A friend of slain footballer Senzo Meyiwa, who was among those inside the house when he was shot dead in 2014, is on Tuesday due to testify in the trial of five men charged with his murder.

The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana soccer star Senzo Meyiwa continues on Tuesday.

Barclays Plc is expanding private-banking services in Africa, looking to target the continent’s $2 trillion high-net worth market.

Taxes are "an often misunderstood" tool of social justice and should not be seen as an example of a government overstepping its powers, Pope Francis told an audience of Italian business leaders on Monday.

"We find the maintenance we are doing is not yielding the required results. Many generating units return from planned maintenance only to suffer breakdowns again," said Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer.

The Australian government said on Tuesday that the image of King Charles III would not automatically replace Queen Elizabeth II's on A$5 notes, and it may be replaced by Australian figures.

A Durban high school has embarked on an urgent blood donor drive to help save the life of a pupil in need of vital transfusions.

William Ruto is due to be sworn in as Kenya's fifth president on Tuesday, a week after the Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit from a veteran opposition leader challenging his victory.

A sudden tripping of three Kendal power station units has led to stage 4 load-shedding starting at 10am on Tuesday.

Asking the world to prioritise saving lives in the world's poorest countries is increasingly challenging in a world still rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the threat of climate change, rising energy costs and the war in Ukraine, according to Bill Gat...

A second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome has been confirmed.

Melvin Stuurman has recalled how he jumped from one house to the next as he fought to stay alive from the deadly mudslide that swept away houses in his neighbourhood.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems as Ukrainian troops move to consolidate control over a large swath of northeastern territory seized back from Russia.

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Governments globally are coming under immense pressure to cushion the blow of surging food and fuel prices. In Latin America, the response risks igniting a tinderbox.

Media dynasty drama "Succession" and feel-good comedy "Ted Lasso" took the top trophies at the Emmy awards on Monday, and a "Squid Game" actor landed a major acting prize as Hollywood handed out the highest honours in television.

The African Development Bank has named five women as executive directors for a three-year term.

The Netherlands played a key role in trans-Atlantic slavery in Suriname, Brazil and the Caribbean, and in SA and Asia, where the Dutch East India Company operated.

Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s urgent court application to secure her immediate return to work will be heard on Friday, two sources have told TimesLIVE.

KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Mbalenhle Frazer has urged the community not to use schools as “fields” to voice their anger about basic services.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised government will focus on restoring the livelihoods of people affected when a tailings dam wall collapsed in Jagersfontein in the Free State on Sunday, flooding the town with mine waste water and displacing hundr...

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A Durban police officer accused of kidnapping and murdering Sihle Mtshare was identified by a man who had ben arrested the same day.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised residents of Jagersfontein will not be left behind after scores of homes were flooded when a mine storage dam burst its banks.

A Thai court sentenced a political activist to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the monarchy, her lawyer said, after the activist was judged to have dressed as Queen Suthida during a street protest the court ruled mocked the royal family.

Seven Ekurhuleni metropolitan police department officials appeared in the Tsakane magistrate’s court facing charges including murder after the death of a 19-year-old man on Thursday night.

A woman who allegedly stabbed and killed her boyfriend on Saturday night appeared in the Lephalale magistrate’s court on Monday.

On Monday afternoon Sharon Waison of Fourways undergoes an emergency procedure to unblock the dialysis port in her groin so that she can have the dialysis she desperately needs to stay alive.

Paramedics worked frantically to save an unconscious baby who had allegedly been locked in a car at a Ballito mall on Monday, while the parent was inside for hours.

Residents of Jagersfontein tried to rescue what was left of their homes and possessions on Monday after the collapse of the local mine’s tailings dam wall.