Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation ...

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After a lengthy court process, Tiffany Meek, charged with murdering her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee Meek, was denied bail after she was found to have misled the court.

The Trade and Industry Ministry says it is still awaiting ‘substantive feedback’ from the US on its trade proposal as the 1 August deadline looms.

Atlas Security apprehended suspects in Nelson Mandela Bay who allegedly used a stolen municipal vehicle for a business robbery.

The Proteas were in Langa, where skipper Temba Bavuma was raised, to celebrate their World Test Championship victory with the community.

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From holding MEC positions to becoming the first female premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Nomusa Dube-Ncube is now the new Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training after Cyril Ramaphosa axed ...

Cycling authorities are not only policing against doping in the peloton, but also against ‘mechanical doping’ at the Tour de France.

The human toll of winter this year is heartbreaking. In the Eastern Cape, over 100 lives were lost in June floods. KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape have seen deadly fires and submerged ...

But the investigating officer in the murder case against Tiffany Meek told the court, ‘I see no reason why we should frame someone.’ The defence team representing Tiffany Meek, charged with ...