Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India's richest state, a doctor said, as leading politicians expressed grief at the loss of life.

Owners of the two biggest mobile app stores took action on Friday against the Parer social networking service because of posts inciting violence, with Alphabet Inc's Google removing it and Apple Inc warning it may do the same.

All the latest news on Covid-19 from SA and around the world.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 (R766,000) for information on who placed pipe bombs in the committee headquarters of both major US political parties in Washington.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the US is "our biggest enemy," state media said on Saturday, presenting a stark challenge to President-elect Joe Biden just days before he takes office.

Twitter Inc on Friday deleted new tweets posted by US President Donald Trump on official government account @POTUS and suspended the account of his presidential campaign, after booting his personal account off the platform permanently.

Southern California is so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases that patients are backed up trying to get into hospitals, and corpses get stuck in another logjam once they leave.

SA recorded its worst day for Covid-19 infections, with 21,980 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.

At Beitbridge, in Limpopo, the floating white wings intermingle with thousands of people coming back into the country from Zimbabwe

Table Mountain National Park is investigating an incident in which two of its staff allegedly “wrestled” an elderly foreign tourist to the ground reportedly in an attempt to enforce lockdown regulations.

Close to 50 burials took place within the last week of December at two cemeteries in the city of uMhlathuze.

SA is advising travellers who came into the country via the Beitbridge border post in the past four days to self-quarantine.

Three cows were thrown out of a moving taxi as stock thieves fled from police near New Hanover in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Thursday.

“When you upgrade a contract, the network keeps the old one going for the remainder of the current month, and adds the new minutes and data pro-rata. You then get charged for both contracts from the upgrade date to the next monthly renewal date."

"Zero income, ongoing expenses and stock that is expiring will result in crippling damage to cash flow, and many stores are on the brink of closure."

SA cannot allow the 'nationalisation' of Covid-19 vaccines, says Connie Mulder, head of the Solidarity Research Institute.

The reality of the number of Covid-19 deaths in SA is difficult to ignore, especially if you are a social media user.

In episode 46 of 'True Crime South Africa', we delve into a shocking betrayal of marriage and discuss the validity and basis of the so-called 'battered woman defence' as relates to this case.

British transport secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday there were concerns that some Covid-19 vaccines might not work properly against the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus discovered in SA.

A US Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, has died of injuries suffered when supporters of President Donald Trump assaulted the legislative building, the force said, bringing to five the number dead from the riot.

This article looks at the top 10 highest CS:GO earners in terms of tournament prize money. Keep in mind this excludes their salaries or contracts with organizations, as most of that information is unavailable.

South African tournament organizer Elite Pro Series, who focuses on Fortnite's Battle Royale, has released the first Power Rankings for those who have participated in their tournaments throughout 2020.

It’ll likely be a long wait for Lara Croft to return to her roots of pillaging cultural ruins, but after a trilogy that was at least 66% brilliant, the idea of giving the franchise a chance to rest doesn’t sound like a bad one.

Six patients died when their oxygen supply was interrupted at Shifa Private Hospital on Saturday.

Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that stormed the US Capitol in Washington.

Eskom suspended load-shedding on Friday, saying the demand for electricity has dropped ahead of the weekend.

The ANC, parliament's portfolio committee and workers' unions have lambasted the SABC for forging ahead with its plan to shed more than 300 jobs.

Experts in traditional African culture have expressed concern about plastic being used to cover the bodies of Covid-19 victims, saying it disrespects the deceased.

Left with no option but to flout curfew regulations, hundreds of Nelson Mandela Bay residents, most mourning the loss of a loved one, have stood for hours outside the office of the master of the high court only to be turned away.

Funerals in Limpopo have been identified as superspreaders of Covid-19, the provincial health department said on Friday.