The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter​ is set to make history on Monday in its first attempt at a powered flight on another planet.

Taronga Zoo in Sydney welcomed a new male Francois' langur monkey.

The suspension of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccinations is expected to be lifted soon, Prof Glenda Gray said on Monday morning.

A mother of two lost her life in a fire that ripped through the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest on Sunday, leaving more than 45 families homeless.

Scores of social media users have expressed shock and sadness after raging Cape Town mountain fires destroyed the University of Cape Town’s Jagger Library and Mostert’s Mill among other heritage sites on Sunday.

Fires in Cape Town spread rapidly overnight on Sunday due to high winds in the area.

Lisette Lombard was trail running on Table Mountain when she noticed the fire was spreading fast and heading her way.

The 29-year-old former rugby player was shot dead by police last week after they responded to an alleged burglary in progress.

A replica assault rifle, small arms, several gun barrels, two tasers and a machete were among the arsenal seized from a Spanish factory discovered to be producing 3D-printed weapons, police said on Sunday.

Police in Austin, Texas, were searching on Sunday for a former deputy sheriff wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of three people at an apartment complex earlier in the day.

A suspect was taken into custody on Sunday night as the City of Cape Town investigates reports about the original blaze being due to arson and of additional fires being started.

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt's Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.

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Cape Town's City Bowl residents are on high alert on Monday morning as strong winds fan the fires that ignited on Sunday.

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Firefighters battled into the night to try salvage the University of Cape Town's Jagger Library after a runaway fire quickly spread to the campus on the slopes of Devil's Peak on Sunday.

Activist, author and entrepreneur Thando Mahlangu hopes to revive his culture, share his passion and inspire others to aid him in elevating the societal value of culture.

A group that includes former public protector Thuli Madonsela took a stand during an online rally on Sunday, where they vowed to uphold the decision of the Constitutional Court in relation to the case of former president Jacob Zuma.

University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng announced the suspension of academic activities following a runaway fire that destroyed several parts of the campus on Sunday.

Cape Town residents, corporates, politicians and organisations have rallied to help thousands of UCT students and citizens affected by the fire that devastated the city on Sunday.

The Myeni family lawyer says that the Honolulu police department was “still hiding facts” about the incident.

Two firefighters have been hospitalised for burns after a runaway blaze which engulfed the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and parts of the University of Cape Town, including the Special Collections library on Sunday.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) said all students on its main campus were being evacuated by emergency services support staff on Sunday as a runaway wildfire spread onto the campus grounds.

A suspected poacher was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in the Kruger National Park while allegedly attempting to evade capture on Saturday.

Firefighters have been working since Sunday morning to extinguish the runaway fire that has engulfed Rhodes Memorial and is spreading towards the University of Cape Town.

The daughter of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russian authorities on Sunday to allow a doctor to treat her father in prison, a day after a group of medical professionals warned he is at risk of kidney failure.

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Police were on Sunday at the state capture commission's offices in Parktown in Johannesburg after a reported burglary.