South Africa

Tiger Brands' Noel Doyle says unprecedented grain, cooking oil, fuel and tin inflation will bring pressure to bear on grocery costs....

Strike at Sibanye's gold operations remains unresolved...

Financing for a just energy transition in SA takes a back seat to more pressing international issues...

Cancellation 'makes nonsense of plan for infrastructure work to lead economic recovery'....

Female killers usually do so for three reasons psychopathy, greed and because they're abused but there is gender bias even in murder The post Women who kill: 'Categories that rely on gender norms not useful' appeared first on The Mail & Guardi...

More than 30 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in southern Nigeria during an overcrowded church charity event where food was being distributed....

The kick-off of Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris was delayed by 15 minutes "due to a security issue", UEFA said on Saturday....

Thapelo Morena banged in a 119th-minute winner that helped Mamelodi Sundowns beat Marumo Gallants 2-1 to secure their sixth Nedbank Cup title and second domestic treble in three seasons....

Arthur Retiere scored the decisive try but La Rochelle were spearheaded by Raymond Rhule and Dillyn Leyds in a nail-biting 24-21 win over four-time champions Leinster on Saturday....

Allegations of branch exclusions marred the Ekurhuleni ANC conference. There were also delays in registering delegates....

Damage to water and sewerage infrastructure has cost the City of Cape Town R41 million in this financial year....

Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least 20 countries....

Rwanda implicated the Democratic Republic of Congo and a rebel outfit in the disappearance of two Rwanda Defence Force soldiers last week....

The Blitzboks showed composure and incisiveness when it mattered as they safely booked their passage into the Cup quarter-finals of the London Sevens on Saturday by virtue of a 24-21 victory over Kenya....

Taps in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality could run dry in 20 days, but some communities have been faced with a lack of water for much longer, according to One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane....

The gunmen allegedly entered the salon, next to Masingita Mall in Giyani, at around 19:30 on Friday night....

The diplomatic strain between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has culminated in the latter banning RwandAir from flying into its territory....

Twenty-six people were missing Saturday after a ferry ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials said....

Following a three-month investigation, News24 two weeks ago published harrowing allegations of the abduction and sexual abuse of seven toddlers, aged between two and five....

The Blitzboks have gone two from two in the London Sevens as they defeated Ireland in their second Pool B encounter at Twickenham....

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport says 16 people have been killed in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg....

Members of the Democratic Alliance have taken to the streets of Paarl to protest the ANC's decision to remove the word Afrikaans from the Taal Monument's name....

Two KwaZulu-Natal sisters say they are in disbelief after their home, which has been in the family for 28 years, was filled to the brim with mud and water after the recent floods in the province....

Migrants 'extremely vulnerable' to rights abuses carried out by foreign fighters and armed groups, UN report says....

Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from the Texas elementary school shooting protested on Friday outside the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston, as the gun lobby came under pressure after the massacre....

The Democratic Alliance has suspended the speaker of the Western Cape legislature from all party activities pending the finalisation of an investigation and disciplinary proceedings against him....

Argentina confirmed the first two cases of monkeypox in Latin America on Friday, the Ministry of Health said in statements....

A Johannesburg man has been left permanently paralysed after armed robbers shot him in the neck before dragging him to an ATM to withdraw R5 000, and then left him for dead in the street....

Eskom will implement Stage 1 load shedding during the evening peak periods this weekend....

Ukraine said on Friday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of resistance in Luhansk to avoid being captured by Russian troops pressing an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war....

Country aims to cut dependence on hydropower amid erratic rainfall and prolonged droughts linked to climate change...

The annual sporting derby day between two of South Africa's prestigious private schools Michaelhouse and St John's College has been cancelled after an alleged racial incident during a fixture....

An accident in Durban involving an SUV and a truck has claimed the lives of three family members. Eight people have been injured....

South African Breweries had sought an order declaring that the outright liquor ban during lockdown was unlawful and had no effect...

Hock Tan is going head-to-head with a legendary US technology mogul for a transformative acquisition...

One project — a plan worth billions to build 2,000MW of new power generation as quickly as possible — has been held up by court cases and Eskom, Standard Bank says...

A family from Ratanda, Heidelberg has given horrifying details of how they believe a father deliberately served poison-laced energy drinks to his children, killing three of them....

Driven by a desire to exploit the final boom of the fossil fuel industry - a campaign for gas is being waged, based not on what our electricity system needs, but what a handful of politicians and oil and gas executives want....

A forensic report details how Tutuka power station is being crippled by current and former employees The post Sabotage and corruption at Eskom's worst power plant goes unpunished appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

Ruan van Heerden received a 25-year sentence in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. He was found guilty of murder after he stabbed his mother 36 times in 2020....

The Algoa Bay oil spill has been cleaned up, with no sign of it having spread to nearby beachs islands, and no harm to sea birds detected, the SA Marine Safety Authority says....

It's right to be angry about a white student peeing on a black student's books, but what about poor people who have to live close to urine and faeces The post OPINION | Outrage followed a white student peeing on a black student but government pees...

The Reds are the favourites this time around, but they must not let emotions of the past cloud their heads when they face Real Madrid on Saturday The post Champions League final preview: A tale of revenge for Liverpool appeared first on The Mail & Guardia...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has nicked Labour's idea but given it a Tory spin, calling it an energy profits levy to distinguish it from the opposition's windfall proposal...

The programme seeks to open meaningful dialogues around questions of identity and transformation The post #cocreateIDENTITY experience: Provoking your identity appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

A white student urinating on a black student's property has brought into focus a strong undercurrent of racism The post Stellenbosch Mafia mindset plays out in racist incidents at Maties appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

Minister Bheki Cele has warned Soweto police officers to pull up their socks and fight crime or leave the service....

Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that life sentences without the possibility of parole for mass murderers are unconstitutional, as they violate the right not to be subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment."...

The Bulls came from behind against a fighting Pumas to remain on top of the Currie Cup standings at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria....

The West African state of Benin, which is threatened by the spread of jihadist violence from the Sahel, has suffered around 20 attacks, according to the first official tally of these assaults....