US lawmakers seek to block normalising relations with Syria
As countries aligned to Saudi Arabia in the Middle East begin to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, a bipartisan group of American congressmen has proposed
Cosmic explosion largest ever detected – scientists
An explosion more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star has been detected by astronomers – eight billion light years into space. BBC
Ukrainian Ambassador seeks meeting with Defence Minister
In the wake of accusations by the US Ambassador that South Africa supplied war material to Russia, the Ukrainian Ambassador has asked for a meeting
Argentina, Messi, honoured at Laureus awards
Lionel Messi and the Argentinian football team have been honoured at the annual Laureus Sports Awards. The Argentinian Messi was named sportsman of the year
ICC issues arrest warrants for Libyan war crimes
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Thursday that four new arrest warrants had been issued following investigations into war crimes committed in
Ex-Eskom chair contradicts security cluster, backs De Ruyter
Former Eskom chairperson, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) that the president’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, and public enterprises
SA Tourism stands by acting CEO over whistle-blower bribery claims
South African Tourism’s interim board says it stands behind newly appointed acting CEO Nomasonto Ndlovu in the face of a whistle-blower allegation that she accepted
Zuma-Sambudla part of pro-Russia Twitter campaign – report
A British non-profit organisation has claimed that former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla was at the centre of a Russia-backed Twitter campaign to bolster
Scrap racial procurement at Eskom, IRR urges
Load-shedding will continue to worsen for as long as the government refuses to implement the Zondo Report’s recommendation to put value for money before race-based
Twitter to host new Tucker Carlson show
Tucker Carlson, the American television news show host, has announced that he will be hosting a new programme on Twitter. Carlson, who was recently fired