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The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

orth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan, after the return of a US aircraft carrier to the region and a UN Security Council meeting in response to the North's recent launches.

Ukraine said its forces have retaken more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into Russia in Europe's biggest annexation since World War Two.

Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore will respect a democratic transition timeline agreed between his predecessor and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS, he said in a statement late on Tuesday.

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologised to Kenya after his son, a top general and heir-apparent, threatened on Twitter to invade the neighbouring country and capture its capital in two weeks.

Eskom's new board chairperson Mpho Makwana said the board will use the time to conduct an “onboarding programme".

Security officers and police apprehended several suspected pickpockets and recovered stolen items including wallets, bank cards, cellphones, identity cards and drivers' licences at the H20 party in Boksburg at the weekend.

Unathi Lutshaba, executive director of the SA Cultural Observatory, was this week honoured by the UN as one of the world’s Most Influential People of African Descent.

A former police officer was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in jail after he was convicted of possessing illicit cigarettes and failing to provide documentation upon request by a SA Revenue Service (Sars) official.

Incidents of crime directed at tourists and tourism products tarnish SA’s reputation and create a negative perception of SA and this affects both the visitor experience and visitor numbers.

Former Black First Land First (BLF) spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp has apologised for utterances he made after the Hoërskool Driehoek tragedy which claimed the lives of four pupils in 2019.

The high court in Johannesburg dismissed Al Jama-ah and one of its members’ application for leave to appeal and to overturn an interdict in favour of the City of Johannesburg’s former crime-busting boss, Shadrack Sibiya.

A question raised by a commissioner triggered EFF leader Julius Malema to slam a judge for “not knowing basic concepts”, causing a tense moment.

The Pretoria high court has given the go-ahead for corrections to be made to the state capture report following an application by commission chair, chief justice Raymond Zondo.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Wednesday recommended that Supreme Court of Appeal judge Dumisani Zondi be appointed chairperson of the Electoral Court, a crucial judicial leadership post with national elections coming up in 2024.

A report by the US labour department details how the deterioration of Zimbabwe’s economy has contributed to an increase in child labour and sexual exploitation.

Medical expert says the reason the number of smokers older than 65 is low is because many of them are dying

A Durban police officer charged with kidnapping and murder was granted R20,000 bail on Wednesday at the Pinetown magistrate’s court.

Load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 from Thursday morning until Saturday morning.

Police minister Bheki Cele says three people are being questioned after the murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday.

South Korea and the US military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan.

A spat over citizenship ensued on Wednesday in the Carletonville magistrate’s court as alleged zama zamas appeared on several charges relating to illegal mining on the West Rand.

Durban metro police and SAPS officers want to make the Durban city centre safe again.

A response to the growing teenage pregnancy crisis should be multifaceted, but there is a need to drive an urgent justice-centred intervention as sexual crimes have taken place against children, says Build One SA deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster.

The East London magistrate’s court has postponed the case of Enyobeni tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and her husband, Siyakhangela, the tavern’s manager.

A 37-year-old East London man has been arrested for the murder of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son.

A woman from Ireland has been arrested in the Free State by the Hawks, acting on an Interpol warrant.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews for chairperson of the Electoral Court and judge president of the Limpopo Division of the High Court are continuing on Wednesday.

The decomposed body believed to be of a woman, which was wrapped in clothes, has been found in the ceiling of a house in Balfour, Mpumalanga.