# The United Nations International Organisation for Migration says at least 139 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 305 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in East Africa. The boat was travelling from Djibouti towards Yemen when it went down near Guehere, north of Obock. Another 84 are still […]
# At least 12 people were killed and 309 wounded when Yemen’s Houthi militants struck the King Khalid Airport in Riyadh with missiles over the weekend. They struck a terminal building, killing four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, an American, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian, a Palestinian, and a Sudanese. The Houthis also attacked oil facilities and […]
# Motorsport: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in his Formula One career. The Dutchman held off an early challenge from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to clinch his 73rd career win on his 250th Grand Prix start. Leclerc finished second, with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in third. The McLarens of Lando […]
# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to examination irregularities and reinforced candidate and parent pledge agreements to promote integrity. The 2026 National Senior Certificate written examinations officially commence tomorrow and end on November 26. A 24-hour examination hotline is active for members of the public to report […]
# Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says everyone should not speculate about or discuss former president Jacob Zuma’s health. The MK Party leader has been receiving treatment at the Netcare St Anne’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Ntshavheni says Zuma is under the medical care of the Surgeon General of the South African National Defence Force, […]
# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says a record 962-thousand-832 candidates are registered to sit the October/November 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations. Of these, 815-thousand-and-51 are full-time candidates, an increase of 48-thousand-508 from last year, while 147-thousand-781 are part-time candidates, including those seeking to improve their previous results. Gwarube says the Class of 2026 is […]
# Cricket: Australia played themselves into a strong position on the third day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban. The Proteas were bowled out for 284 in reply to the visitors’ first innings of 390. David Bedingham top-scored with 49. Steve Smith broke the Test record for most career catches by a fielder, […]
# President Donald Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire.” This comes after Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Trump’s announcement of a deal to import Russian diesel into the US, calling it a “gift” to president Vladimir Putin. In a social media post, Trump stated that both […]
# Die mynbousektor in Suid-Afrika vra sterker vennootskappe tussen sake-ondernemings en die regering om munisipale dienste te verbeter en bekwame plaaslike administrasies te vestig. Kenners het op die Johannesburgse Indaba 2026 gewaarsku vaardigheidstekorte, korrupsie en politieke onbestendigheid ondermyn munisipaliteite. Sakeleiers sê mynondernemings moet munisipaliteite ondersteun sonder om plaasvervangers vir die Staat te word. Hul vra […]
