US President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the White House, as US officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal before Biden leaves office ...

Canada’s ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on 6 January he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on 9 ...

South Africa’s youngest minister, Basic Education’s Siviwe Gwarube, has a big week. She will unveil the matric results on 14 January, setting the stage for a week in which we focus the national eye on ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on allies to honour all promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including those to counter Russian air attacks.

Victims of child sex abuse and exploitation from the reignited UK grooming gang scandal deserve more than to be reduced to political footballs and fodder for social media spats.

News, once a protected, nurtured and revered public service, has largely surrendered to the baser concerns of politics and profit, and truth has taken a back seat.

Generalising about Africa means The Economist magazine often gets it wrong. However, this time it might well be right.

Can Pretoria persuade a free-trade-phobic president to keep South Africa’s preferential access to the US market?

Cryptocurrency has allowed cybercriminals to profit from breaking the law while remaining anonymous – and police investigators will need to adapt.

The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, also announced on Saturday, 11 January 2025, that a national summit will be held in February to discuss the working conditions of police officers. Mchunu was ...

At least six people were brutally murdered and dozens others injured in Waterworks and Nana’s Farm in the South of Johannesburg during the festive period.

The Bulls’ adventures in this year’s Champions Cup are over, but the Stormers and Sharks remain in the playoff hunt.