Новости за 03.04.2024

Zimbabwe declared drought a national disaster on Wednesday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the country needed $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry.

Syphilis, one of the oldest known diseases, is making a resurgence worldwide. Top global scientists described this as a public health crisis and failure, given the sexually transmitted infection - which can have dire and fatal consequences especially for newborn babies - is curable with early treatment.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has officially resigned as National Assembly Speaker amid graft allegations.

Lawyers representing two of the 15 accused in the University of Fort Hare criminal matter on Wednesday lambasted officials at the Dimbaza Magistrate's Court for failing to ensure that their clients were taken to hospital.

The Multi-Party Charter (MPC) has drawn up a 20-point plan for a "charter government" that will focus on infrastructure.

The Botswanan president on Tuesday threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.

Partly cloudy conditions with cool to warm temperatures are expected in several provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.

The Alexforbes 2023 manager watch survey showed that Ninety One once again emerged as the largest single manager of SA-owned assets, consolidating its lead position also achieved in 2021 and 2022.

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Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba visited fire-stricken families in Mfuleni with the Gift of the Givers on Wednesday.

Prasa has now partially restored 31 of the original 40 passenger train routes that were closed following infrastructure vandalism starting in 2019.

SARS said it will ramp up efforts to target lenders and advisors who may be "professional enablers" of organised corruption and financial crimes to combat illicit capital flows and tax evasion.

A logistics company from Gauteng says it was forced out of business after its insurer wrongly denied two claims and cancelled its policy.

Drama unfolded in the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday when the defence teams of 12 people accused of criminal activity at the Fort Hare University, argued their clients were wrongfully arrested and needed to be freed.

Residents of Desai in Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal, who have "long suffered terrorism and unmitigated criminality" at the hands of gang members, can breathe a sigh of relief after nine suspected gang members were killed in a shootout with police on Wednesday.

Running a small business in an economic downturn, while upping productivity, protecting your profit margins and staying on track to achieve your operational goals, is a daunting task.

Julius Swart, the estranged husband of Glam guru Hannon Bothma, has been found after he was reported as missing last month.

He is now officially director of rugby as well as head coach, but Stormers boss John Dobson insists nothing fundamentally changes in his efforts to take the franchise to the top table of world rugby.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of national disaster over a drought that's curbed farm output in the southern African nation.

The Investigating Directorate says National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears to only want to be charged with corruption after the 29 May elections – and has denied her claims it wants to do so sooner to trigger the ANC's "step-aside rule".

The luxurious 13-deck MSC Splendida cruise ship has docked at the Port of Cape Town, leading to slow-moving traffic in the city.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is investigating uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Visvin Reddy for comments that allegedly contravene the Riotous Assemblies Act.

Former DA member Masizole Mnqasela's new political party, the Alliance of Citizens for Change, has opened a case of vandalism after the alleged defacing and removal of its election posters.

Controversial rapper Kanye West repeatedly yelled at Black employees and praised Adolf Hitler as an "innovator" according to a new lawsuit filed in California on Tuesday.

Over the Easter Weekend, the once famed tourist hub of Durban was a shell of its former self. Residents listed crime, a dirty inner city, and polluted seawater as reasons why the city is on the skids.