The public housing backlog in the Western Cape stands at almost 600,000.

Dr Jarrod Zamperini was in high spirits and said he felt "great" after receiving the life-saving jab.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three female media workers in eastern Afghanistan.

The cost of food is predicted to rocket by as much as 10% this year driven in part by higher crude oil prices, an increase in fuel levies and electricity hikes.

Kenya welcomed the arrival of over a million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday in its first batch under a global plan to ensure equitable distribution.

A study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo and published in eBioMedicine could possibly contribute to finding a cure for HIV.

Multiple rockets landed on Tuesday at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base that hosts United States, coalition and Iraqi forces, two security sources said.

A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - an example of how commonly used programs can be ex...

A pregnant woman and five other people died when an ambulance carrying them hit a landmine in northern Burkina Faso, in an area that has come under repeated militant attacks, the government said.

Some social media users said they wanted journalist Lindsay Dentlinger held accountable for alleged racism, while others slammed the ruling party for its failure to root out racism in SA.

SA’s first private sector vaccination site opened in the Western Cape on Tuesday as the province vaccinated its 13,415th person against Covid-19.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Motorists stopping next to the road near De Doorns risk being robbed of valuables such as cellphones and wallets.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued the most sweeping rollback of coronavirus restrictions of any US state on Tuesday, lifting a mask mandate and saying most businesses may open at full capacity next week.

National police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole said as long as corruption in the force continues, 'there will be more heads to roll'.

Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter, the country's chief law officer, identified himself on Wednesday as the subject of a historical rape allegation, declaring his innocence and strongly denying the claim.

Prince Ahlangene Sigcau, SA’s ambassador to Malawi, is officially the new king of AmaXhosa.

At least 13 people, 10 of them Mexican nationals, were killed on Tuesday when a tractor-trailer slammed into an SUV crammed with 25 adults and children on a dusty Southern Californian road near the US-Mexico border, officials said.

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two people after a media report said the pair — both with pre-existing conditions — died within days of receiving AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine.

Six children's books written decades ago by Dr. Seuss were pulled from publication because they contain racist and insensitive imagery, the company formed to preserve the deceased author's legacy said on Tuesday.

A US House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump's tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public on Tuesday it needs the documents to address "conflicts of interest" by future presidents.

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has come under fire for his blunt response to a query about potholes in Limpopo

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The former public protector has pleaded with President Cyril Ramaphosa and higher education minister Blade Nzimande to withdraw the order that Unisa should reduce its number of first-time students.

Although hearing loss is a disability, a teacher from a school for the deaf in Durban believes that it doesn't limit a person's potential.

“We were inspired by using the principles of a tree,” Shawn Alimohammadi, a member of Team Mahali, said from inside the net zero carbon footprint structure.

Ghana launched its coronavirus vaccination drive on Tuesday after receiving 600,000 AstraZeneca doses from the global Covax vaccine-sharing scheme aimed at helping developing nations combat the pandemic.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he was ready to go all the way to the European Court of Human Rights to prove his innocence, his first public reaction after being found guilty of corruption by judges on Monday.