Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week.
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Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week.
Oil prices soared 30% on Monday morning on fears about supplies from the Middle East as the US-Israeli war against Iran continued into a second week with no sign of letting up.
The wife of former Ekurhuleni mayoral advisor Nkosana “Killer” Ximba clinched a stake in the R1.8 billion chemical toilets tender probed by slain auditor Mpho Mafole.
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the US air assault were blocked in Washington.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the powerful son of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is alive and favoured to emerge as his father's successor, two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
The Iran war has triggered a sharp fall in the rand, which late on Tuesday breached R16.76/$, from R15.83 a week ago, a slide of almost 6%.
If you are one of those thousands of people whose trip has been disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East, do not expect your travel insurance to cover the costs.
Iranian media reported that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass.
The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in Lebanon on Tuesday, including a warning for residents in two southern Beirut neighbourhoods to stay away from several buildings ahead of imminent military action.
Senior health department officials arrested on Monday allegedly used a company that was just eight days old to siphon money out of Global Fund coffers and push out a departmental whistleblower.
The evacuation of South Africans in countries that have closed their airspace due to Iranian missile strikes is “on hold”, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Monday.
Hunkered down at his luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US President Donald Trump kept an unusually low profile after announcing the start of huge military strikes on Iran.
A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day on Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday his country’s armed forces can “crush” aggressors, following air strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan.
In this week’s edition of Friday Briefing we consider the research on what needs to be done to get the construction industry back on track.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities.
A widely shared image of a female “SANDF soldier” asleep with a rifle has racked up tens of thousands of views since it was posted by a right-wing, racially charged X account. Close inspection reveals multiple visual anomalies – from a non-existent flag to mismatched boots and distorted weapons.
Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in China on Wednesday, beginning his inaugural visit to his country’s largest trade partner and a high-tech rival as Europe’s biggest economy struggles.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled a good news Budget on Wednesday, scrapping R20 billion in planned tax increases, announcing tax breaks, and forecasting improved economic growth, low inflation, and healthier and more sustainable government finances.
Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti‑ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the US deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead of possible strikes on the Islamic Republic.
US President Donald Trump boasted on Tuesday of a “turnaround for the ages” in a State of the Union speech, seeking to reverse his dismal polls and see off mounting challenges at home and abroad ahead of crucial midterm elections.
Iranian students defied authorities with protests for a third day on Monday, weeks after security forces crushed mass unrest with thousands killed and as the United States weighs possible air strikes against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has indicated it is prepared to make concessions on its nuclear programme in talks with the US in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its right to enrich uranium, as it seeks to avert a US attack.
Gold climbed to a three-week high on Monday as uncertainty stoked by the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down a vast swathe of US President Donald Trump's tariffs pressured the dollar and pushed investors to the safety of bullion.
Britain’s former prince Andrew was Thursday arrested on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace.
