early hours of Monday and blamed “the Kyiv regime.” ALSO READ: NATO to address the upcoming summit about Ukraine Traffic […]

The trial against the 43-year-old South African doctor Lauren Dickason started in New Zealand on Monday. DISTURBING DETAILS EMERGED IN COURT ON MONDAY Disturbing details of how Lauren Dickason allegedly killed her three daughters emerged in court on Monday. ALSO READ: Lauren Dickason: Trial date set – but why will it only take place in 2023? She is […]

A pilot has been pronounced dead after a side-motorized glider crashed at an airport west of Gauteng. PILOT DIES AFTER GLIDER CRASHES IN GAUTENG According to a report by Maroela Media, Gregory Critchley, head of the Aviation Search and Rescue Coordination Center (ARCC), confirmed that the accident took place on Saturday afternoon. ALSO READ: British Airways pilot stabbed […]