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A massive 5x2 metre tapestry stitched by 41 women and two men in Hamburg, a remote village on the Eastern Cape coast, has ...

Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and ...

Images of migrants crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta have fuelled support for far-right parties despite a sharp decline in irregular arrivals in Europe following tougher migration ...

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued violence against women following the ...

South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the third quarter, a survey showed on Thursday, although consumer spending is ...

The Madlanga Commission marks its one-year milestone with “tangible results”, honouring fallen witnesses while exposing deep ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the US was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign ...

Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 ...

Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company is negotiating a $115-million facility with the African Export-Import Bank ...

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela announced on Friday that the 2027 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) application cycle is officially open until November 18. Speaking at ...

The DA said on Friday that it was willing to work with anybody who “genuinely” wanted to take action in delivering justice to the families of the women whose bodies were recently found across the East ...