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More than 800 dead in Afghanistan earthquake
AFGHANISTAN - More than 800 people have been killed with at least 2 500 injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last...
Piastri wins Netherlands Grand Prix, Ferrari crashes
AMSTERDAM - Oscar Piastri powered to victory at an incident-packed Dutch Formula One Grand Prix yesterday, with home favourite Max Verstappen claiming second...
Cyril angered by Masemola
JOHANNESBURG - While some South Africans and political parties have welcomed National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola’s decision to return 121 investigation dockets...
US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal
USA – A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal...
Ghana protesters urge African debt cancellation
GHANA – Thousands of protesters marched through Ghana’s capital Accra on Friday (August 29), demanding the cancellation of African debt and calling for...
Putin targets Brits
RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin was just hours away from killing UK workers with his double-tap rocket strike on a British Council...
MK Party in blitz to root out foreigners
DURBAN - More than 300 MK Party supporters brought traffic to a standstill on Durban’s South Coast road on Friday before their blitz...
White House fires CDC director
WASHINGTON - The White House says it has fired the Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez,...
Rwanda could revive migrant deal if Farage is PM
RWANDA - Rwanda has opened the door to reviving its migrant deportation scheme with Britain if Nigel Farage becomes prime minster.Farage is promising...
50 per cent tariff on India kicks in
INDIA - Donald Trump’s steep 50 per cent tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order...
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Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
How patience, passion build an empire
TaphesheyaLukhele is the founder and creative director of CraftyHook, a crochet brand from Eswatini built on creativity, passion and the belief that handmade...
Elderly man found dead in forest
MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...
