An Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces were due to meet in South Africa for the first formal peace talks since war broke out two years ago.

Prime Minister Liz Truss’s brief time in office will carry a sizable price tag for the UK economy, according to Bloomberg Economics.

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said.

Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, in the run-up to hosting soccer's World Cup which has put a spotlight on human rights issues in the Gulf Arab st...

Russia fired missiles and drones into the Ukrainian-held southern town of Mykolaiv, destroying an apartment block, and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation" in a flurry of telephone calls to Western defence ministers.

North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, accusing each other of breaching their maritime borders amid heightened military tension.

Uganda reported nine more Ebola cases on Sunday in its Kampala region, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last two days, the country's health minister said in a tweet.

The Institute for Local Government Management says the alleged abduction of the municipal manager of the Nkangala district municipality in Mpumalanga, Margaret Skosana, and her driver validates its call for the provision of security for municipal ma...

A 29-year-old suspect who was reportedly found in possession of a cellphone used to a demand ransom for a missing woman whose body was later found is expected to appear before the Tshitale magistrate's court to face charges of kidnapping and murder.

Gauteng health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says all areas of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital will be available by December next year.

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.

The Johannesburg metropolitan police department says no stone will be left unturned to trace and apprehend a reckless bakkie driver who allegedly crashed into a metro police officer in Orange Farm on Sunday.

A car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel in the Somali city of Kismayu killed nine people on Sunday before security forces ended the siege at the hotel and killed the attackers, a regional official said.

Saturday marked two years since KZN anti-mining activist was brutally murdered in her home

Cynthia Matshaya was found to have acted in concert with defiant parents and failed to carry out the department’s instructions

Comedian speaks about his philanthropy work at Culture Summit in Abu Dhabi

Deputy minister of basic education Reginah Mhaule attended a church service on Sunday ahead of the matric exams which start soon and urged pupils to study hard.

As suburbs around Joburg remain dry and the water crisis continues, Rand Water has opened up about the numerous challenges hampering the supply of clean water to households.

Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart who was arrested on Friday and charged with fraud, is challenging being placed on remand.

An alleged shooting at a tavern in Florida, Johannesburg, has reportedly led to the death of four people.

Stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented from midday on Sunday until 5am on Monday.

Teachers found guilty of certain forms of misconduct could in future be forced to attend anger management classes.

"I always describe this as a leadership issue more than a resource issue. Leadership on the continent must take responsibility and lead," Mantashe said.

“SAA is gone, Eskom is in shambles and we accept this incompetence. What will now follow is our ports, rail and water,” said Zuma.

China's Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of the Communist Party and unveiled a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads, that will determine the path of the country's development in the next five years.

Boris Johnson returned to Britain from holiday on Saturday to consider an audacious bid for a second term as prime minister in a race that could pit him against his former finance minister whose resignation in July helped drive him out of office.

Three schoolchildren have died in Gauteng since Thursday in separate incidents after showing symptoms of ill-health, the Gauteng education department confirmed on Saturday.

The Hawks have swooped on a suspect accused of kidnapping a Road Accident Fund claimant in the Eastern Cape.

A 21-year-old grade 12 pupil has been arrested for stabbing to death 35-year-old Matefo Mphosela in her home on Thursday night.

Nolan, who was 88, was an outspoken critic of structural inequality in South Africa who advocated for a more caring society.