# Britain’s Met Office says the developing El Niño weather pattern could be the strongest in living memory. Forecasts suggest sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific could rise more than three degrees Celsius above average later this year. El Niño can disrupt weather patterns worldwide, increasing the risk of drought, heavy rain and extreme temperatures, with […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has asked the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to declare that Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma defamed him with claims that he handed out money to delegates at the party’s 2022 conference. Mbalula has denied the claims, saying they have damaged his reputation and wants Dlamini-Zuma to apologise and withdraw the allegations she […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê verhoogde infrastruktuur-belegging is die sleutel tot die groei van die ekonomieë van Suid-Afrika en Zimbabwe en die uitbreiding van wederkerige handel. Ramaphosa het op die vierde Suid-Afrika-Zimbabwe-bi-nasionale kommissie in Pretoria gevra vir gesamentlike belegging in paaie, brûe, damme, lughawens, skole en gesondheids-instellings, asook nouer samewerking in mynbou, energie, water en […]
# The bodies of two Belgian hikers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago, have finally been identified after a melting glacier exposed their remains. The men, who were 39 and 41 respectiveliy when they vanished in 1992, had been hiking near the Weissmies mountain. A hiker discovered human remains on the Trift […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Wetenskap en Innovering, Blade Nzimande, sê die Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue in Wetenskap-toekennings is noodsaaklik om vroue te motiveer en meisies aan te moedig om loopbane in wetenskap, tegnologie, ingenieurswese en wiskunde te volg. Hy sê die toekennings vorm deel van ‘n breër hervormings-program, ondersteun deur beurse, nagraadse befondsing en bystand […]
# The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, could return to acting if she and Prince Harry move back to Britain, according to reports. Meghan stepped away from acting after marrying Harry in 2018, having become internationally known for her role as Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits. She has since returned to the screen […]
# Five people are missing after a fire destroyed a building in the Swiss Alpine town of Thusis overnight. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight in a building housing a restaurant and apartments. Eight people were injured, including two who are in serious condition, while 14 others managed to escape. Around 100 firefighters were […]
# A sheep that survived alone in the Karoo for seven years has inspired a new bursary fund for future farmers. Rico survived drought, predators and harsh conditions before being found in the Moordenaars-Karoo on the border of the Western and Northern Cape. After his rescue, he produced a local record of 30.7-kilograms of wool. […]
# Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been taken back to prison after spending several hours in hospital. Doctors declared him medically fit and he was returned to prison. Khan’s party says the move violates a Supreme Court order that he remain under medical supervision until at least mid-September. Authorities say he was taken […]
