[SAnews.gov.za] The Presidency has dismissed what it describes as a sustained misinformation campaign aimed at portraying South Africa as isolated from the rest of the African continent, following recent anti-illegal migration protests.
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has welcomed the latest report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, saying it reaffirms previous findings that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and documents the
[Unicef] Geneva/New York -- Zero-dose children fell by nearly 750,000 in the past year, but drop-out numbers high and stagnant, increasing risk of disease outbreaks
[Leadership] The federal government has so far evacuated 1,409 Nigerians successfully in the fifth phase of the voluntary evacuation of it nationals affected by xenophobic attacks and related security concerns in the Republic of South Africa.
[Namibian] When the banging on the door started, Tonateni Moses (25) thought someone had mistaken the house for another.
[Nile Post] Government is considering recruiting skilled Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa into the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) as part of broader efforts to reintegrate them into the country's workforce.
Ecstatica 1 and 2 are among 6 new SNEG reissues.
[FrontPageAfrica] Abuja, Nigeria -- Liberia's housing sector is earning international recognition this week as Florence Kaeteka Geegbae, Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), represents the country at the 20th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS @20 -
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference, which is monumental in scope, process, duration, and potentially in the results it will yield, can serve in many ways as an exemplary model for Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said today.
The continued imprisonment of outspoken politician and Tinubu critic shines a spotlight on ‘lawfare’ in Nigeria, writes El-Rufai’s wife.
The Maldives is a long way away and, for some, it may seem out of reach. But, even so, one Belgian found her way there and then fell in love with the place. So much so, in fact, that she made it her home. Isabelle Gobert (pictured) works as Cluster Assistant Director of
In mid-June, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa spent two days in Beijing and flew home with more than pleasantries. China’s finance ministry and the People’s Bank of China pledged to fast-track approval of Indonesia’s debut panda bond, a renminbi-denominated
The ruling stripped Kweon Seong-dong of his parliamentary seat.
[The Conversation Africa] China has become one of Africa's largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180 billion in loans to African countries. The money has been used to finance roads, railways, power
[African Arguments] On 16-18 June in Mombasa, the Our Ocean Conference met on African soil for the first time, and over 100 governments, businesses and civil society organisations announced 320 new commitments valued at $6.4 billion to advance ocean conservation, sustainable
The singer-songwriter formally released the acoustic version of her Lost Weekend single
Hal Williams, the TV veteran who appeared in American sitcom staples like “227” and “Sanford and Son,” has died, according to his manager. He was 91. “227” ran from 1985 to 1990, and followed a group of middle-aged tenants living together in an apartment building. Williams
A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s muse, using facial recognition technology.
The defending champions' victory means they will face Spain, who defeated France on Tuesday, in Sunday's final in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the contaminated food responsible. The CDC warns the actual number of cases is likely much higher and urges anyone with symptoms to seek medical care.
AI agents can be tasked to draft emails, write code and update documents, among other things. But the same autonomy that makes them valuable also creates vulnerabilities, warn cybersecurity experts.
"Please remember his smile on stage, playing music that he loves," said the sister of a keyboardist who died in the blaze.
AI solutions are being deployed across European hospitals; however, only a few countries govern them, putting patients at risk, the WHO Europe chief said.
AI-powered companions must not "excessively cater to users, induce emotional dependence or addiction, and damage users' real interpersonal relationships", states China's new rulebook.
A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ways never before possible. In these materials, light-generated excitons can interact directly with magnetic behavior, creating opportunities to control
A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that, on a 10‑kilometre grid, estimates how much farmland will lose productivity to climate change by 2100. In Spain, inland areas fare worse than the Cantabrian coast.
Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’ On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have
Culdcept Begins revives a cult-classic series with strategic deckbuilding and a whole lot of luck.
Gyeongbokgung Palace, the largest of four popular palaces, was the most visited site with 3.65 million visitors.
The US economy is continuing to grow faster and generate more new jobs than Europe. Annual national income growth over the past five years has averaged 3.3% in the US against 2.6% in the EU. In the first quarter of 2026, the EU’s GDP was just 0.7% higher than a year before,
The US says it fired a missile into a Curaçao-flagged oil tanker's funnel after claiming the ship, which was sailing toward Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf, "ignored multiple warnings".
The Taliban’s demotion of Haji Jumma Khan Fateh from deputy governor of Zabul province may have looked like a routine reshuffling. But it fits a disturbing pattern that runs through the movement’s entire governing structure: Non-Pashtun commanders are useful until their
The two vessels departed from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June.
When I tell people that I am a proud Boarisch-Schwob—Bavarian-Swabian—Indigenous person, I am often met with disbelief. I am white. I am European. I come from Bavaria, one of Europe's wealthiest regions. For some people, those facts settle the question before I have explained
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the blistering lava planet 55 Cancri e, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock. The data indicate the planet likely has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere shaped by gases escaping from its molten interior, with
The US-based man had reportedly performed "anointings" on shrines and temples across Japan since at least 2012.
The most significant development at this week’s Conference Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award in Jakarta was not what was discussed. It was who failed to appear. Every Indonesian government representative scheduled to participate
The Trump administration has removed a slavery exhibition at the home of former President George Washington in Philadelphia, according to The Associated Press. A slavery-focused exhibit at Washington’s home was swapped on Wednesday out by the administration with another
The celebrated actor died on July 13 at the age of 78
A small cohort of Gen-Z workers in Japan think the “soft” modern workplace culture is hindering growth.
WELLINGTON, July 16 - New Zealand and Fiji signed a renewed five-year Duavata Partnership on Thursday, setting out cooperation priorities for 2026 to 2030 across trade, security, democracy, social development and climate resilience, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters
The authorities said the publications found incited hatred against Hong Kong’s government.
HONG KONG, July 16 - Hong Kong's national security police arrested five booksellers on suspected charges of \"doing an act with seditious intention\", the government said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Little Scholars alleged the videos were part of a revenge plot by dismissed employees seeking to secure re-employment.
(Corrects to add dropped word 'higher' in last bullet) By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Wednesday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that it carried out at President Donald Trump's direction, with
SINGAPORE, July 16 (Reuters) - Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries escalating strikes across the Gulf, shipping data showed. Seven vessels crossed the
When the Marshall Fire tore through suburban Colorado in late 2021, residents had only hours to decide where to go. Some fled to nearby towns. Others stayed farther away for weeks or months. Now, a recent study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications suggests
The singer said the secondary LP was "compiled by as many people as I could find to help me gather my thoughts about how much was changing"
US envoy Massad Boulos has spent the past year shuttling between Libya's rival leaders to bridge their political divide. Authorities in Tripoli and the UN mission in Libya, which has spent months leading political talks to resolve the divide, did not respond to AFP requests for
Armed with paintbrushes and wearing surgical gloves, volunteers inside a large tent in Gaza delicately brushed dust from a stone mosaic before placing it into storage, part of an effort to preserve cultural heritage hit by war. "Several mosaic artworks have been lost or