Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Parliament's annual human rights prize on Wednesday for his efforts to challenge President Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

Here are the eight rules voters will have to keep when voting next month.

The Ethiopian government carried out a second air strike within hours on the Tigray region on Wednesday, significantly escalating a campaign to weaken rebellious Tigrayan forces in an almost one-year-old war.

One year ago, Adebanjo Akinwunmi gleefully waved a Nigerian flag at the Lekki Toll Gate, a stretch of tarmac in front of toll booths on a highway on the outskirts of Lagos. Joined by thousands of his countrymen, he demanded an end to what demonstrato...

Former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu was flanked by #FeesMustFall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile, a group of men and armed bodyguards outside court on Thursday.

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 as soon as the Covid-19 shot is approved for younger children, readying doses and preparing locations ahead of the busy holiday season.

Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that have barred him from their platforms.

Russia has reported some Covid-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one, the RIA news agency said on Thursday.

About 100 people protested near Netflix Inc's headquarters on Wednesday against the streaming pioneer’s decision to release comedian Dave Chappelle’s new special, which they say ridicules transgender people.

We need to reform our law urgently. It cannot be the case that unless a woman screams "No!" she is deemed to have consented, writes analyst Eusebius McKaiser.

Petito's disappearance last month during a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend captivated the country, first as an internet sensation and then as a tabloid mystery that grew more enigmatic by the day.

The SA National Civic Organisation has condemned a fatal mob attack on a 33-year-old man in Letlhabile outside Brits on Sunday

Children are required to bring their birth certificates with registration numbers, passport numbers or ID documents which will be captured on the EVDS system.

‘Take care of your financial health from a young age,’ an economist urges youngsters

African governments are using new technology and laws to increase surveillance of opposition figures, researchers warn, calling for restrictions on the sale of tracking tools and tougher privacy protections.

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Friday will mark exactly a year since activist Fikile Ntshangase, 63, was murdered - and her family, friends and fellow activists are still demanding justice.

King Mswati III agrees to meet Ramaphosa’s envoys Jeff Radebe and Candith Mashego-Dlamini

SA recorded 591 new Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths in the past 24 hours, the latest NICD statistics showed.

The Hawks have arrested a security guard and an alleged accomplice in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery in the North West.

Gunmen with assault rifles snatched four children from their driver's vehicle as they drove in morning traffic to school.

Delight from children and parents as Covid-19 vaccinations for 12- to 17-year-olds gets under way

Extradition and the possibility of 42 years in a US federal prison loom for alleged Nigerian mafia members arrested in Cape Town on Tuesday morning.

Accused shooter Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the deadliest ever at a US high school.

Social media post decried as fake as Tutu Legacy Foundation says The Arch is alive and well.

A serial rapist who lured unsuspecting victims with job promises has been sentenced to five life terms in jail.

Despite body parts being found in his hut, Thokozani Msibi, the traditional healer and alleged mastermind in the killing of Gabisile Shabane, has denied any involvement in her gruesome slaying.

“He claimed that he committed the rapes while drunk and thought his daughter was one of his 'many girlfriends', as his wife had left him,” said NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali.