Finland does not want NATO to deploy nuclear weapons or set up military bases on its territory even if Finland becomes a member, the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on Thursday.

News, facts, figures, interviews, views and analysis of the impact of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape floods

Two security guards meant to be protecting health clinics in Mpumalanga have been arrested.

While China staged a remarkably quick recovery from its initial pandemic slump, thanks to bumper exports and factory production, analysts expect the current downturn will be harder to shake off than the one seen in early 2020.

The department of home affairs wants to be classified as a security department so it can open on Saturdays without having to pay overtime, says minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane returns to court on Thursday to fight impeachment proceedings against her.

Any major North Korea weapons test over the next five days could overshadow US President Joe Biden's broader trip focus on bolstering Asian allies against China, analysts say.

A Cape Town woman has climbed Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse, back to back, within 24 hours.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it had confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a man who had recently traveled to Canada.

"The night the floods started, the sand looked like it was boiling from the water, the whole house was moving," said the 35-year-old, who gave up her care job at an old-age home to look after flood survivors.

Cape Town is the most in-demand route between the US and SA without non-stop service.

You should be eligible to donate blood if you are between the ages of 16 and 75, weigh 50kg or more, are in good general health and lead a safe sexual lifestyle.

A digital rand in SA could cut the high cost of cross-border payments for banks but its introduction is still a few years away, a senior central bank official said.

Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

There has been an increase of 145 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The total number of people currently hospitalised is 3,209.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was saddened by the death of former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane who died on Wednesday evening.

Former US President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

There was jubilation in the Durban magistrate's court as a man accused of killing an Abahlali baseMjondolo leader was denied bail.

A 3.5-metre white shark was spotted in the Keurbooms River in Plettenberg Bay on Wednesday night.

Ukraine updates.

Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos said on Wednesday it will ban motorcycle taxis from operating in most of the traffic-clogged city

'No proof' is the reason the NPA has given for the case against 52 liberation struggle war veterans being withdraw

The Special Tribunal on Wednesday declared unlawful and set aside the 2020 extension of a tender awarded to a company to conduct a Covid-19 campaign for the OR Tambo municipality in the Eastern Cape

The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its worksites, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday.

Former Joburg mayor Mpho Moerane has died, his family confirmed on Wednesday

A 16-year-old British schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday.

The public protector’s interdict to stop President Cyril Ramaphosa from suspending her was heard by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday.

Durban residents have been warned to stay away from beaches and not drink water from “unreliable sources” as the city continues to address pollution as a result of flood-damaged infrastructure.

North West traditional healer Thapelo Ramoruki, who burnt his girlfriend alive and stabbed her in the abdomen several times while she was burning, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.