About 60,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by the AU to South Sudan expired before they could be used, the country's health officials have said.

Infighting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church has been going on for years without a lasting solution.

"The intention is not to observe individuals, but rather to identify trends and incidents to inform appropriate response and interventions," Sanral says.

A 19-year-old pupil who allegedly drove his father's vehicle and lost control, killing six pupils in the accident, did not have a driver's licence.

The estranged wife of Michael Sandlana, the leader of a faction of the International Pentecost Holiness Church, has opened a case of fraud after she was declared dead in order to place her estate under her husband as the executor.

Australia will hold a Royal Commission to examine suicides among serving and former military personnel, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, bowing to public pressure to find ways to stem a mounting toll.

Lindani Myeni, a former SA rugby player, was shot dead by officers from the Honolulu police department in Hawaii after they responded to an alleged "burglary in progress" at a home in Nuuanu.

Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5% this year, suggesting the economic rebound from Covid-19 could be “anything but sustainable” for the climate, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

India's ministry of railways has released footage showing a railroad worker saving a child from a railway as a train sped towards them.

Pupil recovering from overdose after embarrassing photo posted on Facebook

Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin began deliberations on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to "believe your eyes" as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd's neck.

Early Tuesday morning the blaring of fire engine sirens and sound of choppers in the sky were heard in Cape Town, as fresh crews were deployed to fight the wildfire on Table Mountain, which is “largely contained” on its third consecutive day, acc...

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'It was 3am and when I looked I could see how thick the smoke was.'

Rwanda put a lot of effort into fostering demand for Covid-19 vaccines.

The university's Jagger Library, which houses an African studies collection from the continent, is trending on Twitter as former students and concerned citizens react to the fire.

University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng says it’s too early to estimate the loss the institution has suffered after a fire that gutted parts of the upper campus.

Banking group Absa seems set to lose its highly regarded CEO Daniel Mminele just 15 months into his tenure.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered legal assistance to the artists and creatives in sit-in protest at the  National Arts Council (NAC).

Cuba's ruling Communist Party elected President Miguel Diaz-Canel to succeed Raul Castro as party first secretary, the most powerful position in the country, on the final day of its congress on Monday.

The US Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to another lawsuit related to the Nov. 3 presidential election filed by a Republican former congressional candidate who had challenged the extension of Pennsylvania's deadline to receive mail-in ballots.

Facebook is exploring live audio rooms.

Five people were injured in a stabbing attack in a mosque in the Albanian capital Tirana on Monday following afternoon prayers, police said.

The world has the means to bring the global Covid-19 pandemic under control in the coming months, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, urging a fair and equitable sharing of global resources.

The South African government's compensation fund to cover potential injuries from Covid-19 vaccines could cost around R250 mln in the first year, the health minister said in response to questions in parliament.

A government minister’s residence in Newlands was destroyed by the fire that ravaged Cape Town, public works and infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille said on Monday.

Britain is adding India to its travel "red-list" after detecting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the country, health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday.