President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that if the US ended up in a “real shooting war” with a “major power” it could be the result of a significant cyber attack on the country, highlighting what Washington sees as growing threats posed by Rus...

An explosion in a German industrial park on Tuesday killed at least two people and injured 31, setting off a fierce blaze that sent a pall of smoke over the western city of Leverkusen. Several people were still missing.

Teachers who are not vaccinated do not have to worry about losing their jobs, says basic education spokesperson Elijah Mahlangu.

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is taking the NPA to court for allegedly failing to hand over his full indictment in the R255m asbestos case.

The US government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10-million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria and SA as the continent battles a third wave of infections, White House officials said.

A former financial adviser was convicted of theft after scamming a woman out of more than R1.8m.

Tunisia's foreign minister phoned his counterparts in Turkey, France, Italy, Germany, the EU and High Commissioner for Human Rights to reassure them after the president froze parliament and dismissed the government, the ministry said late on Tuesday.

Tunisia's leading Islamist party moved on Tuesday to ease the country's political crisis, calling for dialogue and urging supporters not to protest after accusing President Kais Saied of launching a coup.

A bill in Ghana that would make it a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgender has shocked the local LGBT+ community and raised fears over a possible surge in discrimination and violence against sexual minorities in the West African country.

Four police officers on Tuesday told lawmakers they were beaten, taunted with racial insults, heard threats including "kill him with his own gun".

Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of his AMC cable network show Better Call Saul, according to sources close to the performer.

Thousands of Ethiopian army recruits paraded in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to bid farewell before leaving for training, potential future participants in a bloody eight-month-old conflict in the north that continues to spread and intensify.

"First Mabena, and now this," wrote one social media user.

Nigeria plans to launch its own crypto currency, called the "e-naira", in October, its central bank governor said on Tuesday.

The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired fresh concerns about China's build-up of its nuclear forces after a new report saying Beijing was building 110 more missile silos.

A Georgia man who claimed to be addicted to sex pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murdering four people as part of a shooting spree at Atlanta-area spas that highlighted the fear and intimidation felt by Asian Americans in the wake of coronavirus pandemic...

African countries, many of which are heavily reliant on mining, have criticised a move by the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru to fast-track international negotiations over deep-sea mining, an industry that could hurt their economies.

It's not over for the famous sofa. Once all its missing parts are found and it is assembled it will be displayed at the new Leather Gallery store due to open soon.

The decision to grant Israel observer status was "even more shocking in a year in which the oppressed people of Palestine were hounded by destructive bombardments and continued illegal settlements of the land," the SA government said on Wednesday.

The drive to inoculate 8,443 home affairs employees, who have been on the frontline facing customers during the coronavirus pandemic, is under way.

A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the assault of three elderly residents in New Rest, Peddie, in the Eastern Cape.

South African-born US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong is backing a Covid-19 vaccine candidate that he sees as having potential as a universal booster of other pandemic shots.

Dr Hillary Mukudu warned people to steer away from consuming alcohol during the vaccination period.

“We know what happened, but we want to find out why."

The two bodies were discovered a day after the officers lost contact with their commander while out on patrol.

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Lukhanyo Calata has resorted to the courts to compel the Hawks to finalise their investigation into the 1985 murders of his father Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto.

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The Black Sash said it began monitoring the Covid-19 social relief grant application and distribution process with its partner organisations, including the Community Advice Office of SA (CAOSA) and Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT).