South Africa’s dramatic safety decline means the continent’s most developed land now ranks below Ecuador, Gabon and Honduras.

The choppers are a sticky situation for SA, since Libya remains under a strict UN arms embargo, recently renewed by the Security Council.

One of South Africa’s neighbours is courting affluent, talented global citizens, while the other takes in ‘uniquely barbaric criminals’.

Sam Terblanche, a student at Columbia University, died shortly after being discharged for the second time from a major New York hospital.

The EFF has demanded that South Africa take diplomatic and legal measures to hold ‘apartheid state of Israel’ accountable.

South African construction professionals are increasingly packing their bags and heading to Australia, drawn by the promise of stable work.

Visitors will soon be able to tour parts of Balmoral Castle used by the Royal Family for a month in mid-2024.

Australian singer-songwriter Dan Tredget is aiming to become the first person to busk at every London Underground station.

Explainer: Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced that she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy to treat cancer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has embraced an invitation that may reshape the geopolitical landscape of Northeast Asia.

The United States announced the reopening of its immigration office in Cuba, saying it would aid in reuniting immigrants with the Cuban family members in the US.

Following responding to a 911 call made on Sunday, 23 July, 45-year-old Tafari Campbell, a personal chef to former United States president Barack Obama, has been confirmed dead after he was found near the Obamas’ Massachusetts home in what is said to be a paddle boarding accident, BBC reported. ALSO READ: Oprah Winfrey in South Africa talks about […]

Ireland have launched their Rugby World Cup kit to an underwhelming response. Many fans have the feeling that the kitmaker hasn’t quite captured the Irish green. READ MORE: CONFIRMED: Etzebeth set to play against All Blacks IRELAND’S ‘MINT GREEN’ RUGBY WORLD CUP KIT UNDERWHELMS The colour has something of a washed out quality while other […]

Argentina boss Michael Cheika has named a revamped match 23 for their round two Rugby Championship match against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. The former Wallaby coach wielded the axe with four changes to the starting lineup of Argentina, promoting former Sevens player Rodrigo Isgro for a debut on the wing. ALSO READ: Wallabies lose star […]

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has made five changes to his side for their Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Sydney on Saturday. ALSO READ: Wallabies out to quiet the crowd Co-captain Michael Hooper has been ruled out with a foot injury, with Reds flanker Fraser McReight coming into the starting side. McReight is joined in the back […]

Some countries have large populations but small surface areas, while others have large areas that could easily accommodate huge numbers of people. However, many of the countries with the largest land areas contain so much uninhabitable land due to the inhospitable climactic conditions. There are various metrics used to measure the largest countries in the […]

The company that operated the sub which imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, said on Thursday it had halted all activities indefinitely. ALSO READ | Cosatu strike: This is what they are demanding The Titan sub was reported missing on June 18 and the US Coast Guard said on June 22 that the […]

The UK this year has seen its hottest June on record, both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum temperature, the British Meteorological Office said on Monday. ALSO READ | SARS tax questions answered: What are the tax season deadlines? “The average mean temperature of 15.8 degrees Celsius for June 2023 in the UK is the highest […]

In an unfortunate event, officials have confirmed that a worker at an airport in the United States died after being sucked into a plane’s engine. The incident reportedly happened on Friday, 23 June 2023, around 22:25 at San Antonio International Airport. ALSO READ: Flying to Europe? Try this airline next time [photos] AIRPORT WORKER DIES AFTER BEING […]

Reuters: The dollar on the back foot on Monday, though it found some safe haven support on lingering worries that the protracted monetary tightening cycles from major central banks would further hurt the global economic outlook. U.S. DOLLAR ON THE BACK FOOT Dramatic weekend events in Russia also kept investors on guard, though reaction in […]

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 South Africa has proclaimed a policy of non-alignment in that conflict. This position was placed in doubt when US Ambassador Ruben Brigety claimed recently that he had evidence that South African arms and ammunition were loaded on a Russian ship in December 2022. Brigety concluded that South […]

A child abuse lawsuit over a nude scene filed by actors who played star-crossed lovers in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” will be thrown out, a California judge said Thursday. Olivia Hussey was 15 and Leonard Whiting 16 when they starred in the Oscar-winning film of William Shakespeare’s tragedy from Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures. The film […]

Have you seen that cargo pants are back? Young people are once again swishing down hallways and they might even be wearing Crocs on their feet, because these are cool now too. For many this could be seen as dressing “badly” but Y2K (2000s fashion) is all the rage at the moment. Fashion has long been one of […]

The remote Polish town of Suloszowa is a small town in southern Poland that is unlike anything you have seen before. DESPITE ITS PECULIAR LAYOUT, THE POLISH TOWN OF SULOSZOWA IS CHARMING The street in the Polish town is known as “the longest village street in Poland.” It is lined with houses, shops, and other buildings, all built in […]

The City of Tshwane has collaborated with the Danish City of Aarhus to launch a R33 million water-security project to help improve the Metro Municipality’s capacity to manage its water resources. The launch took place at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus on Monday, 8 May. CITY OF TSHWANE LAUNCHES R33 MILLION WATER PROJECT […]