On Wednesday the Taliban announced that they had killed a fugitive rebel commander, Mawlawi Mehdi, in a shootout close to the border with Iran.  

Liz Truss seems certain to become the next leader of the British Conservative Party, and thus the next Prime Minister. Truss is, along with Rishi

Emirates, the fourth-biggest airline in the world, will be suspending flights to Nigeria. This is because the company has been unable to repatriate its money

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of Cape Town, has asked the minister of police, Bheki Cele, for expanded powers for the city’s metropolitan police force. Speaking

Japan has launched a ‘Sake Viva!’ campaign in the hope of finding ways to make drinking more attractive, and boost the liquor industry. The national

Siviwe Gwarube has been appointed as the chief whip of the DA in Parliament, replacing Natasha Mazzone. Gwarube had formerly been the party’s deputy chief

Former President Thabo Mbeki has denied claims by EFF leader Julius Malema that he is working with Arthur Fraser to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa. Malema

Scientists from the US and Australia are working on bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead. The marsupial, which had a dog-like appearance and

An artist from the Eastern Cape is suing the minister of sports, arts, and culture, Nathi Mthethwa, claiming that he is the actual designer of

Liz Cheney, the daughter of former US vice-president, Dick Cheney, and a Republican congresswoman for Wyoming, has lost her bid to be re-elected to the