The distribution of vaccines in some countries is problematic and until this process is running smoothly, testing for Covid-19 is vital in the management of the pandemic, says WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Britain said on Thursday it had imposed asset freezes on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Russian oil group Rosneft, plus five other Russian oligarchs.

A locked gate erected on Durban's Virginia Beach pier has left residents confused, amused and downright shocked.

The 43-year-old told the court he lives in Midrand and is employed at a tyre and wheel company, where he earns R35,000 a month.

Everything was rosy in Sydney Mthembu's roadside garden until the SA National Roads Agency nipped his only source of income in the bud.

The N3 near Harrismith in the Free State was closed on Thursday morning after a serious crash between two trucks.

Traffic services in Gauteng will be open 24 hours a day from April.

The rampant criminality is exacerbating localised power cuts and the implementation of load-shedding, says Eskom.

Injured commuters had to clamber to safety after a minibus taxi overturned in a crash in Randburg on Thursday morning, while paramedics had to work to save those trapped in the vehicle.

North Korea will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide real-time information on military actions by the United States and its allies, state media on Thursday reported leader Kim Jong Un as saying.

Here's what you need to know to prepare for possible stage 6 load-shedding.

Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars, reshaping the political future of Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Hong Kong won’t resume international travel until it contains its record-setting Covid-19 outbreak, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing Thursday, indicating that any reprieve for residents stuck outside the city since January is months aw...

Twelve children were injured when the taxi they were travelling in went out of control and crashed into another vehicle in Isipingo, south of Durban, on Thursday.

Global conflict and the soaring price of diesel will hit Cape Town bus commuters in the pocket when Golden Arrow hikes its fares by 8% on Monday.

More than two decades after the end of apartheid, race’s contribution to income inequality amounts to 41%, with education at 30%, says the World Bank.

Russia said on Thursday a Ukrainian claim that it bombed a children's hospital in Mariupol was "fake news" because the building was a former maternity hospital that had long been taken over by troops.

Educators say the world is at a crossroads. Reopening classrooms is not enough - schools must assess children and adapt curriculums to help them catch up.

Many refugees are struggling to use the new online permit renewal system, resulting in undocumented refugees losing access to bank accounts and education.

Experts predict the next wave could come around the end of April or May.

An incident last month which saw two aircraft only 152m apart approaching the Lanseria International Airport runway was caused by air traffic control initially allowing both aircraft to approach the runway.

Foreign ministers from Russia and Ukraine will meet in Turkey on Thursday in the first high-level talks between the two countries since Moscow invaded its neighbour, with Ankara hoping they could mark a turning point in the raging conflict.

Washington's desire for a quick nuclear agreement is an indication of its lack of will for a strong deal, Iran's top security official, Ali Shamkhani, said on Thursday.

European companies are rushing to get solar panels installed on the roofs and open spaces around their businesses to offset their exposure to the latest surge in natural gas and power prices since Russia invaded Ukraine.

This compares with about 200 per 100,000 in the UK, but is well below the 680 in Peru and 760 in Russia.

Google Arts & Culture on Thursday unveiled a project in which it will share digitised endangered manuscripts of up to 40,000 pages and historic contemporary arts and culture from Mali.

Stories will be shared and tea will be spilled on 'The Family Table'.

Ukraine updates.

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Western Cape provincial organised crime detectives are probing the circumstances surrounding a kidnapping case that was opened on Wednesday morning in Parow.