2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (129+ words) Officers from the national intervention unit (NIU) have fatally shot an alleged illegal mining suspect in Carletonville, Gauteng. Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said the suspect was traced to a residence on Sunday. “On arrival, police announced their presence and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (790+ words) As Nepal yesterday suspended search-and-rescue operations owing to bad weather and called for foreign technical help, the family of missing South African data analyst Terricia Govender were getting their travel documents in order in the hope of going to Nepal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, bringing to nine the number of peacekeepers killed in the line of duty worldwide this year, the UN…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (476+ words) At least 47 people were killed and 22 injured during an overnight gang raid on a neighbourhood overlooking Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly attacks. The UN integrated office in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) The Pretoria magistrate’s court has granted bail to a 47-year-old Boschkop man who faces a charge of attempted murder for allegedly infecting his 38-year-old girlfriend with HIV. NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the accused and the complainant were in a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (368+ words) Hong Kong’s High Court on Friday convicted two former leaders of a disbanded group that organised annual vigils marking Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Once legal in China-ruled Hong Kong, the public commemorations were hailed as a symbol…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) Vietnam’s government has proposed abolishing the death penalty for six offences, including drug trafficking and the rape of minors, as part of a revision of the country’s criminal code presented to parliament on Thursday, state media reported. Public security minister…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) WATCH LIVE | DJ Warras murder case back in court timeslive.co.za RECORDED | DJ Warras murder case back in court Alleged mastermind Victor Majola due to appear The man accused of murdering Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock is expected to be…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (904+ words) By Maria Alejandra Cardona and David Latona Some women who entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Loaves of sourdough bread now fill the display window of Suchart and Friends Gun, a firearms shop-turned-bakery in Bangkok’s old quarter where pistols and rifles once lined the glass case. Like all the gun shops in Thailand, it has been…...