Massive explosions shook the Ukrainian capital and other cities during the morning rush hour on Monday in apparent Russian revenge strikes after President Vladimir Putin declared an explosion on the bridge to Crimea to be a terrorist attack.

Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations.

Russia launched its Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the GLONASS-K navigation system on Monday from a northern cosmodrome, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the defence ministry.

Former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan for alleged breaches of the National Prosecuting Act for the alleged leak of his private medical records kicks off in the Pietermaritzburg high ...

Tropical storm Julia emerged over the Eastern Pacific on Sunday evening after pummelling Nicaragua with rain and winds that damaged hundreds of homes but left no reported casualties in that country, according to government officials.

Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair appeared briefly in the commercial crimes court in Pretoria on Monday on charges of corruption.

Staunch Jacob Zuma loyalists have gathered at the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday for his private prosecution of journalist Karyn Maughan and advocate Billy Downer.

Protests against Iran’s leadership entered their fourth week with demonstrations that included female university students heckling President Ebrahim Raisi as he visited their campus.

Former president Jacob Zuma celebrated his "freedom" by popping bottles, watching a fireworks display and dancing with his family at his Nkandla homestead.

The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday.

Mpho Makwana, the new chair of Eskom, has backed incumbent CEO Andre de Ruyter.

"Instead of doing their all to make access to grants easier, Sassa continuously leaves beneficiaries in the lurch through all manner of obstacles," said DA MP and shadow social development minister Bridget Masango.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect on murder charges following the discovery of six bodies in a building in Johannesburg.

A TikTok creator has shared a skit of what the power utility would be like if it was a man looking for love.

Twitter Inc has restricted and locked the account of billionaire musician and fashion designer Kanye West one day after he returned to the social media platform for the first time in nearly two years.

A 36-year-old Mpumalanga woman is expected to appear in the Volksrust district court on Monday in connection with the murder of her 13-year-old teenage son and for allegedly attacking two other relatives.

‘This should only apply to ANC voters," claimed one user.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of blasting a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, describing it as "terrorism".

A businessman claims an idea he presented to Cyril Ramaphosa now forms part of the country’s national energy plan without his involvement, according to a Sunday newspaper.

A Margate man accused of murder was critically injured by community members who assaulted him with metal pipes, bricks and rocks, Netcare 911 paramedics said on Sunday.

Ukraine has recaptured over 1,170 square kilometres of land in its southern Kherson region since launching the start of its counter-assault against Russia in late August, a military spokesperson said on Sunday.

'We believe that the people who are able to travel out of the country are financially better off than ordinary citizens'

Western Cape authorities seized drugs with a street value of R2.4m at Cape Town International Airport, with 4kg of cocaine hidden in chocolate wrappings.

The University of Cape Town's council chair has called for an independent probe led by a retired judge to look into infighting among the institution’s top brass which has created instability.

Former president Jacob Zuma plans to attend the private prosecution of advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday.

Turkey's proposed "disinformation" bill threatens free speech and could further harm journalism ahead of next year's elections, a European rights watchdog's legal body said, calling for Turkey's parliament to reject it.

A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week's massacre at a nursery in northeast Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom.

A suspected farm murderer who pretended to want to buy milk has been arrested but four other assailants are still at large, Limpopo police said on Sunday.

When members of the Evangelical Bible Church in Bonteheuwel in the Western Cape arrived for their morning service on Sunday, they were greeted by a vandalised and flooded church hall.

A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority, according to preliminary results from the election commission.